Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
Eight seats, one shot — book early.
Toshi is an eight-seat Chinese-French counter in Roppongi with a Tabelog score of 4.50 and Silver Award recognition from 2024 through 2026. Budget JPY 100,000 per person all-in. Reservations are accepted via OMAKASE only, with two simultaneous seatings nightly at 18:00 and 21:00. Book several weeks ahead for preferred dates. Best for special occasions and serious food travellers.
Eight seats. Two seatings per night. A Tabelog score of 4.50 and Silver Award recognition every year from 2024 through 2026. Toshi is not the easiest reservation in Roppongi, but the numbers make the case for trying: at JPY 50,000–59,999 per head (with actual spend trending closer to JPY 100,000 once drinks and the 10% service charge are included), this is a special-occasion restaurant that consistently earns its price point through a format that has no direct equivalent in Tokyo's fine-dining circuit. The premise is Chinese cuisine refracted through French technique, and five consecutive years of Tabelog recognition confirm that the execution has held.
Toshi opened on 27 August 2018 in the basement of Hillside Palace Roppongi, a low-key building two minutes' walk from Roppongi Station Exit 7 on the Oedo and Hibiya lines. The room is small by design: eight seats, no private rooms, two seatings nightly at 18:00 and 21:00. That format forces focus. Every guest is on the same menu at the same time, which means the kitchen is cooking for eight people rather than managing a full restaurant floor. The energy is close and deliberate rather than buzzy or theatrical.
The concept sits at the intersection of Chinese culinary tradition and French cooking method — a pairing that sounds trend-driven but has been executed here with enough consistency to earn Tabelog's Chinese TOKYO "Tabelog 100" selection in 2021, 2023, and 2024. That triple selection is the more telling credential: it means Toshi has been ranked among the top 100 Chinese restaurants in Tokyo across multiple independent review cycles. For a restaurant with eight seats and no walk-in policy, that is a strong signal about repeat quality rather than one-off hype.
This is a date or celebration restaurant, not a business-meal venue. No private rooms are available, so confidential conversations are not possible at a table you do not control. What the format does well is intimacy at scale: eight people eating the same progression of dishes, in a basement room in Roppongi, with no background distraction. For a birthday dinner, an anniversary, or a serious food occasion with a partner or close friend, the counter format becomes an asset rather than a limitation.
Solo diners are also well-served here. A single seat at an eight-seat counter in Tokyo is a socially comfortable format — far less exposed than solo dining at a large kaiseki table. The caveat is price: solo dining at JPY 100,000 all-in requires genuine commitment to the cuisine. If Chinese-French fusion is your focus for a Tokyo trip, that commitment is justified. If you are primarily a sushi or kaiseki traveller, the same budget goes further at Harutaka or RyuGin.
Dinner is the only option , Toshi does not serve lunch. The two seatings (18:00 and 21:00) run simultaneously rather than sequentially, which means all guests at a given seating start together. Punctuality is mandatory: the restaurant explicitly states that the meal will begin at your seating time regardless of late arrivals. The 21:00 seating is the practical choice if you are arriving from a hotel in central Tokyo and want time to prepare; the 18:00 seating suits those who prefer an earlier finish. Reservations are accepted exclusively through the OMAKASE booking platform , phone reservations are not accepted. Given the eight-seat capacity and consistent award recognition, booking several weeks in advance is the realistic approach for preferred dates.
The 18:00 seating on a weekday is the optimal entry point for a first visit: the room is at its quietest before the second seating fills, and the earlier timing gives you flexibility for a post-dinner drink in Roppongi without a late finish. Weekends at either seating will be harder to secure and are leading planned four to six weeks out.
Budget: JPY 50,000–59,999 listed; actual spend typically JPY 100,000 per person including drinks and 10% service charge. Reservations: OMAKASE platform only , no phone bookings accepted. Seating: 8 seats, two simultaneous seatings at 18:00 and 21:00. Payment: Credit cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners); electronic money and QR payments not accepted. Smoking: Non-smoking throughout. Private rooms: Not available. Parking: Not available. Access: Roppongi Station Exit 7 (Oedo/Hibiya lines), approximately 2 minutes' walk.
Toshi is one address in a city with an extraordinary density of high-performing restaurants. For broader context across cuisine types, price points, and neighbourhoods, see our full Tokyo restaurants guide. If you are building a longer Japan itinerary, comparable precision cooking is available at HAJIME in Osaka, Gion Sasaki in Kyoto, akordu in Nara, Goh in Fukuoka, 1000 in Yokohama, and 6 in Okinawa. For international reference points in the same price bracket and creative format, Le Bernardin in New York City and Lazy Bear in San Francisco share a similar commitment to a fixed, technique-led progression. For Tokyo stays, our Tokyo hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the surrounding context.
Toshi is reservation-only via the OMAKASE platform , no walk-ins, no phone bookings. Budget JPY 100,000 all-in per person once drinks and the 10% service charge are added to the listed JPY 50,000–59,999 menu price. Both seatings start simultaneously, so arriving late means you miss courses , the kitchen will not wait. The cuisine is Chinese-French fusion in an eight-seat basement counter in Roppongi, two minutes from Exit 7. Tabelog Silver recognition from 2024–2026 and three Tabelog Chinese TOKYO Top 100 selections give you a reliable quality baseline before you commit.
