Thursday, September 3, 2026

  1. A six-seat counter in Azabujuban, a private room with a ceiling so low the Michelin Guide notes guests can feel each other's breathing, and a chef whose kaiseki-style tasting menus hold three Michelin stars. The kitchen leans into seasonality with a quiet intensity drawn from tea-ceremony culture, where restraint is the whole point. The truffle rice has become something of a calling card. Book well ahead, dress accordingly, and bring your listening ears.

    Two honors, in evidence:

    The record strongest first

    One number, weighted & current 96

    How we score

    The dishes from the writeups


    Address
    2-7-2 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan · Tokyo
    Hours
    • Mon–Sat 5:30 PM–10 PM
    • Sun Closed

    Saturday irregular closure, year-end/new year, GW, summer break

    Phone
    03-5772-2553
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    Online
    Website

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Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. Most of it is the record: the scored places within reach, weighed by distance, so more good stuff nearby means a higher score. The rest is how life is in that country: how people there rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are, and what they breathe. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.