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Popular with Japanese businessmen on expense accounts (how else to pay for this largesse?), Anzu is the Hotel Nikko’s signature restaurant and graced with an austere East meets West sensibility. Head chef Philippe Striffeler [address]es the steaks and chops side of the menu (prime cuts of Allen Brothers beef) while master chef Kazuhito Takahashi balances the equation with an array of tantalising, if unimaginative, sushi. Dealmakers will feel right at home.
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Impossibly beautiful people in an impossibly beautiful room – get the picture? Everything does seem picture- perfect at Ozumo, where granite walls blend seamlessly into blond wood floors and everyone seems to be clad in black. Choose among the sushi and robata grilled dishes but do leave room for signature dishes like unagi-san, grilled freshwater eel and Sonoma foie gras in a Grand Marnier reduction. The price is dear but the food and the experience are actually worth it.
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Ten-Ichi is where the Pacific Heights crowd meets for unpretentious Japanese food so expect a mix of mothers and babies, society matrons and up-and-coming investment bankers. The peach-coloured room is certainly soothing after a long day and the perfect backdrop for the halibut pot stickers and the beef negimayaki, beef- wrapped carrots and scallions alongside a delightful teriyaki dipping sauce. Leave your sushi selections to the capable master chef.
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Yet another winner on the hipster foodie circuit, Tokyo Go Go plays with 1960s motifs as it offers up sparkling Japanese cuisine. It’s the sushi you’re after here, especially the salmon or yellowtail preparations or the fanciful Flying Kamikaze roll. One of the premium sakes is also de rigueur. Since the place is perpetually jammed, don’t show up without a reservation.
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