Issue 04
What caught our eye
Every week we walk the city so you do not have to. Here are the openings our team stopped for: the rooms, the counters and the shelves shaping Tokyo right now.
Two music bars and a museum restaurant in one week. Tokyo keeps putting food in rooms you wouldn't think to look in.
This week's openings
7 openings
AkasakaMusic bar
RED RECORDS
A music bar built like the 1950s: analog records, vintage furniture, classic cocktails. Grand opening week until September 4 with signature pairings.
UenoMuseum restaurant
THE RESTAURANT Tokyo National Museum
The national museum opens its own restaurant and cafe: dashi, fermentation, a vegan menu and menus in four languages. Sushi kaiseki follows in September.
YotsuyaJazz bar
Omusubi Jazz Club Tokyo
Onigiri and live jazz in a tiny room in Arakicho. The hybrid format Tokyo keeps circling back to: simple food, deep atmosphere.
AsagayaUdon
Ganso Abura Udon Kon-ya
Yoshinoya Holdings tests a new format: abura soba's oil-dressed noodles, made with udon. Born from a meeting between a ramen legend and an udon specialist.
ShibuyaSpanish market
Mercado de Atrevío Aoyama
The Spanish group behind Tokyo's best jamón opens a third address: cafe, bakery, deli and restaurant under one roof, with house Iberian hams.
GinzaWatch flagship
Jaeger-LeCoultre Flagship
Richemont opens a bigger Jaeger-LeCoultre boutique on Namiki-dori, with a dedicated exhibition room. Luxury keeps betting on Ginza.
GinzaYakiniku
Wagyu Yakiniku Sen
Omi and Kobe beef served as creative yakiniku, with a side-by-side counter and private rooms. High-end play in Tokyo's most contested segment.