There are several good reasons why Bistro Marx is one of Tokyo's hottest new openings of the year: The excellent cooking and high quality ingredients; the spacious dining room and comforting absence of table cloths; plus the fact it's under the imprimatur of one of France's finest chefs. But when all is said and done, it boils down to one factor: Location, location, location.
Not only does Bistro Marx occupy pride of place on the seventh floor of Tokyo's newest landmark building, the impressive Ginza Place, which opened in late September, it has a view to kill for. It sits right over the busy Ginza Crossing — the very heart of the city's most enduringly fashionable district — looking across at the iconic Seiko clock tower and prewar architecture of the Wako luxury department store.
Best of all, it boasts an open-air (but covered) terrace area with tables for 20, and they're not just reserved for meal times. In the afternoon you can saunter in for a genteel al fresco teatime. It also stays open as a bar into the wee hours, offering romantic (if breezy) cocktails above the Ginza rooftops.