Though Tokyo has an endless supply of stylish hotels, I personally prefer to stay in apartments, especially when it’s for a longer trip. If you are on the same boat, in the hood might be something worth looking at.

[Tokyo 東京] Il Ristorante Luca Fantin

Il Ristorante Luca Fantin, perched on the 9th floor of the Bvlgari Tower in Ginza, Tokyo, is an unbearably gorgeous dining room. It is also where chef Luca Fantin, the first Italian chef in Japan to hold a Michelin star, conjures up his magical dishes.

[Tokyo 東京] Gen Yamamoto

Yamamoto-san, clad in an all white suit jacket, employs a no-frills style in his mixology – no fancy hand gestures, no jiggers, just his own tastebuds to approve the taste of each made-to-order cocktails.