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The best new restaurants in Tokyo
Start with Tsuta in Nishihara, Shibuya (near Yoyogi-Uehara Station) for shoyu and shio ramen topped with truffle oil or truffle sauce, Gyukatsu Motomura in Shibuya (several branches) and Flippers Tokyo in Shimokitazawa (also other branches) for airy souffle-style pancakes with fruit or maple butter cream. Here are all 10, with why each one is worth it.
- TsutaNishihara, Shibuya (near Yoyogi-Uehara Station)
Get: Shoyu and shio ramen topped with truffle oil or truffle sauce, plus tsukemen
Shoyu and shio ramen topped with truffle oil or truffle sauce, plus tsukemen.
- Gyukatsu MotomuraShibuya (several branches)
Get: Crisp beef cutlet served half-cooked, finished by diners on a hot plate at the table
The fried beef cutlet chain with lines in every branch.
- Flippers TokyoShimokitazawa (also other branches)
Get: Airy souffle-style pancakes with fruit or maple butter cream
Airy souffle-style pancakes with fruit or maple butter cream
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Where is the best new restaurants in Tokyo?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Tsuta (Nishihara, Shibuya (near Yoyogi-Uehara Station)), Gyukatsu Motomura (Shibuya (several branches)) and Flippers Tokyo (Shimokitazawa (also other branches)). All 10 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Tsuta, get shoyu and shio ramen topped with truffle oil or truffle sauce, plus tsukemen. At Gyukatsu Motomura, get crisp beef cutlet served half-cooked, finished by diners on a hot plate at the table. At Flippers Tokyo, get airy souffle-style pancakes with fruit or maple butter cream.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Tokyo: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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