Syun - Hiroo - Organic Fusion

Syun - Hiroo
January 2008

2F Hiroo Complex
5-7-35 Hiroo Shibuya-Ku
Tel. 03-5792-4143

Open every day for lunch 11:00 - 16:00

Open for dinner

Mon - Sat 17:30 - 23:00

Sun & Hol 17:30 - 22:00

www.syun-hiroo.com

Best Dish - Uncured ham and organic onion salad with carrot sauce.
Cost - Courses range from 4,800 yen to 8,800 yen per person.
English Friendly - Yes
Atmosphere - Modern and sophisticated
Food - All the vegetables are fresh, full of flavour and unimaginably sweet. A couple of the sauces were not complimentary to the dishes.
Service - Excellent
Wine list - Organic wines only
Private Functions - yes
Non smoking areas - yes
Vegetarian Options - yes
Family Friendly -no

Tobikin - Toranomon & Ginza

Tobikin - Toranomon & Ginza - Grilled Fish
January 2008

B1 40 MT Building

5-13-1 Toranomon

Minato-ku Tokyo

Tel. 03-5777-5377

Open Weekdays Lunch 11:00 - 15:00 Dinner 17:00 - 22:30

Open Saturdays Lunch 11:30 - 15:00

Closed Sundays and Holidays

B1 22 Chuo Building 2-11-8 Ginza
Chuo-ku Tokyo
Tel. 03-3544-5887
Open Weekdays Lunch 11:00 - 14:30 Dinner 17:00 - 23:00
Open Saturdays Lunch 11:30 - 15:00 Dinner 17:00 - 22:00
Closed Sundays and Holidays

Best Dish - Buri
Cost - 1,000 yen each dish
English Friendly - Yes, English menu available
Atmosphere - Casual
Food - A standard set comes with fish, rice, miso soup and pickles
Service - Average
Wine list - None
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - No
Family Friendly - Only for Older kids

Fukuzushi - Roppongi - Sushi

Fukuzushi - Roppongi

August 2007

5-7-8 Roppongi

Minato-Ku Tokyo

Tel. 03-3402-4116

Gaijin style sushi. The menu was boring, the meal was over priced, the only thing they could recommend was the toro (fatty tuna) and the soft shell crab was burnt.

Best Dish - Bonito Sashimi
Cost - Just over 30,000 yen for 2
English Friendly - Yes
Atmosphere - Traditional Japanese but filled with gaijin
Food - fair
Service - good
Wine list - one white one red
Vegetarian Options - one salad
Family Friendly - no

Inakaya - Roppongi - Japanese

Inakaya - Roppongi
March 2007

5-3-4 Roppongi

Minato-Ku Tokyo

Tel. 03-3408-5040
www.roppongiinakaya.jp

Open 17:00 - 23:00 daily

Best Dish - Grilled crab or prawns.
Cost - Around 30,000 yen for 2.
English Friendly - The waiters speak a little.
Atmosphere - Everyone sits around in a square while the food is passed to you on long paddles. A good place for tourists.
Food - Average
Service - Good
Wine list - None
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - No
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly -Yes, for older children.

Cafe Daisy - Roppongi - Danish

Cafe Daisy - Roppongi
March 2007

7-3-22 Roppongi
Minato-Ku Tokyo 106-0032
Tel. 03-5411-0253
web: www.cafedaisy.com
Open Daily 11:30 - 22.30

Best Dish - Marinated Salmon
Cost - Starters around 1,500 yen each and mains around 2,800 yen each
English Friendly - Yes
Atmosphere - International crowd, lots of groups on the terrace.
Food - delicate flavours
Service - as good as any top restaurant
Wine list - Good, but they also do BYO!
Private Functions - Yes, the terrace is great.
Non smoking areas - Yes, all non smoking.
Vegetarian Options -One or 2 only
Family Friendly - Yes, on the terrace.

Tora Kuma Mogura - Azabu Juban - Japanese Seafood

Torakumamogura
January 2007

B1F Rapo Building
2-12-7 Azabu Juban
Ph 03-5441-2511
www.kumamogura.jp/torakuma/

Weekdays open from 6pm - 2.30am
Saturdays 6pm - 11pm
Closed Sundays

This restaurant has the best Beef Tataki I have ever eaten in my life. In fact, every dish I have eaten here has been fantastic. Also try the eggplant salad and a fish either grilled or in a delicious sweet sauce (pictured above). Both are fantastic. The people next to us were eating a seafood nabe which also looked good. Everything in the restaurant was above expectations except when the bill came. This restaurant is very expensive. We ate 5 very small meals + 2 beers and it came to more than 20,000 yen.

Best Dish - Beef Tataki
Cost - 20,000 yen for 5 small dishes and 2 beers. We walked out still hungry.
English Friendly - No
Seats - 16 at the tables + about the same at the counter
Atmosphere - A little business with lots of beer drinking thrown in.
Food - Average
Service - I'll give them another go
Wine list - Sake, the one they recommended was average.
Non smoking areas - No

Vegetarian Options - Some salads but that is all.