Fodor's Miniguides

Gourmet pickings from Tokyo 's 80,000 restaurants

Central London's got a paltry 6,000, Manhattan 15,000 and Tokyo a mighty 80,000 - restaurants that is. Sushi aficionados head for Tsukiji, a cluster of sushi bars around the central fish market, where the portions are generous, ingredients fresh, the atmosphere vibrant and prices reasonable. Fodor's guide helps you narrow down your restaurant hunt by having you plug in several variables first: price, location and type of cuisine, to come up with a bespoke choice.

Gastronomes with a pocket book to match that of a Shogun won't find a better Italian than Attore. The restaurant is split into two halves: formal and less formal, with specialities including walnut-smoked lamb chops with sun-dried tomatoes and porcini mushrooms with white-truffle cheese sauce. If your pockets don't go this deep, infinitely cheaper is Tonki. Set in an otherwise culinary barren area, it's rated as Tokyo 's leading tonkatsu ryori restaurant(if your Japanese isn't up to scratch, that's deep-fried pork cutlets).

Aside from their excellent restaurant reviews, Fodor's gives you a few pointers on how to avoid cultural faux pas - useful when even something so seemingly innocuous as a greeting bow is illustrative of one's relative social position(the lower down you are on the scale, the deeper the bow). In addition, see its 'Top Picks', which highlight the capital's 'unmissables', including the Tokyo Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan(National Museum of Modern Art).

From the landing page, get a taste of what you'll find on the menu with Fodor's 'Dining Overview' before moving on to the main course of 'Restaurant Reviews'. A veritable feast.

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