Ginza is one of Tokyo’s best-known districts for a special meal. This guide picks one restaurant for each of three Japanese styles, sushi, tonkatsu and teppanyaki, using each restaurant’s own website, explains how to book each one, and compares two luxury hotels within reach of Ginza.

Step 1: Choose the style of meal

Sushi, tonkatsu (a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet) and teppanyaki (food cooked on an iron griddle in front of you) are three different evenings. Sushi is usually eaten at a counter, tonkatsu is a casual meal, and teppanyaki is built around a set course. Choose the style first, then check the booking method, because the three restaurants below handle reservations differently.

Step 2: Choose your restaurant

Sushi Ginza Onodera Souhonten. What it is: a sushi restaurant that describes its style as authentic Edomae sushi, made with seasonal ingredients. The official page lists two rooms: a basement floor with 10 counter seats and a private counter for 6, and a second-floor room with 13 counter seats and a semi-private table for 4. It is at 5-14-14 Ginza, in an alley behind the Kabukiza theatre, about a one-minute walk from Higashi-Ginza Station. Lunch seatings run from 11:00 to 12:45 and from 13:00 to 14:45, and dinner seatings begin from 17:00, with the last seating between 20:00 and 22:15. A 10% service charge applies. It is closed over the New Year holidays. The official page is in Japanese only and does not mention English support.

Address: B1F and 2F, Sunrit Ginza Building III, 5-14-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

How to book: online at https://res-reserve.com/restaurants/sushi-ginza-onodera (the reservation link on the official page), or by phone at 03-6853-8878. The page does not state English support, prices or a cancellation policy, so ask the restaurant, or ask your hotel concierge to call for you, before you book.

Tonkatsu Marushichi, Ginza Store. What it is: a tonkatsu restaurant that describes itself as a pioneer of a thick katsudon (a pork cutlet on rice) that is not bound with egg. According to the official site, the brand began in August 2021 on a back street in Monzen-Nakacho, Tokyo. The site says the cutlet is thick, that the heat is carefully controlled at each stage from preparation to frying, and that leaving the egg out keeps the thick cutlet crisp. Its menu lists yaki katsudon (the grilled-style katsudon) in several sizes and a katsu sandwich. The Ginza store is at 4-13-3 Ginza, telephone 03-4400-7907. The official site does not list this store’s opening hours, so check before you go.

Address: 4-13-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

How to book: you do not book. A notice on the official site, dated August 31, 2026, says no location accepts reservations, seating is first come, first served, and everyone in your party must be there before you join the line. Check the opening hours with the store before you go.

Ginza Ukai-tei. What it is: a teppanyaki restaurant with a French-influenced style. According to its official site, Japanese Black Beef is the main dish of the course menus, served with seasonal seafood and vegetables, and dessert and coffee are served in a separate dessert room. The site describes a century-old zelkova beam, a mosaic wall and a mix of Japanese and Western antique furniture, a circular hot griddle at the counter, and private rooms where a dedicated chef cooks in front of you. It is at 1F, Jiji-tsushin Building, 5-15-8 Ginza, about a one-minute walk from Exit 6 of Higashi-Ginza Station, or about seven minutes from Exit A5 of Ginza Station. Lunch is served from 12:00 to 16:00, with last order at 13:30 (from 11:30 on Saturdays and public holidays), and dinner from 17:00 to 21:30, with last order at 19:30. It is closed on Sundays and on two Mondays a month, and a calendar on the site shows the holidays. Courses are for two or more people. The site has an English version, with English menus, reservation pages, a calendar and a cancellation policy.

Address: 1F, Jiji-tsushin Building, 5-15-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061.

How to book: online through TableCheck at https://www.tablecheck.com/en/shops/ginzaukai-tei/reserve, or by phone at 03-3544-5252 (+81-3-3544-5252 from abroad). According to its cancellation policy, a set-course cancellation one day ahead costs 50% of the fee, and a same-day cancellation costs 100%. Seat-only reservations carry per-person fees. Read the policy on the official site before you book.

Step 3: Consider a guided food experience

Each restaurant above lists how to book at the end of its description. You can also browse food and fine dining experiences in Ginza on GetYourGuide. Each listing shows its own details and cancellation terms.

Step 4: Compare two luxury hotels

The details below come from each hotel’s official website, checked on November 2, 2026.

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. The hotel is at 1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku. According to the hotel, it is a 3-minute walk from Hibiya Station (Exit A13) and a 3-minute walk from Uchisaiwaicho Station (Exit A5). It lists a 12-minute walk from Ginza Station (Exit B2), and a 7-minute walk from Yurakucho Station on the Tokyo Metro, or 5 minutes on foot from JR Yurakucho Station. From Haneda Airport, the hotel lists about 45 minutes by taxi.

Address: 1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558.

The Peninsula Tokyo. The hotel is at 1-8-1 Yurakucho in Marunouchi. Its official site describes it as overlooking the Imperial Palace and “steps from Ginza.”

Address: 1-8-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006.

Step 5: Check the hotel cancellation terms

Rates and cancellation terms differ by hotel, by room type and by rate plan. Read the terms on the page you book, and check that they match your travel plans before you pay.

Where to book

Trip.com lists both hotels. Each listing shows its own room types, price and cancellation terms, so compare them before you book.

Sources: Sushi Ginza Onodera Souhonten, official site (Japanese); Tonkatsu Marushichi, official site (Japanese, with an English reservation notice); Ginza Ukai-tei, official site (English); Imperial Hotel Tokyo, official site (Access); The Peninsula Tokyo, official site; GetYourGuide, Ginza. Photos: Ginza Ukai-tei, Sushi Ginza Onodera and Tonkatsu Marushichi (official websites).

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