ROPPONGI RESTAURANTS
Roppongi
Restaurants - Not
surprisingly, Roppongi has lots of international restaurants including
the Hard Rock Cafe.
Roppongi Budget Restaurants
Some of the best cheap places to eat in high-rent Roppongi are
the numerous fast-food joints, most of which keep late hours to cater
to the party crowd.
Turkish doner kebab vans on the street at night are really popular for
people getting out of clubs.
Some of the Roppongi Restaurants display there well presented
dishes in the windows.
Roppongi Midrange Restaurants
Roppongi Hills has an extensive selection of
midrange-to-expensive restaurants. A few branches of famous chains
here, all offering set meals in the ¥1500 range, include:
- Ginza's
Katsukobo Wakō (かつ工房和幸) for tonkatsu (pork cutlets)
- Sugamo's
Konaya (古奈屋) for curry udon
- Akasaka's
Kushinobō (串の坊) for kushiyaki (deep-fried skewers)
- Acarajé
Tropicana, Edge Bldg. B1, 1-1-1 Nishi-Azabu, 03-3479-4690, [6]
(http://www.cup.com/tropicana/). This Brazilian restaurant also
teaches Brazilian dance if you pay a little bit.
Hard Rock Cafe.
Look for the giant gorilla hanging on to the window.
Tony Roma's 5-4-20 Roppongi, (next to Hard Rock Cafe), 03-3408-2748.
Step out of Japan and into the United States; the bilingual staff and
English-only menu might make you forget you are in Tokyo. The
restaurant features their trademark ribs, worth the price which
approaches ¥2000. The Texas Mud Pie is the cure for tiny Japanese
desserts, this one looks the size of Texas.
Hard Rock Cafe Roppongi
Roppongi Up Market
Restaurants
Mako 1-6-1 Roppongi, Izumi Garden Tower 5F. 03-5575-8055. Every day,
11:30 AM to 2 PM, 6 PM to 10:30 PM. There's more to Roppongi than
nightclubs — this upscale California-style restaurant fuses cuisines
from around the world, without regard to nationality. Deep-fried fish
with a Chinese black-bean sauce is served next to foie gras-topped
bruchetta. Chef Mako Tanaka, former student of Wolfgang Puck, changes
the menu each month. You can order a la carte, but recommended is the
omakase (set) course for ¥6000; a fuller course can be had for
¥10,000. The English-speaking waiters are informal and courteous.
Roku Roku (六禄). Grand Hyatt 6F, Roppongi Hills, [7] (http://tokyo.grand.hyatt.com/tokgra03/dining_01.html).
This complex of six restaurants on the sixth floor is a good choice if
price is not an issue. You can choose between sushi, steak, Japanese
and Chinese, and will be looking at upwards of ¥5000 per head on the
bill.
Atelier de Joel Robuchon. Roppongi Hills Hillside 2F, 6-10-1 Roppongi,
tel. 03-5772-7500, [8] (http://www.robuchon.com/). The first overseas
venture of the eponymous Paris-based Michelin-starred chef. Each dish
is a work of art almost as breathtaking as the price tag, at
¥1000-4000 per dish. No reservations are accepted, so prepare to
queue.
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