Repost, preivous was deleted for some reason. 

Pictured - a few dishes from Ginza Oishi (didnt get them all). Unfortunately didnt grab any photos from Tempura Fukamachi. You cannot take photos at Nihee or Sawada.



Visited 8 fine dining joints over my quick stay and wanted to provide a quick summary/review for others visiting over early summer.



Kojimachi Nihee (Tabelog 3.74) 



The current Tabelog score does not represent how good this place is. Sushi Inomata which has is (\*, Tabelog Silver 4.38) is more accurate. First visit. Dined here solo. Superb experience and since I was so busy chatting with Inomata and his wife I didnt get to note anything down. Nigiri only however I left stuffed. Service was fast but not rushed. Shari was neutral but very sour with a few pieces. No whale unfortunately, was told was not available in the market that day.



Tuna was fatty and delicious. Was served a special tuna roll for the finale and it was divine. At 77000 yen before any extras, cost is hard to justify but definitely worth the visit if you can. Its much easier to reserve than others. I would place it higher than Sawada purely based on shari being adjusted for each dish and beaten only by near impossible to reserve places such as Amamoto/Ikko. I did not experience any of the sake rumors here, drank only iced tea.



Sawada (Tabelog Gold 4.52)



I have visited this place 4 times in total now. First time this year for lunch. Surprisingly there were three empty seats. As good as it's always been. Sawada's shari is very sour so for those who want a more neutral profile would choose Nihee. Ended the meal with the Sawada special (must have) and left in a food coma. To be honest the most recent review by others captures the courses much better as I didnt note them all while eating. Service is by the wife only and Sawada speaks decent English and we have a good conversation at the counter about baseball. Around 51,000 yen for lunch. CP and menu is much better for dinner. For first visit I recommend you try for dinner but lunch is just as good.



Personally I don't find this place hard to reserve. I have managed to secure a spot every time I am in Tokyo. You do have to refresh the Omakase page every \~30 mins the day before which is annoying but if you do, you will be successful. Have had most success around 3-4pm. I saw a reservation almost daily during my stay in Tokyo by just randomly checking throughout the day.



Tempura Fukamachi (\*, Tabelog Bronze 4.06)



I was weary of this place after all the reviews but I found the lunch omakase course to be fairly priced and tasty. Service was quick, warm and inviting. The server were all attentive and spoke clear English. Chef Fukamachi speaks decent English too and I was personally served by Fukamachi for all courses at the counter but his sous chef was doing the battering while Fukamachi finished off all the frying.  Starts off with prawns into vegetables. The shitake mushroom was delicious followed by multiple fish courses ending with an ayu fried whole. Final dish was rice course with three options. Chose the soy sauce based and was also delicious. Melon sorbet for desert was another highlight.



Definitely worth a visit for lunch, place also accepts walk ins and easily bookable by calling or hotel conceirge if you want to avoid Auto Reserve fees as a solo dinner (Omakaseje doesnt allow for solo for some reason). Dinner seems worse for performance and places like Takiya or Sonoji would be better for fine dining/dinner.



Ginza Oishi (Tabelog Silver 4.46)



Third visit with few colleagues. We all had afternoon tea before coming and ended up chosing tiny portions. Special add on was abalone pie which was not that good. Served lamb as main along with an ayu spring roll and eel rice. The spring roll was good but my least favorite iteration. Eel rice was superb. Lamb needed an acid to balance the dish. I always love the curry here and if you ask Chef will grill some bread for you to soak up the remaining curry. You can ask for more rice anytime. As delicious as always and service is top notch. I'm shocked this venue isn't even listed on the guide when the likes of Ginza Kojyu has two stars.



The portions pictured are half of the normal portion.



I always recommend this place for people looking for a more enthusiastic Japanese French fusion. At the same time if it's your first visit to Japan and you have limited time I would secure another reservation first (even Kitagawa in the same building). There are almost always reservations for the 5pm or 8pm sitting here via Omakase or directly off Tabelog.



Also visited Myoujyaku, L'Effervescence, Maz, and Sezanne during the same trip. Reviews posted individually.



Order from best to worse -  
1- Myoujyaku  
2 - Nihee  
3 - Sawada  
4 - L'Effervescence  
5 - Sezanne  
6 - Tempura Fukamachi  
7 - Ginza Oishi  
8 - Maz

Week of Fine Dining in Tokyo. - Kojimachi Nihee, Sawada, Tempura Fukamachi, Ginza Oishi