I never used to put much thought into where to stay when traveling to Tokyo, because I knew I wouldn’t be spending much time at the hotel…but going there with a baby and toddler made things quite different.
Though Tokyo has an endless supply of stylish hotels, I personally prefer to stay in apartments, especially when it’s for a longer trip. If you are on the same boat, in the hood might be something worth looking at.
A most beautiful four-hand lunch between Il Ristorante Luca Fantin (Tokyo) & JAAN (Singapore).
Il Ristorante Luca Fantin, perched on the 9th floor of the Bvlgari Tower in Ginza, Tokyo, is an unbearably gorgeous dining room. It is also where chef Luca Fantin, the first Italian chef in Japan to hold a Michelin star, conjures up his magical dishes.
After establishing a strong base in Shanghai, famed Japanese bartender Shingo Gokan and his team returned to Tokyo this year and opened their first ever bar in Japan.
Yamamoto-san, clad in an all white suit jacket, employs a no-frills style in his mixology – no fancy hand gestures, no jiggers, just his own tastebuds to approve the taste of each made-to-order cocktails.
Sister restaurant of the legendary Yotsuya Mitani. Top notch sushi and more.
A quiet Japanese-style breakfast at one of my favorite spaces in Tokyo.
A gorgeous two-story multi-purpose space converted from an old lumber warehouse: cafe, select shop, gallery, office, photography studio all in one.
Afternoon tea at Aman Tokyo, a calming oasis amidst the dizzying Tokyo city center.