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Update-date: Jun 05 2020

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14 Restaurants to Visit After Viewing the Fall Leaves in Tokyo

If you are visiting Japan in the autumn, then enjoying the fall leaves should be on your agenda! There are lots of places to enjoy this beautiful season in the busy capital of Tokyo. This article will introduce the top 14 restaurants near these popular autumnal spots in Tokyo. Why not visit them on your way home?

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1. Miyuki (Mejiro, Japanese Cuisine)

15 Restaurants to Visit After Viewing the Fall Leaves in Tokyo

Enjoy the falling leaves from over 5,000 deciduous trees at the vast (66,115 sq.m.) Chinzanso Garden in Tokyo. After appreciating the vivid colors of the leaves to the fullest, head to Miyuki, which can be found on the second floor of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo. Not only can customers enjoy delicious Japanese cuisines like sushi, teppanyaki (ingredients grilled on an iron griddle), and kaiseki (Japanese banquet cuisine with alcohol), but they can also enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the gardens below. The carefully-prepared kaiseki dishes are particularly recommended! A range of beautiful, traditional Japanese dishes is available here to please both the eyes and the stomach!

Miyuki

Open: Breakfast from 7:00 am (L.O. 10:00 am), Lunch from 11:30 am (L.O. 2:30 pm), Dinner from 5:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY
Address: 2F, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, 2-10-8, Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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2. Thrush Cafe (Shirokanedai, French Cuisine)

Typical fall scenes like the autumnal leaves and the reflection of these leaves on the surface of a pond can be enjoyed to the fullest at Happo-en. Customers here can enjoy eating delicious French course cuisine while looking out at the beautiful scenery from the seats on the terrace or through the large windows inside. Particularly popular are the dishes that use seasonal vegetables delivered daily from partnered farmers. The flavors of the vegetables - sweet, slightly bitter, and so on - are fully enhanced in their dishes, which can be enjoyed with some natural wine.

Thrush Cafe

Open: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm) *Part of the menu has a L.O. of 9:00 pm
[Weekdays] Breakfast 10:00 am - 11:00 am (L.O. 11:00 am)
[Saturday, Sunday] Breakfast 8:00 am - 10:00 am (L.O. 10:00 am)
Closed: None
*Excluding summer and at the beginning and end of the year
Average price: [Dinner] 4,800 JPY / [Lunch] 1,800 JPY
Address: Inside Happo-en LB, 1-1-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo

3. Kagurazaka Maeda Hoshun-an (Marunouchi, Japanese Cuisine)

There are a wide variety of places to enjoy the autumnal colors around the Imperial Palace. For example, there's Ninomaru Garden, which can be found on the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Palace Inui Street that's open to the general public every fall. Located near the Imperial Palace, this restaurant serves Kaga cuisine, which is the traditional food of Kanazawa in the Hokuriku region. Through their kaiseki (traditional Japanese course cuisine with tea), you can enjoy dishes like [Sashimi] made with seasonal seafood and [Jubini-wan], which uses seasonal vegetables and nama-fu (Kanazawa specialty made by mixing wheat gluten with glutinous rice flour before steaming and simmering the mixture). All of this tasty cuisine can be enjoyed in own private room overlooking the moat!

Kagurazaka Maeda Hoshun-an

Open: [Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)
[Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 4:00 pm (L.O. 3:00 pm), Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,000 JPY
Address: 2F, Nissay Marunouchi Garden Tower, 1-1-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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4. Antica Osteria Del Ponte (Marunouchi, Italian Cuisine)

This is another restaurant to visit if you are around the Imperial Palace. This is the only overseas branch of a Milanese restaurant that's acknowledged by a world-renowned gourmet guide. Here, you can enjoy top-quality Italian cuisine made by a chef who values creating artistic dishes without losing sight of the authentic essence of Italian food. While Japanese ingredients like A5-ranked Wagyu (a type of high-quality beef) are used in some of their dishes, no dish ever loses its true Italian taste.

Antica Osteria Del Ponte

Open: [Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)
[Saturday] Lunch 11:30 am - 4:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)
[Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 4:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)
Closed: None
*Subject to Marunouchi Building holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 23,000 JPY / [Lunch] 7,000 JPY
Address: 36F, Marunouchi Bldg., 2-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

5. Kinka Pork Cooking Hirata Farm Kiwami (Marunouchi, Shabu-shabu and Sukiyaki)

This restaurant fantastically located near both the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station, managed by Hirata Farm in Yamagata Prefecture, is a great place to enjoy the delicious taste of pork thoroughly. Only Kinka pork, which is tender and has sweet fat, is used here. Besides the popular [Shabu-shabu] (sliced meat parboiled with vegetables), which allows diners to taste the real flavor of the meat, customers can also choose to try specialties like the [Miso Zukeyaki] (pork cutlet marinated in miso and grilled) or [Tonkatsu] (fried pork cutlet). The extensive menu also includes Yamagata cuisine and Ji-zake (Japanese local alcohol).

