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Around 25 courses are served with liquid nitrogen, syringes, glass plates and steel menus to the fore. Each dish is explained, prepared in front of you and the emphasis is on having a laugh and enjoying the experience. A visit last week included dishes such as 'red', 'cappuchino candy floss', a brilliant homemade mozzarella, 'cucumber caviar' and a beer with a Yakult froth tasting. Great fun and at £60 a head, it's terrific value - maybe for a last night in the city. Somehow Tokyo seems the perfect setting for high-tech cuisine.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20268 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20097 Take advantage too of the constant free samples…]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20097 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19922 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19922 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19919 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19919 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19918 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19918 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19917 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19917 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19916 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19916 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19912 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19912 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19906
Check out the restaurants who offer 'nose print' certificates of the cow to prove authenticity. Lightly grilled is my personal recommendation.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19906 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19903 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19903 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19900
1) The size of your noodles
2) The type of noodles
3) Any extras, including egg, extra meat, etc

Simply press your desired buttons (all with pictures on for you to follow), insert money and you will be issued with a coupon. Hand this in to the staff in the 'restaurant' (usually a bar - perfect for single dining) and a few minutes later you will be presented with a piping hot bowl of ramen. Prices are fantastically cheap (no more than GBP5 a bowl) and extremely fresh. As an added bonus, you can feel smug that you've achieved to dine like a local and navigate yourself around what can be a very confusing city.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19900 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17714 Tokyofoodie.com to decide on restaurants in Tokyo. Well-written and comprehensive articles by other food lovers are perfect there.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17714 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17458 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17458 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17353
The service was immaculate: serene, polite and friendly, quite unlike anything European, and the whole experience was calm and almost meditative.

The restaurant is tucked away down a back street of old Tokyo houses. Booking is required.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17353 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12935
The burgers are amazingly tasty: I still dream about the bacon omelette burger 18 months after my return to the UK! Delicious fresh lemonade, chunky wedges and a huge range of condiments, all served by very young and helpful staff.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12935 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2777
Don't let the name put you off - this area has loads of small bars selling yakitori. Choose your own kebabs - chicken, tomatoes, fish, pork, etc and have them barbecued as you listen to the banter from the chefs and barmaids to the passing customers. Beer and lemon bitters to drink with the locals, bags of noise and atmosphere and very cheap!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2777 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2691 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2691 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2643
Always busy and noisy with the calls of the sales staff touting their wares, they give an insight into the astonishing variety and sophistication of Japanese cuisine. Also, they also frequently offer tantalising titbits to passers-by.

On an upper-floor, there is usually also a selection of reasonably-priced restaurants offering a variety of different styles of Japanese cuisine.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2643 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2635 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2635