Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
Eight seats. Reservation-only. Book well ahead.

Furuta is an eight-seat counter in Ginza serving creative Chinese cuisine at JPY 100,000 and above per head, dinner only, Tuesday through Saturday. A Tabelog Silver Award winner every year from 2017 to 2026 and a consistent Opinionated About Dining Top 100 Japan entry, it is the right booking if you want chef-led Chinese precision in a spare, focused setting — and the wrong one if you need lunch, large groups, or flexibility.
Most people assume that the leading creative Chinese cuisine in Tokyo means a large, theatrical dining room. Furuta corrects that assumption immediately. This is an eight-seat counter in Ginza, dinner only, reservation required, and the average spend runs above JPY 100,000 per person. If you are looking for a casual or drop-in Chinese meal, stop here and look elsewhere. If you are willing to commit, Furuta has held the Tabelog Silver Award every year from 2018 through 2026, earned Gold in 2017, and appears on the Opinionated About Dining Leading Restaurants in Japan list — ranked #95 in 2023, #103 in 2024, and #253 in 2025. The Tabelog score sits at 4.31. That track record, sustained over nearly a decade since opening in December 2014, is the clearest signal of consistent quality available in the data.
Eight counter seats, no private rooms, non-smoking throughout. The physical setup tells you exactly what the experience is: a single chef working in front of a small audience, every plate visible as it is composed. Visually, the counter format means there is nowhere for a dish to hide and no partition between the kitchen and the guest. That transparency is either the point or a dealbreaker, depending on what you want from a dinner at this price. The room is available for full private hire, which is the only way to bring a larger group, and even then you are working within an eight-person ceiling. Chef Hitoshi Furuta also runs Gifu Kaikatei, which gives some useful context: this Ginza address is a deliberate second stage, designed around a creative Chinese format rather than a regional one. Photography of dishes is permitted with the agreement of other guests at the counter — worth confirming at booking.
Furuta opens Tuesday through Saturday, 5 PM to 10:30 PM, and is closed Sunday and Monday. There is no lunch service at all, which makes the PEA-R-14 angle clear immediately: if you arrive in Tokyo looking for a weekend brunch or a midday session, Furuta is not the answer. The dinner-only, Tuesday-to-Saturday window means your window is tighter than it looks. Tuesday or Wednesday early in the week gives you the freshest start after the Sunday-Monday closure, and arriving at 5 PM puts you ahead of the main Ginza dinner rush. Given the counter size and the reservation-only policy, there is no practical advantage to arriving later in the week unless that is when you can get a table. Book as far in advance as your schedule allows; the booking difficulty is rated Easy relative to peers, but eight seats is eight seats.
Furuta has been selected for the Tabelog Chinese TOKYO "Tabelog 100" in 2021, 2023, and 2024 , one of the few Chinese restaurants in Tokyo to appear on that list consistently. At JPY 100,000 or above per head for dinner, this sits at the upper end of Tokyo fine dining across all categories, not just Chinese cuisine. That price point puts it in direct comparison with kaiseki, French, and omakase sushi experiences at the same level. The question is not whether Furuta is expensive by Tokyo standards , it is , but whether the format delivers at that price. For a food enthusiast specifically interested in creative Chinese cuisine interpreted through Japanese precision, the awards record and Tabelog score provide the evidence base. For someone whose primary interest is sushi or kaiseki, the same budget covers strong alternatives in those formats.
Reservations: Reservation only; call +81-3-3535-5550. Changes to reservation date, time, or guest count incur a cancellation fee. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM; closed Sunday and Monday. Budget: JPY 100,000 and above per person for dinner; no lunch service. Seats: 8 counter seats only; no private rooms. Payment: Credit cards accepted (VISA, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners); no electronic money or QR code payments. Smoking: Non-smoking throughout. Parking: Not available on site. Getting there: Five minutes on foot from Higashi-Ginza Station; approximately 318 metres from Shintomicho Station.
Within Tokyo's creative Chinese category, Furuta sits at the leading of what Tabelog measures. Peer venues worth considering include Chugoku Hanten Fureika and Chugoku Hanten Kohakukyu (Amber Palace), both of which offer more seats and potentially more accessible booking windows. Ippei Hanten, itsuka, and Koshikiryori Koki represent other directions within the broader creative and formal Chinese category in the city. If you are building a multi-city Japan itinerary, the comparison broadens: HAJIME in Osaka, Gion Sasaki in Kyoto, akordu in Nara, Goh in Fukuoka, 1000 in Yokohama, and 6 in Okinawa each offer their own case for the same level of dining commitment. For creative Chinese outside Japan, Restaurant Tim Raue in Berlin and Mister Jiu's in San Francisco are the most useful reference points internationally.
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What to weigh when choosing between Furuta and alternatives.
check the venue's official channels at 03-3535-5550 before booking. With only 8 counter seats and a reservation-only format at ¥100,000+ per head, Furuta is not a venue where restrictions can be raised at the door. The earlier you communicate, the better your chances of accommodation.
Furuta does not operate à la carte — the counter format at this price point (¥100,000+) means you eat what Chef Hitoshi Furuta serves. That is the proposition. If you need menu flexibility, this is the wrong venue; if you want a single chef's creative Chinese vision without interruption, it is the right one.
For creative Chinese at a comparable tier, Chugoku Hanten Fureika is the most frequently cited peer on Tabelog. If you want to stay in high-end counter dining but shift to Japanese cuisine, RyuGin offers a similar reservation-only, chef-driven format with stronger international recognition. Furuta's Tabelog Silver run from 2017 to 2026 — plus a Gold in 2017 — gives it the longer track record within its category.
The entire 8-seat counter can be booked for private use, which makes Furuta viable for small groups who want an exclusive setting. There are no private rooms, so any group booking means taking over the full space. Parties larger than 8 cannot be accommodated.
Yes, with caveats. The counter-only, reservation-only format and ¥100,000+ price point make it a high-commitment choice, but Tabelog reviewers specifically recommend it for occasions with friends. Photo-taking is permitted with consent from fellow guests, which matters for milestone dinners. Private use of the full space is available if you want exclusivity.
Furuta has no lunch service — dinner only, Tuesday through Saturday, 5 PM to 10:30 PM. Sunday and Monday are closed. There is no choice to make here: if you want to eat at Furuta, you are booking an evening.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.