Kinka Pork Cooking Hirata Farm Kiwami

Open: [Weekdays, Saturday, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
[Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 7,000 JPY / [Lunch] 2,500 JPY
Address: 6F, JP Tower, 2-7-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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6. Yoridori (Shinjuku, Italian Cuisine)

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is one of the most popular places in the city to enjoy beautiful autumnal colors. Visitors can relax and casually enjoy them at park areas like the Japanese garden or the large plaza. Yoridori is located very close by at only a minute's walk from Shinjuku Station. Meat lovers will no doubt love the menu here! The [Wagyu Short Ribs Teppanyaki] is particularly recommended due to its deliciously juicy meat. Also popular is the [Wagyu Roast Beef], which has an abundance of umami (Japanese savory taste) due to being slowly roasted to perfection in the oven.

Yoridori

Open: 5:00 pm - 5:00 am
*Subject to change depending on the in-store situation
Closed: None
Average price: 3,700 JPY
Address: 5F, Shinjuku More Bldg., 3-25-9, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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7. Takumi Shingo (Aoyama-itchome, Sushi)

The 300m pathway with a row of ginkgo trees at Meijijingu Gaien looks like a golden tunnel in the fall. After enjoying this scenery, why not visit this nearby sushi restaurant? The chef trained for many years at Sushi Sho, which is a restaurant renowned among gourmands. The featured course of this restaurant combines sushi and a la carte dishes, making for great variety and balance. The chefs use their own discretion to determine how much you can eat and drink in the time available by seeing how fast you're eating and how much alcohol you're drinking.

Takumi Shingo

Open: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last entry)
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: 20,000 JPY
Address: 1F, Win Aoyama, 2-2-15, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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8. Ristorante AO Aoyama (Gaiemmae, Italian Cuisine)

This Italian restaurant is also located very close to Meijijingu Gaien. They are very particular about the seasonality, freshness, and place of production of all their ingredients. The items in their course meals change every month, as it only ever uses ingredients that are in season. The dishes here not only taste good but also look amazing! In addition to the carefully-handpicked ingredients, some of the vegetables used are also grown in the roof garden, further ensuring their freshness. The chef chooses the toppings for the handmade pasta depending on the ingredients available.

Ristorante AO Aoyama

Open: Lunch 11:30 am - 3:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm), Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) *Last order for course cuisine is at 8:30 pm
Closed: Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays
*Closed beginning and end of the year
Average price: [Dinner] 8,000 JPY / [Lunch] 3,000 JPY
Address: 1F, Riviera Minami Aoyama Bldg. Block A, 3-3-3, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Map)

9. Kato Gyuniku-ten Shibutsuu (Shibuya, Omote-sando, Teppanyaki)

Located in Shibuya, this restaurant is ideal for those who wish to stretch their legs with a walk from Meijijingu Gaien! Run by a butcher shop, a variety of meat dishes are available here, such as teppanyaki cuisine. Out of all the brands of beef in Japan, they decided to mainly use Yamagata beef – more specifically, heifer meat, which has a low melting point, resulting in umami that will melt in your mouth. In addition to beef dishes like steak and hamburg steak, customers can also choose to enjoy homemade Yamagata ham, Viennese sausages, and more!

Kato Gyuniku-ten Shibutsuu

Open: [Tuesday - Thursday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)
[Monday, Friday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)
[Saturday, National Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 9,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPY
Address: B1F, 2-12-12, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Map)

10. Sushi & Bar Yon (Roppongi, Sushi)

Mohri Garden is a Japanese garden located in Roppongi, which is in central Tokyo. Visitors can enjoy the autumnal leaves around its pond. Why not make the most of the day and also visit Sushi & Bar Yon on your way home? It is a unique fusion of a sushi restaurant and bar. The standard [Omakase Course] has a selection of seasonal sashimi, side dishes, nigiri-zushi (hand-formed sushi), and more. An abundance of cocktails that make use of seasonal fruits is also available, alongside a variety of ji-zake from various parts of Japan that go well with the sushi!

