TOKYO TABLE TRIP

15/07/2018

We inform people who are planning to visit Tokyo on the proper etiquette for eating sushi so they can avoid making any mistakes. Read this before your anticipated visit to a sushi restaurant.

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Sushi restaurants are run in an unusual way, with the chefs preparing the customers' food in front of them. The quality of the sushi made may be higher or lower depending on the chef's mood, and it's a rather difficult food.

14/06/2017

Even with articles about ramen that appear for the first time in a long while. Specially when it comes to ramen, I feel that ramen restaurants with queues no doubt serve delicious ramen.
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In Tokyo, more than 2000 Ramen restaurants sharpen their skills in competition. The long waiting lines that are formed before opening time is like a trophy for the Chefs that are crunched for time to prepare the food every day and night. I personally hate waiting, but waiting in the line for Ramen d...

09/06/2017

Mr. Shoot Saito, my favorite blogger, who has sampled sushi throughout Tokyo using a unique sensibility and palate and never relying on the "authority" of Michelin Guides or sites like Tabelog, will be introducing a range of unique sushi restaurants exclusively for the readers of TokyoTableTrip!
Using a uniquely perspicacious sensibility, his journal of sushi shop visits is truly a classic you must have in your collection!
Do not miss this opportunity!
https://en.tokyotabletrip.com/245

Shimbashi at night is permeated with a vulgar atmosphere. Numerous drunken businessmen pass you by, swaying from one side of the road to the other. I slowly took my steps forward, circling in slalom. Right in the narrow alleyway near the Karasumori Shrine, there stands a modest sushi shop. At a glan...

03/06/2017

This time, I would like to introduce the restaurant that I, a tonkatsu enthusiast, visit most frequently. It is a slightly peculiar restaurant, but worth trying at least once.
https://tokyotabletrip.com/246

The quality of service in Japanese restaurants have improved remarkably in the last 20-30 years.

27/05/2017

Mr. Shoot Saito, my favorite blogger, who has sampled sushi throughout Tokyo using a unique sensibility and palate and never relying on the "authority" of Michelin Guides or sites like Tabelog, will be introducing a range of unique sushi restaurants exclusively for the readers of TokyoTableTrip!
Using a uniquely perspicacious sensibility, his journal of sushi shop visits is truly a classic you must have in your collection!
Do not miss this opportunity!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/244

A week ago in Akasaka far, far away...

20/05/2017

Mr. Shoot Saito, my favorite blogger, who has sampled sushi throughout Tokyo using a unique sensibility and palate and never relying on the "authority" of Michelin Guides or sites like Tabelog, will be introducing a range of unique sushi restaurants exclusively for the readers of TokyoTableTrip!
Using a uniquely perspicacious sensibility, his journal of sushi shop visits is truly a classic you must have in your collection!
Do not miss this opportunity!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/242

They say that all the sushi lovers have at least three restaurants of their liking (referred to as ‘Kakemochi 3-ken’ in Japanese). The first on their list is a place of comfort, where you are familiar with its craft. The second is a place of excitement, where you look forward to the next visit every...

14/01/2017

Introducing our special plan! We will invite one lucky winner to Saito Sushi, the best sushi restaurant in Japan! Do apply if you have the time!
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As the first special event hosted by TokyoTableTrip, we will be inviting one lucky person to Sushi Saito for dinner from 6pm on Thursday, February 9th. We believe the dinner will take place at a dining room where the Sous Chef Hashiba-san will be preparing the sushi, not at Saito-san’s sushi counter...

10/01/2017

This collection features sushi restaurants with wildly popular young chefs under the age of 35. In addition to "Masuta," "Sushi Arai" and "Higashiazabu Amamoto" earned Michelin stars this year. Following these three, who knows where the next great sushi restaurant will turn up.
https://tokyotabletrip.com/214

In the last couple of years, the sushi industry boasts an independence rush of young chefs. For fans seeking "favorite" sushi restaurants that they will keep visiting for a long time in the future, it is a pleasure to have more choices every year. Let's introduce the 10 prospective young chefs selec...

