Ninja Restaurant in Akasaka, Tokyo
I have been to several themed restaurants in Japan. Some were good and some more a comedy act, but my latest dining experience is bizarre and unique at the same time. I am in Tokyo to see my friend and go to Ginza to a sword shop, having been to the sword store called Token Shibata this afternoon I am heading to Akasaka where my friend lives. He took me out for dinner and has promised I will be so happy and surprised at where we are going for dinner.
I knew walking up to the front of this restaurant that something was not normal, and on entering suspect door in a wall, there is a ninja in front of me. ‘Is this an armed robbery,’ I am wondering, ‘or someone forgot to get changed before they left the dojo for dinner?’ We are now inside Ninja Akasaka Restaurant and once seated and we check the menu. It seemed really expensive to me.
My friend Hiro tells me the cuisine at Ninja Akasaka is impeccable, so we decide on a selection from the set course menu and a few drinks in while we wait. When the food arrives it looks like it belongs in an art museum, the only regret I have was not being told about this place earlier. This is the coolest place to eat in Tokyo and it will take a big effort to change my opinion anytime soon.
After dinner we hit the Ninja Bar and have several chu-hai, which is Shochu and fresh grapefruit juice. Ninja Akasaka provided an amazing dining experience and the food was the best I have had in Japan to date. This mixed with the atmosphere and cool music makes Ninja Akasaka on of Tokyo’s best-kept secrets. If you feel like going out for a splurge on dinner, this is the place to go to be treated like a Shogun.
Ninja Asakasa Restaurant Website
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