Sushi & Bar Yon

Open: [Weekdays] 6:00 pm - 4:00 am (L.O. 3:00 am) *The L.O. for sushi is at 11:00 pm, which is when the restaurant turns into a bar
[Saturday, National Holidays] 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)
Closed: Sunday
*Closed if the following Monday falls on a national holiday. Irregularly closed during the summer and the beginning and end of the year.
Average price: 9,800 JPY
Address: 3F, Goto Bldg., 3-13-14, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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11. Azabu Tansu-machi Tenryo-an (Roppongi, Creative Japanese Cuisine)

Only around a 14-minute walk from Mohri Garden, this restaurant serves Japanese and Western fusion cuisine, wine, and ji-zake. Customers who sit at their counter seats will give their eyes, nose, and ears a treat! The open kitchen can be admired from these seats, as is the sound of frying delicious tempura, coupled with the tempting aroma from the iron griddle. All the ingredients have been carefully picked from across the country like Aka beef from Kumamoto, which is prepared in a way that lets you taste and smell authentic Wagyu, as well as seasonal seafood and vegetables. The popular [Soba] (buckwheat noodles), which has a rich aroma and great texture, is an ideal choice for those who wish to end their meal on a high note.

Azabu Tansu-machi Tenryo-an

Open: [Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (Food L.O. 10:00 pm, Drinks L.O. 10:30 pm)
[Saturday] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (Food L.O. 9:00 pm, Drinks L.O. 9:30 pm)
Closed: Sunday, National Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 6,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPY
Address: 2F, Roppongi Grand Plaza, 3-1-25, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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12. Onzoshi Kiyoyasutei (Roppongi, Japanese Cuisine)

Close to Roppongi Station and only around a 10-minute walk from Mohri Garden, Onzoshi Kiyoyasutei has a relaxed atmosphere that's full of Japanese style. Some private rooms are arranged around the pond, flowers, and trees located at the center of the restaurant. Popular items on the menu include branded beef like Sendai beef (considered the greatest beef in Japan), which are all prepared by experienced and skilled chefs on iron griddles. Fresh seafood, such as black abalone and Japanese spiny lobster, can also be ordered in a variety of ways like sashimi, simmered, teppanyaki, charcoal-grilled, or deep-fried.

Onzoshi Kiyoyasutei

Open: Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 11,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,200 JPY
Address: B1F, Pacific Capital Plaza Bldg., 4-8-6, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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13. Aroma Fresca (Ginza-itchome, Italian Cuisine)

Also near Hibiya Park, this restaurant comes highly recommended. Relax and leisurely indulge in their food, which they're very particular about, right down to the distance between the plate and the customer's face. Their specialty is the [Steamed Conger Eel and Herbs with Fresh Tomato Aroma]. Consisting of alternating layers of conger eel and herbs that have been steamed, this dish only reached its current height of deliciousness after a lot of trial and error. The aroma of tomato puree combined with sansho (strong Japanese pepper) flowers will no doubt whet your appetite. There are also numerous other dishes available that similarly combine three elements: taste, aroma, and presentation.

Aroma Fresca

Open: 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)
Closed: Sunday, First Monday of the month
*Open on the first Monday of the month if it happens to fall on a national holiday
Average price: 20,000 JPY
Address: 12F, Ginza Trecious, 2-6-5, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (Map)
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14. Ginza Sushi Aoki Ginza Main Branch (Ginza, Sushi)

Ginza, found near Hibiya Park, is a haven for top-class sushi restaurants. Ginza Sushi Aoki has continued to stand right in the midst of this sushi battleground. This restaurant has a history of orthodox Edo-mae sushi (a type of sushi, predominantly nigiri-zushi, which has a long history of being eaten in Tokyo), but is also extremely flexible and open to attempting newer, creative, and original nigiri-zushi. For example, rare sushi like oyster nigiri-zushi is available on the menu. There are two choices to choose from for their chef's choice course: the one with just nigiri-zushi or the one with both nigiri-zushi and side dishes to accompany alcohol.

Ginza Sushi Aoki Ginza Main Branch

Open: Lunch from 12:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), Dinner from 5:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)
Closed: None
*Closed during the beginning and end of the year
Address: 2F, Ginza Takahashi Bldg., 6-7-4, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (Map
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Please refer back to this article if you are traveling in Tokyo during the fall! It will no doubt help you to enjoy delicious cuisine and beautiful landscapes.

Disclaimer: All information is accurate at time of publication.