29/12/2016

TokyoTableTrip has made its own ranking of the dishes featured on Instagram in 2016!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/225

Instagram has completely become the go-to communication platform for foodies all over the world. Various delicious-looking food photos have adorned our timelines this year as well. In this post, TokyoTableTrip shall rank the most impressive food on Instagram. Let’s have a look back at 2016 with thes...

26/12/2016

TokyoTableTrip has made its own ranking of the dishes featured on Instagram in 2016! If you have any objections, please let us know in the comment column!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/222

Instagram has completely become the go-to communication platform for foodies all over the world. Various delicious-looking food photos have adorned our timelines this year as well. In this post, TokyoTableTrip shall rank the most impressive food on Instagram. Let’s have a look back at 2016 with thes...

21/12/2016

TokyoTableTrip has made its own ranking of the dishes featured on Instagram in 2016! If you have any objections, please let us know in the comment column!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/219

Instagram has completely become the go-to communication platform for foodies all over the world. Various delicious-looking food photos have adorned our timelines this year as well. In this post, TokyoTableTrip shall rank the most impressive food on Instagram. Let’s have a look back at 2016 with thes...

13/12/2016

TokyoTableTrip has made its own ranking of the dishes featured on Instagram in 2016! If you have any objections, please let us know in the comment column!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/218

Instagram has completely become the go-to communication platform for foodies all over the world. Various delicious-looking food photos have adorned our timelines this year as well. In this post, TokyoTableTrip shall rank the most impressive food on Instagram. Let’s have a look back at 2016 with thes...

11/12/2016

"Tokuyama Zushi”, a famous gibier restaurant that Japan boasts to the world. For travelers, it is recommended to use this restaurant for lunch when traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto.
https://tokyotabletrip.com/217

Miyamaso(Kyoto), Yanagiya(Shiga), and here- Tokuyamazushi are famous restaurants located way far from the city, yet attracts gourmets from all over Japan. Tokuyamazushi, aka "Fermentation lab," is known throughout Japan for its "Narezushi," created by the chef after years of trial and error using a…

08/12/2016

Highly anticipated every year, the long awaited line up of ramen restaurants for the 2017 Michelin Guide. This article introduces the five new restaurants to enter this years line up for the very first time.
https://tokyotabletrip.com/215

The Bib Gourmand restaurants were unveiled in advance to the launch of the Michelin Guide 2017. TokyoTableTrip is most concerned about the ramen noodle restaurants’ lineup. We have checked that 6 new ramen noodle restaurants have been registered as Bib Gourmand this year. Let’s take a look at the po...

05/12/2016

Everyone's favorite food, sea urchin. A carefully selected list to introduce you to some restaurants where the sea urchin is at its finest.
https://tokyotabletrip.com/211

There is no doubt that sea urchin is the star ingredient in Japanese cuisine. It is a known expensive ingredient colonized in Japan, so popular that it is even noted in a phrase as “You are an independent person only when you can majestically order sea urchin in a sushi restaurant.” Sushi has always...

03/12/2016

Higashi-Azabu Amamoto won two stars of the Michelin 2017 in half a year from the opening! Mr. Amamoto, the owner of this restaurant, is a really high potential person. Please expect his further success in the future! (I believe that it will be harder and harder to make reservations going forward.)
https://tokyotabletrip.com/189

In June 2016, this Sushi restaurant with much attention in the Tokyo gourmet scene has finally opened. Surprisingly reservations for this year are already full!

01/12/2016

Although I had thought that it would be a passing trend, the popularity of pancakes in Tokyo continues even today.
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Every time I see the long lines of girls wanting to buy pancakes, I always think to myself, “When will this trend ever end…”. But somehow without realizing, pancakes seem to have become a standard street food in Japan, together with ramen and hamburgers. It seems that pancakes with a syrupy or fluff...

30/11/2016

【Breaking News】
Wow! The ramen restaurant "Nakiryu" introduced in this site won a single star of the Michelin 2017. Mr. Saito has won the Michelin in two countries following Hong Kong! Absolutely brilliant. Congratulations!
https://tokyotabletrip.com/183

With “Tsuta” winning a star on Michelin, Tokyo ramen scene was greatly arising. Influence of Michelin is exceedingly great; several hundreds of customers surge to a small ramen store located in Sugamo, not not-so-populararea of Tokyo to taste the Michelin winning bowl of ramen.

