Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
Ginza steak worth the detour.
A Ginza steak specialist with three consecutive years of Opinionated About Dining recognition, Gorio earns its place on any Tokyo beef itinerary. Chef Tetsuhisa Matsumoto's focused approach has produced a 4.6 Google rating and a steadily rising OAD rank. Booking is easy, hours are flexible, and it suits solo diners and small groups equally well.
Getting a table at Gorio is not the obstacle — the restaurant operates seven days a week from noon to 11 pm, and booking difficulty is rated easy for Ginza. The harder question is whether a steak specialist in one of Tokyo's most competitive dining districts earns its place on your itinerary. Given back-to-back recognition from Opinionated About Dining — Highly Recommended in 2023, ranked #351 in Japan in 2024, and climbing to #389 in 2025 among a field that expands every year , the answer is yes, with some caveats worth knowing before you go.
Gorio sits on the ground floor of the DJ Ginza Building in Ginza 8-chome, a block that sits deep in Tokyo's most formal dining corridor. Chef Tetsuhisa Matsumoto leads the kitchen, and the focus is steak , not the broad brush of teppanyaki tourism, but a more considered approach to beef that has earned repeated third-party recognition. The Google rating of 4.6 across 112 reviews is consistent with the OAD trajectory: this is a restaurant that performs reliably rather than one that spikes on hype and fades. For explorers who track OAD rankings rather than just Michelin stars, the steady upward movement through 2023 and 2024 before settling at #389 in a 2025 field where competition has intensified is itself a signal worth weighing.
The OAD list skews toward obsessive diners and industry professionals, which means recognition there carries a different weight than a generalist aggregator. Gorio's presence on three consecutive annual lists suggests it is doing something consistent enough to satisfy repeat visits from that audience , a meaningful bar for a steak restaurant in a city where the category is exceptionally well-covered. For context on how steak specialists compete in Japan more broadly, Kuishinbo Yamanaka in Kyoto and La Vache! in Hong Kong offer useful regional reference points.
Price range data is not available in the current record, which limits how precisely we can position Gorio's wine program against its Ginza peers. What the OAD recognition implies, however, is that the overall experience , food and accompanying beverage , meets a standard that food-focused critics find worth returning to. In Ginza, steak restaurants at the level Gorio operates typically pair beef with either a serious Japanese whisky list or a curated wine selection, sometimes both. If the wine program is your primary decision variable, confirm directly with the restaurant before booking. What can be said with confidence is that the format , a ground-floor room in a Ginza building, open through 11 pm daily , suits an extended dinner with drinks rather than a quick counter meal. Diners who prioritize wine depth alongside beef should also consider how Gorio's steak focus compares to the broader beverage programs at RyuGin or L'Effervescence, where multi-course formats are structured around pairing from the outset.
Reservations: Easy to book; walk-ins are plausible given the open hours, but confirm availability in advance for dinner on weekends. Hours: Monday through Sunday, 12 pm to 11 pm , one of the more flexible schedules in Ginza's dining scene. Address: DJ Ginza Building 1F, Ginza 8-chome-18-3, Chuo City, Tokyo. Budget: Price range not confirmed in available data , verify current pricing directly. Dress: No formal dress code is published, but Ginza context suggests smart casual at minimum; avoid anything you would wear to a casual izakaya. Group size: Ground-floor single-venue format typically suits two to four; larger groups should confirm seating arrangements in advance.
Within Ginza's steak category, Gorio's closest direct competitor in terms of format is Shima, a long-established beef specialist that draws a similar professional diner profile. For teppanyaki-adjacent beef in Ginza, Hirayama offers a contrasting approach worth comparing. If your Tokyo itinerary is built around red meat and you want a well-known Western benchmark, Peter Luger Steak House Tokyo provides a direct style contrast , although the OAD recognition Gorio has accumulated places it in a different evaluative category than an imported brand. For something adjacent but not competitive, Idea Ginza and Harutaka cover the sushi end of Ginza's high-end spectrum.
If your trip extends beyond Tokyo, the OAD-tracked dining circuit in Japan connects naturally to HAJIME in Osaka, Gion Sasaki in Kyoto, akordu in Nara, Goh in Fukuoka, 1000 in Yokohama, and 6 in Okinawa. For broader Tokyo planning, see our full Tokyo restaurants guide, our full Tokyo hotels guide, our full Tokyo bars guide, our full Tokyo wineries guide, and our full Tokyo experiences guide.
The menu details are not published in the available record, but Gorio is a dedicated steak restaurant under chef Tetsuhisa Matsumoto in Ginza — the focus is beef, and that is what you are here for. Ask the restaurant directly when booking what the current format is, whether set course or à la carte, to plan your visit. Gorio's OAD ranking in Japan's top 400 for 2025 suggests the kitchen is executing at a serious level.
Gorio's ground-floor Ginza address and seven-day-a-week service from noon to 11pm make it a practical solo option — coverage across lunch and dinner means you can time a visit around your schedule. Specific seating format (counter vs. tables) is not confirmed in the current record, so it is worth asking at the time of booking whether solo counter seats are available. Solo diners in Tokyo's steak category often find counter formats more engaging; confirm this is the case here before arriving.
Gorio sits in Ginza 8-chome, one of Tokyo's most formal commercial and dining districts, which sets a baseline expectation: smart dress is a safe call regardless of the restaurant's specific code. No dress policy is documented in the current record, but arriving in business casual or above is unlikely to be wrong for a Ginza steak restaurant with an OAD Top 400 Japan ranking.
Within Ginza's steak category, Shima is the most direct comparison — a long-established beef specialist in the same neighbourhood. For a different format entirely, Harutaka and Florilège offer top-tier tasting menus in Tokyo if the occasion calls for more ceremony. If you want to stay in the steak lane but want more flexibility on location, Tokyo has a strong yakiniku and wagyu counter scene across multiple wards worth considering.
Both lunch and dinner run the same hours — noon to 11pm, seven days a week — so the kitchen is consistent across services. Lunch in Ginza's steak category sometimes offers shorter formats or lower entry price points; whether that applies at Gorio is not confirmed in the current record. If price efficiency matters to your decision, call ahead and ask whether the lunch format differs from dinner before committing to an evening booking.
Gorio has the credentials to anchor a special occasion: OAD Top Restaurants in Japan ranked #389 in 2025 and #351 in 2024, with a Highly Recommended listing in 2023, in a Ginza address that carries its own weight as a destination. The unknown is price, since no price range is currently published — for a high-spend occasion you should confirm costs directly with the restaurant before booking. If budget certainty matters, a confirmed-price tasting menu at RyuGin or L'Effervescence may give you more planning control.
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