I shall rank them in my preference..
DIE DIE MUST TRY!
1. Hidemi Sugino ( I can tell you, this is going to be the best place on earth for cakes.. many pastry cooks and professionals overseas tend to agree too) . I remembered there was once i saw a lady enjoying her cakes and her expression was like a conductor enjoying a piece of Chopin music performed in an orchestra.. AND IM NOT REALLY A CAKE PERSON? CAN U BELIVE IT?
2. Napule ( Best pizza nothing like i have ever eaten before..)
3. La Bettola Da Ochiai ( Coz im biased towards the waitress,hehe, the italian food here is not too bad)
4. Ryugin ( Must go for those who are new to Tokyo’s dining scene )
5. Toraya ( You can only find good WAGASHI in japan, and Toraya is the place
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6. Sushi Saito/Mizutani ( Tied for the moment, i didnt quite enjoy the atomosphere at Mizutani thou, wasnt really convinced that the fishes was THAT OMFG good, shall try again)
Places that are good enough to try
7. Usagiya Dorayaki ( best dorayaki, but they only have 3 main hits, the dorayaki, the monaka and their manju)
8. Pierre Herme ( Ok, their ispahan is quite OK, u can still taste what it is suppose to taste like the lycee, rose and everything, and not just sugar, vanilla macaron was quite good, so i suppose their patisseries are quite ok..)
9. Firehouse Burger ( good burgers, but a tad out of place..the beef doesnt really taste deliciously beefy, but still beefy)
10. Aroma Fresca ( For those who wan to know what japanese italian tastes like.. Overall all the dishes did not seem to dissapoint very much, and the portions are just nice)
11. Quintessense? ( Abit more misses than Hits, eating here is like placing a bet, saving grace was the FISH, was ultimately was the best main course i ever had in japan.)
12. Kondo Tempura ( The vegetables are really great, but im not really a tempura person..)
Places that do not warrant any more visits from me, unless i happen to passby and dun mind grabbing a thing or two. ( NOT IN order)
13. Sadaharu Aoki ( his degustation tastes too much of sugar and nothing else, almost Canele standards, his macarons are well quite good, but i didnt quite like his CHOCORON( macaron encased inside chocolate)
14. Obana ( Maybe i do not eat unagi that often to tell a difference between a HIGH Grade unagi and a low grade one. , the pickles and rice was quite good)
15. Ponta Honke ( the tonkatsu was a tad thick for my tastes, also couldnt tell a great difference between this and Tonkichi, thou the corokke was very good, and rice as well..)
16. Hirugao Ramen ( I can get my ramen fix at Menya Shinchan)
16. Jean Paul Hevin ( His cakes are VERY CHOCOLATE based, and are all quite heavy, do not like them, maybe i chose the wrong ones? )
On my Radar after another round of detailed research
1. Kyoaji ( Kappo Ryori, or kaiseki, apparently rejected michelin 3 star grading, and No 1 in tabelog for their category, given the fact that Ryugin now tries to do more traditional stuff, i would have chosen kyoaji instead of ryugin when i was there the last time if i had known..)
2. Aronia De Takazawa ( Reports of very good meal here, coupled with the fact that the place only serves limited diners daily and the chef wife gives her personal service to diners)
3. A tes souhaits ( Was suppose to go here during my last trip, but due to wrong get off at another station, i just headed to my next destination then, shall try their cakes and crossaints and galette)
4. L’osier ( How does it compare to Quintessense, still not very convinced in French Food..)
5. Okonomiyaki Kiji ( MISSED OUT THIS PLACE DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT THE LAST TIME )
6. Ristorante Aso ( Searching for a darn good italian place )
7. Hirosaku ( Reports of good soba?)
8. Toshi Yoroizuka ( only managed to get their financiers etc last time round, didnt have time for their desserts and cakes)
9. Sukiyabashi Jiro ( Mentor to Mizutani, only drawback is i heard that the service is in da pits, which am still thinking if i should visit this place at all.)
10. Chez Tomo ( very cheap prices for a 1 star michelin french… shall see)