The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
Ebisu, Daikanyama and Nakameguro: the village side of Tokyo
Yebisu Garden Place and Joël Robuchon’s château, Daikanyama’s bookshop, and the cherry trees and cafés of the Meguro River.
Neighbourhood guide · Tokyo
Ebisu, Daikanyama and Nakameguro: the villages
Yebisu Garden Place and Joël Robuchon, Daikanyama’s bookshop and the cherry trees of the Meguro River.
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What to see and do
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An Art Deco house
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
A 1930s Art Deco residence with Lalique glass doors and a lawned garden, used for changing exhibitions.
5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071Explore View on map
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Cherry blossom over the water
The Meguro River
A narrow river lined with cherry trees through Nakameguro, its banks lit at night in blossom season.
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On foot
The Meguro River from Nakameguro
Cherry trees, small shops and cafés along a narrow river, to the Starbucks Roastery.
Where to eat
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Three MICHELIN Stars
Joël Robuchon
French cooking in Ebisu. The château at Yebisu Garden Place. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Tempura Motoyoshi
Tempura, fried in front of you in Ebisu. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
3F, 2-8-11 Ebisunishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Ensui
Japanese cooking in Nakameguro. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
1-5-12 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0061Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
LA TABLE de Joël Robuchon
French cooking in Ebisu. At Yebisu Garden Place. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
CRAFTALE
French cooking in Nakameguro. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
2F, 1-16-11 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0042Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Tempura Miyashiro
Tempura, fried in front of you in Nakameguro. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
2-18-11 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051Explore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Yoshoku Edoya
Yōshoku, Japan’s Western-style classics in Shirokane. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.
6-6-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0072Explore View on map
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By the Meguro River
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo
A four-storey roastery by the Meguro River, its timber façade designed by Kengo Kuma, with a Teavana floor and a cocktail bar upstairs.
2-19-23 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0042Explore View on map
Bars
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Absinthe and old recipes
Bar Trench
A small Ebisu bar of vintage spirits, absinthe and recipes from old cocktail books.
Shopping
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Tsutaya Books
Daikanyama T-Site
Tsutaya Books in three linked pavilions in Daikanyama, with magazines from around the world and a lounge.
Share your Ebisu, Daikanyama & Nakameguro tips
Walked the Meguro River or found a bar in Ebisu? Tell us where.
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