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    Eating and drinking in Tokyo

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    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      An insider guide to Tokyo’s Koreatown

      Where to shop and eat in Shin-Okubo, one of the city’s buzziest districts

    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      Chef Daniel Calvert’s insider guide to Tokyo dining

      The British chef at the helm of Tokyo’s Michelin-starred Sézanne reveals his favourite places to eat and drink in the Japanese capital

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Where to feast on Japan’s regional flavours — without leaving Tokyo

      Let the capital take you on a culinary journey around the nation, sampling everything from the north’s ‘soup curry’ to the far south’s Spam and tofu speciality

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Five of the best bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Tokyo

      Here’s where to find chocolate at its purest — and all crafted by pioneering artisans — in the Japanese capital

    • Monday, 17 January, 2022
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      ‘Womenomics’ pioneer Kathy Matsui’s guide to Tokyo

      One of Asia’s top financial executives — whose groundbreaking work on gender parity helped shape Japanese government policy — highlights Tokyo’s female game-changers in the fields of art, design and food

    • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura — Tokyo’s hottest new restaurant

      Contemporary Italian and Japanese cuisine flirt to exquisite effect — in gorgeous, glamorous surrounds — at the celebrated Italian chef’s latest outpost

    • Monday, 24 May, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Tips from the top

      In this series from FT Globetrotter, leaders across a range of industries, from food to finance to fashion, share guides to their cities, with top spots to eat and drink, exercise, explore — and more

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Spirit of a city: drinks that summon great places

      The world’s top mixologists have created recipes for the FT that evoke their city. Enjoy them at home or order in person if/when you can

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      FT GlobetrotterSpirit of a city: drinks that summon great places
      Spirit of a city: five cocktails that taste of Tokyo

      Some of Tokyo’s top mixologists have created recipes for the FT that evoke their city. Enjoy them at home or order in person if/when you can

    • Monday, 19 April, 2021
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      Tsuneo Kita on the beauty of Tokyo by foot

      The former Nikkei chairman’s guide to the Japanese capital, with scenic runs and walks rounded off with fine food and culture

    • Monday, 22 February, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      Magic beans: five of Tokyo’s top spots for coffee

      Choosing the best coffee shops in Tokyo — a city awash with excellent Java — is nigh-on mission impossible. Here are five of the many that give our correspondent a real buzz

    • Monday, 25 January, 2021
      FT Globetrotter
      A slice of life in Tokyo: five of the city’s top pizzerias

      With its makers focusing on local ingredients in intriguing combinations, some of the world’s best Neapolitan-style pizza is on offer in the Japanese capital. Here’s where to find it

    • Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
      FT Globetrotter
      Tell us your favourite place for an al fresco drink

      Share your top tip and be a part of our exclusive FT Globetrotter community

    • Thursday, 12 March, 2020
      FT Globetrotter
      What’s your favourite order-in meal service?

      Avoiding going out? Tell us your top takeaway tip – and join the FT Globetrotter community

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      FT Globetrotter
      Six of the best restaurants in Tokyo for dining solo

      From the richest ramen to Italian with a Japanese twist, they can take some finding but you will be rewarded

    • Monday, 27 January, 2020
      FT Globetrotter
      Tokyo with the FT

      Where to beat jet lag, a royal 5k run and the tempura of your dreams

    • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
      FT GlobetrotterPower Dining
      Tokyo’s best restaurants for power dining

      Whether you want to impress or cut a deal discreetly, here are five of the city’s choicest locations

    • Monday, 2 December, 2019
      FT Globetrotter
      Power Dining

      Where movers and shakers in business and politics break bread and seal deals in six global financial centres – from FT Globetrotter, our new insider city guides for business travellers

    • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
      FT Globetrotter
      Where to power breakfast in Tokyo

      We asked FT readers for the city’s best spots for a morning meeting. Here’s what you told us

    • Friday, 8 November, 2019
      HTSI
      Michel Bernardaud’s dining boltholes

      Challenged with taking celebrated chefs out for lunch, the fifth-generation Limoges porcelain maker impresses with kaiseki in Tokyo and surprises at under-the-radar Parisian bistros

    • Thursday, 8 August, 2019
      ReviewFT Magazine
      The Blind Donkey, Tokyo, Japan: ‘great sourcing, friendly service’ – restaurant review

      Two veteran chefs offer a series of small shared plates from a daily-changing menu

    • Friday, 14 June, 2019
      FT MagazineJancis Robinson
      How to pair wine with Japanese food

      Yes, there are rules, though they’re intricate — and sometimes sake is the only option

    • Thursday, 6 December, 2018
      HTSI
      ‘Tokyo’s Trunk Hotel is like a chic LA friend’s house’

      A cool Shibuya lunch spot with first-rate people-watching potential 

    • Friday, 8 June, 2018
      FT MagazineSummer Food & Drink special
      Restaurateur Nat Lee-Joe on Tokyo

      Where to find the best yakitori, wagyu katsu and ramen

    • Friday, 20 April, 2018
      FT SeriesThe millennials
      Tokyo’s labcoat speakeasy

      Meet the new generation of sci-fi-inspired biohackers committed to mass producing slaughter-free, cheap and tasty cultured meat

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