Food & Drink Mar 26, 2021
by Oscar Boyd
Nine restaurants from Japan made the 50 Best list, and another nine placed on the inaugural 51-100 ranking.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 30, 2021
The Restaurant: Florilege protege gives local Gunma ingredients the high-end treatment
by Robbie Swinnerton
With a focus on local food products, the reborn Shiroiya Hotel has put Gunma Prefecture’s capital city back on the culinary map.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Oct 3, 2020
Denkushiflori: Den and Florilege collaboration drives Tokyo’s hottest opening
by Robbie Swinnerton
Two of Tokyo’s hottest chefs. A menu tethering contemporary Japanese to modern French cuisine. Tokyo has never seen an opening like Denkushiflori.
Food & Drink Mar 27, 2020
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants is a somber countdown for an industry and continent in crisis
by Robbie Swinnerton
In the latest edition of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants rankings, Singapore’s Odette has retained its No.1 position for a second straight year, ahead of The Chairman in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s Den. But the announcement on Tuesday was overshadowed by the escalating coronavirus ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Apr 20, 2019
Sio: Confident, modern cuisine making up for lost time
by Robbie Swinnerton
Located in the quiet backstreets of Yoyogi-Uehara, Sio is compact and simply furnished. But it boasts a sense of style that would be the envy of many places in far buzzier parts of town.
Food & Drink Mar 31, 2018
A new generation of Japanese chefs comes to the fore at Asia's Best 50
by Robbie Swinnerton
Just as surely as spring brings blossom and fresh foliage, it also heralds the announcement of the annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants rankings. And this year there was intense celebration by many of Japan's top chefs to match the festivities going on underneath the ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Apr 3, 2015
'Brave and exciting dining' at Florilege
by Robbie Swinnerton
Spring brings new beginnings. It also ushers in restaurant openings galore. This year, few are likely to be as radical and impressive as the rebirth and reinvention of Florilege. For the past five years, the creative modern-French cuisine of owner-chef Hiroyasu Kawate has been one ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Dec 16, 2014
Pirouette, Craft Beer Market and more: some great new openings in Tokyo in 2014
by Robbie Swinnerton
The festive season is upon us, and 2015 beckons. But before we move on, herded into the Year of the Sheep, it's time to pause, celebrate and give thanks for the abundance of fine eating over the past 12 months. As always, Tokyo has spawned ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Dec 28, 2012
2012: Another year of good Tokyo eating
by Robbie Swinnerton
Before we usher out the Dragon and ring in the Snake, it's time to pause, look back and appreciate all the fine eating that Tokyo has provided this year. Gongs and rankings are meaningless in a city the size of Tokyo: How can anyone ...