Magical Food At The Ninja Restaurant

Posted by Jonelle Patrick on February 17, 2013 in Awesome Stuff To Do, Bars, Cafés & Restaurants | 1 Comment

I have to admit, until last week I’d never been to a restaurant where my waitress brought me an egg, set it on fire and turned it into a chicken. Apparently, when the waitress is a ninja, this is no big deal. A minor exertion, in fact, after conjuring up a drawbridge so we could cross a treasure-filled chasm and drawing a sword with lightning speed from a spookily smoking crab salad.

The Ninja Akasaka restaurant is about a three minute walk from Akasaka Mitsuke station. The theme cocktails were a little disappointing and expensive, but the restaurant is beautiful, the food was delicious and the service was totally entertaining throughout the evening. There was even a guy who came around doing card tricks, who was the best card illusionist I’ve ever seen.

If you’d like to visit the Akasaka area the next time you’re in Tokyo, directions & maps are on my website, The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had. You can request reservations online here, but you need to provide a local Japanese number where you can be reached (your hotel or a friend), because they always call to confirm.

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