Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
Eight seats. Book online or miss out.

Unis is an 8-seat French counter in Toranomon Hills run by chef Riku Yakushijin, with consecutive Tabelog Bronze Awards (2025–2026) and a score of 4.19. At JPY 50,000–59,999 per head, it delivers a focused chef's table experience built around seasonal Japanese fish and produce. Book online 3–4 weeks ahead — no phone reservations accepted.
If you have already experienced Tokyo's more accessible French counters and are ready to commit to something more focused, Unis is worth the step up. Chef Riku Yakushijin runs an 8-seat counter in the Toranomon Hills Garden House, serving French cuisine built around seasonal Japanese ingredients — a format that rewards diners who come with full attention and a cleared evening. At JPY 50,000–59,999 per head (based on review averages), this is a serious spend. The Tabelog score of 4.19, consecutive Bronze Awards in 2025 and 2026, and inclusion in the Tabelog French Tokyo Top 100 for both 2023 and 2025 confirm it earns that price. Opinionated About Dining ranked it #254 among Japan's leading restaurants in 2024 and #319 in 2025. Book it for a birthday dinner, an important date, or a business meal where the setting needs to do real work.
On a second visit to Unis, the room does not change — it remains a compact, stylish counter with sofa seating and a quiet confidence that the space is doing exactly what it was designed to do. What shifts is your ability to read the pace of the meal. Yakushijin's counter-led format is structured around the chef's table experience, and first-timers often spend energy orienting themselves. Return visitors can settle into the rhythm earlier, pay closer attention to the fish-focused sourcing and the sake and wine pairings the kitchen is clearly particular about , both nihonshu and wine are listed as deliberate programme elements, not afterthoughts. A sommelier is on hand, and the drink selection is worth treating as part of the meal, not an add-on.
The kitchen's stated emphasis on fish, combined with seasonal ingredients sourced from across Japan, means the menu rotates meaningfully. A second visit within the same calendar year will likely cover different ground from the first. That is part of the case for returning.
Unis opened in December 2020 and operates Tuesday through Friday for dinner (18:00–20:30), with Saturday lunch and dinner services (12:00–15:00 and 17:00–19:30). It is closed Sunday and Monday. Reservations are accepted exclusively through the venue's website , the restaurant does not take bookings by phone, email, or walk-in under any circumstances. With only 8 seats and no private rooms, availability is genuinely tight. Book at minimum 3–4 weeks ahead for a weeknight dinner slot; Saturday sittings tend to go faster given the dual service format. The venue is accessible from Toranomon Hills Station (Tokyo Metro, A1 or A2 exit, approximately 2 minutes on foot) or Toranomon Station (Exit 4, approximately 5 minutes on foot). Parking is available via the Toranomon Hills lot , take the "K" elevator to the 1st floor. The restaurant is fully wheelchair accessible. Smart casual dress is recommended; given the price point, lean toward the smarter end. Credit cards are accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners). Note that service charge is not included in the listed price, so factor that into your total.
Children are welcome if reserved in advance , an unusual note for a counter at this price tier, and worth knowing if you are considering a family celebration. Private use of the full venue is available, which makes Unis a viable option for exclusive events; with 8 seats, a full buyout is practically a private dining experience by default.
Unis does not appear to offer takeout or delivery, and the format makes clear why: this is a chef's table counter where the experience is inseparable from the room, the pacing, and the direct interaction with the kitchen. The food here is designed to be eaten at those 8 seats, not carried out. If you are looking for French cooking in Tokyo that travels well or works for an off-premise occasion, this is not your venue. For that, look elsewhere in Tokyo's wider French offer. But if the question is whether Unis is worth the commitment of showing up in person , yes, it is.
See the comparison section below for how Unis stacks up against Tokyo's other leading French and innovative counters.
For more on Tokyo's dining scene, see our full Tokyo restaurants guide. If French cuisine is your focus, L'Effervescence, Sézanne, ESqUISSE, Florilège, and Château Restaurant Joël Robuchon are the peer venues worth comparing directly. Outside Tokyo, HAJIME in Osaka, Gion Sasaki in Kyoto, akordu in Nara, Goh in Fukuoka, 1000 in Yokohama, and 6 in Okinawa round out Japan's high-end table options. For international French comparisons, Hotel de Ville Crissier in Crissier and Les Amis in Singapore are the most relevant reference points. For planning the rest of your trip, see our Tokyo hotels guide, our Tokyo bars guide, our Tokyo wineries guide, and our Tokyo experiences guide.
There is no à la carte option at Unis — the format is a set chef's table menu, which is the only way to eat here. The kitchen has a stated focus on fish, and the drinks program leans into both wine and sake, with a sommelier on hand. If you want flexibility over what lands in front of you, this is not the right counter.
The entire restaurant is a counter — all 8 seats face the kitchen. There is no separate dining room or bar; counter seating is the experience. Sofa seating is listed as available within the space, but the core format is chef's-table counter for every guest.
Yes, and it is one of the stronger solo options at this price point in Tokyo. An 8-seat counter where the chef is working directly in front of you is a format that rewards solo attention. At ¥50,000–59,999 per head with a Tabelog score of 4.19, the per-seat investment is the same regardless of group size, so there is no penalty for coming alone.
Reservations are accepted exclusively through the restaurant's website (yoyaku.at/unis) — no phone, no email, no walk-ins. With only 8 seats and Tabelog Bronze recognition in both 2025 and 2026, availability is tight; book at least four to six weeks out for weekday dinners and further ahead for Saturday slots, which are split across two services.
The venue specifies smart casual. Given the price point (¥50,000–59,999 per head), the intimate 8-seat counter format, and the Toranomon Hills address, treat smart casual as a floor rather than a ceiling — a jacket for dinner is appropriate even if not required.
Unis opened in December 2020 and operates on a tight schedule: Tuesday through Friday dinner only, Saturday lunch and dinner, closed Sunday and Monday. The restaurant holds Tabelog Bronze awards for 2025 and 2026 and has been listed in Tabelog's French Tokyo Top 100 for both 2023 and 2025, as well as Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Japan. The entire experience is reservation-only via the website, service charge is billed separately, and children are permitted if booked in advance.
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