Sensoji temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
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JapaneseKaiseki$$$$

Ryōtei Tsukikage

KagurazakaTokyo

8.6

Eight courses of kaiseki in a former geisha-district townhouse, where a single hassun plate can carry five techniques and one maple leaf. It is genuinely transporting — and genuinely formal: without some Japanese or a hotel concierge, the reservation and the pacing can feel like an exam. Note that the ramen counter across town will out-thrill this meal for a tenth of the price; this one is about grace, not fireworks.

Order this

  • Seasonal hassun
  • Dobin mushi (autumn)
  • Charcoal-grilled nodoguro

The dishes reviewers keep coming back for. Ordering off-list is on you.

The practical bit

Getting a table

Book ahead or cry — the door list is real

Dietary

vegetarian (shojin course, request ahead)

Neighborhood

Kagurazaka, Tokyo

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