26/11/2016

Must-see content for people planning their first visit to Tokyo: The global gourmand's list of "Tokyo Restaurants You Should Go To First Right Now."
https://en.tokyotabletrip.com/210

Many restaurants in Tokyo are small private managed places run by craftsmen, and have rather difficult rules upon visiting or ordering. Even among motivated foodies towards adventurous foreign dining experiences, there must be some that would rather start off at tourist-friendly "casual" places. Her...

23/11/2016

This is an article about Konjiki Hototogisu, which has celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its opening. The restaurant's updated ramen also seems to be getting rave reviews. If you want to visit, now's the time!
http://tokyotabletrip.com/209

Tokyo, the fiercest battleground for the best ramen in Japan, no, in the whole world. The competition between ramen shops is getting fiercer year by year, and apparently nowadays, 40% of ramen shops are forced to close down within a year of their opening. Goodness, what can I say…

15/11/2016

The number one delicacy of the winter, bluefin tuna. Here, we introduce the sushi restaurants where you can taste tuna of the only the highest quality in all of Japan.
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The king of Tokyo’s winter gourmet list is of course, Pacific bluefin tuna. Tuna in December with its fatty goodness is so delicious that it will render you speechless.In winter, sushi restaurants (chefs) from across Tokyo pace around Tsukiji in the wee hours of the morning with their eyes shining,…

09/11/2016

This famous Hollywood actress posted her Tokyo restaurant tour over instagram.
TokyoTableTrip went ahead and reviewed that itinerary.

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It has been a while since the celebrity American actress, Drew Barrymore personally visited Japan. She has uploaded pictures of where she had been on Instagram with the hashtag . Let’s follow the charming celebrity’s footsteps, focused on restaurants.

29/10/2016

TokyoTableTrip's most recommended Izakaya to enjoy tuna at its best in the winter season. A hidden gem yet to be discovered by travellers to the area.
http://tokyotabletrip.com/78

Restaurants specializing in one specific food or sake are becoming quite popular in the Tokyo gourmet scene. The restaurant follows the latest trend of the scene and also one of Japan's favourite foods: tuna!

20/10/2016

The true roots of sushi even unknown to the Japanese.
Visit a sushi place after reading this article and the sushi on your hand is guaranteed to have an even greater depth of flavor. Yeah, a must read for sushi fans.
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We usually eat sushi without paying much attention to its roots. However, have you never thought at random moments about questions like “Who was the first person to eat sushi?” or “Who was the one who invented sushi?” We will close in on the origins of sushi in this article.

18/10/2016

I summed up a few points about Sushi Sho, the sushi restaurant that I would recommend the most towards tourists in Tokyo who wish to enjoy the forefront of sushi to their hearts’ content.
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In recent years, the Sushi Sho school has been a remarkably huge presence in the sushi scene of Tokyo. Enjoying his fame as “the most respected sushi master in Japan”, Master Nakazawa has captured the hearts of foodies all over Japan with his unique Edomae style that he has perfected over his many y...

15/10/2016

【Q&A】
吃遍東京30年。
無論是米其林高級餐廳，還是當地B級美食小吃，
就由精通時下所有最夯餐廳資訊的本人，
來為全世界煩惱於店家選擇的愛吃鬼們解答疑惑吧。
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12/10/2016

The sushi master representing Japan has announced his retirement after working for 54 years😢
http://tokyotabletrip.com/196

As a long-serving well-known sushi restaurant alongside “Sukiyabashi Jiro” and “Miyaha”, Hachiro Mizutani, the owner of the award-winning “Sushi Mizutani”, announced that he will be retiring after 54 years as a sushi master.

10/10/2016

2016 is a great year for restaurants.
There are so many places we should try...😋
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Japan’s restaurant scene is most active than ever, with popular new venues opening every year. In recent years, Sushi and Kappo has been the most active. In anticipation, let me introduce you to the most notable new restaurants of 2016♪ Let's all exchange each other’s information and find out more a...

09/10/2016

The quality of Hon-maguro will only get better and better towards December. I enjoyed a 143kg Hon-magur caught in Ohma tonight.
The winter that sushi-lovers look forward to so much is almost here!