Yes, specifically for occasions where the meal itself is the event. The eight-seat counter, simultaneous service, and JPY 100,000 all-in price point make this a focused celebration rather than a backdrop for conversation-heavy dinners. No private rooms are available, so it is better for intimate two-person occasions than larger group celebrations. The consistent Tabelog Silver award trajectory , Bronze in 2022–2023, Silver from 2024 onward , means the quality has been moving in the right direction, not plateauing. For a birthday or anniversary where Chinese-French creativity is the draw, it delivers at its price.
Dinner is the only option , Toshi does not offer lunch service. The two evening seatings at 18:00 and 21:00 are the only entry points. For a first visit, the 18:00 seating gives you more flexibility for the rest of your evening and is the lower-pressure of the two start times.
Yes. An eight-seat counter is one of the more comfortable solo formats in Tokyo fine dining , you are at a shared counter with other guests rather than isolated at a large table. The practical constraint is budget: solo dining at JPY 100,000 all-in is a significant outlay. If that spend makes sense for your trip, the format works well solo. If you want a comparable creative counter experience at a lower solo price point, Crony or L'Effervescence are worth comparing.
The entire restaurant seats eight people across two simultaneous seatings, and private use is not available. If your group is two to four people, you can book seats at the same seating through OMAKASE. A group of eight could theoretically take the full counter at one seating, but there is no private room option and no buyout information in the public record. For groups larger than four looking for a private space in Tokyo at a similar price point, this is not the right venue.
No specific information on dietary accommodations is available in the public record. Given the eight-seat counter and fixed-menu format, the kitchen's ability to adapt for restrictions is likely limited compared to à la carte restaurants. Contact the restaurant directly via OMAKASE before booking if dietary requirements are a factor , do not assume flexibility at this format and price point without confirmation.
For Japanese-French innovation at a comparable price, L'Effervescence and HOMMAGE are the closest peers in creative ambition and spend. For a wider format with more seats and slightly easier booking, Florilège operates at ¥¥¥ rather than ¥¥¥¥. If you are open to a different cuisine but want the same counter-focused precision, Harutaka (sushi) and RyuGin (kaiseki) are the benchmark addresses in their respective categories. For French with strong Tabelog credentials, Sézanne is the most-discussed Western comparison point at this tier.
Contact the restaurant via the OMAKASE reservation platform before booking — a fixed tasting-menu counter with only 8 seats and no published a la carte menu leaves very little room for mid-service substitutions. Toshi's Chinese-French format involves multi-course progression, so dietary needs must be flagged at the time of reservation, not on the night. Serious restrictions may make the format a poor fit.
Dinner is your only option — Toshi does not serve lunch. The two seatings start simultaneously at 18:00 and 21:00, so choose based on your evening schedule. The 18:00 seating gives more breathing room if you have plans later; the 21:00 seating suits those who want to eat later Tokyo-style. At JPY 50,000–59,999 listed (typically JPY 100,000 all-in with drinks and 10% service), the 21:00 slot is the same price either way.
The counter seats 8 in total across both seatings combined, and private rooms are unavailable, so large group bookings are not possible here. A party of 2–4 is the practical ceiling for a single reservation. Groups wanting a shared fine-dining experience in Tokyo with private space should look at venues that offer private dining rooms — Toshi is not that kind of restaurant.
For Japanese fine dining at a comparable price point, Harutaka (sushi) and RyuGin (Japanese kaiseki) are natural comparisons. For French-influenced tasting menus, Florilège and L'Effervescence both operate in a similar spend bracket. HOMMAGE offers another angle on French technique in Tokyo. Toshi's specific positioning — Chinese cuisine filtered through French methods at a Tabelog 4.50 Silver level — has few direct competitors in the city, which is part of the reason securing a reservation is difficult.
Reservations are accepted only through the OMAKASE platform — phone bookings are not accepted. Punctuality is mandatory: if you arrive late, the meal starts without you from your arrival time, not the seating time. Budget realistically for JPY 100,000 per person once drinks and the 10% service charge are included. Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners) are accepted; electronic money and QR payments are not.
Yes, with one caveat: no private rooms are available, so expect to be at the counter alongside other diners. For celebrations where discretion or privacy matters, this is a drawback. For a significant birthday, anniversary, or achievement dinner where the food is the centrepiece, Toshi's Tabelog Silver Award (4.50 score, 2024–2026) and Chinese-French format make a strong case — provided you can secure a reservation through OMAKASE in advance.
An 8-seat counter format is generally well-suited to solo diners — you are at the counter rather than occupying a table meant for two. The fixed tasting-menu structure also removes any awkwardness around ordering. At JPY 100,000 all-in, it is a significant solo spend, but the counter setting and the Tabelog 4.50 Silver credential make Toshi one of the more considered solo fine-dining choices available in Roppongi.
■Business hours(Starting at the same time)From 18:00 onwardsFrom 21:00 onwards*Please be punctual. *If you are significantly late, we will start without you. Please note that the meal will begin from the time of your arrival.
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