Review excerpt: Ginza Hachigo he has taken a radical step by ignoring — some might say breaking — one of the unwritten rules of ramen.

Review excerpt: The Upper offers views out onto the clustered high-rises of Tokyo’s most prestigious business district.

Review excerpt: There is no written menu at Shoto Lamp. You just give them the go-ahead and they will place a succession of dishes in front of you until you’re ready to wrap up your meal.

Review excerpt: Sowado is spacious, busy and theatrical, with counter seating running along three sides of the open kitchen in the center of the dining room.

Review excerpt: Bistro Nemot is a laid-back, counter-style restaurant one of the highlights of the still new and vibrant Eat Play Works complex in Hiroo.

Review excerpt: Every day at Curry Spice Gelateria Kalpasi there are three curries, each inspired by the numerous regions of India.

Review excerpt: Spice Lab Tokyo balances the maximalist complexity of Indian recipes with Japanese cuisine’s understated grace.

Review excerpt: Offering casual fine dining that’s affordable but worth dressing up for, Denkushiflori appears to be perfectly pitched for these uncertain times.

Review excerpt: Compared to its previous incarnation, which closed several years ago, the reborn Hasegawa Saketen Gransta is larger, sleeker and better stocked.

Review excerpt: Unlike many of Tokyo’s craft beer pubs, Rise & Win offers a modest eight taps of its own beers. But it’s the ambitious food menu that makes Rise & Win worth seeking out and then staying the evening.

Review excerpt: Hiroo's Gracia is a “gastrobar” — serving the kind of casual fine dining embraced in Barcelona, especially in its upmarket Gracia district.

Review excerpt: Whether you’re there for the coffee, the beer, the food or just a breather on your way through the world’s busiest station, little has changed at Berg.