Underground Dining: Secret Gastronomy in Akihabara
Join a multi-sensory dining experience at an exclusive restaurant in Akihabara! A legendary chef duo crafts the menu, served as a creative gastronomy meal followed by an hour of leisure & drinks.
Highlights
Dine at a members-only restaurant hidden in Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood
Enjoy a luxurious multi-course meal crafted by a legendary chef duo who have worked in esteemed restaurants in Japan
Participate in a unique, exclusive, and creative dining experience
This dining concept is for adventurous foodies, the culturally curious, and those seeking a multi-sensory experience in an intimate setting
10 meals
Experience Details
In Tokyo’s energetic Akihabara district stands an unassuming door that conceals a dining experience unlike any other… Your experience location is typically a members-only restaurant, but today, you’ve got the key to this locked door. The chefs are professionally trained and have collaborated to create an innovative multi-course menu.
This multi-sensory experience occurs at a hidden restaurant in Akihabara–hidden by choice, as it’s typically a members-only venue. But we’ve got a golden ticket for you! Your menu designers are skilled chefs whose collaboration results in an adventurous, innovative, and unique menu crafted using seasonal ingredients, herbs, and spices. The culinary duo comprises a French-trained chef from Auberge Au Mirador (an exclusive restaurant and lodging in Hakone) and a culinary maestro from the esteemed Ginza Kyubey.
Sample menu:
Chilled cream of white asparagus soup
Mr. Ishino's fruit tomato with sakura jelly drizzle
Specialty salad with bigfin reef squid and Japanese banana
Freshly delivered clams from Fisherman Takayama in Kujukuri, served with field mustard
Spring rolls with Nagaokakyo bamboo shoots and hijiki seaweed
Foie gras ice cream monaka with Nagano Prefecture's Pink Lady apples
Charcoal-grilled blackthroat seaperch with celeriac and butterbur shoots
Skewers of minced Pyrenean suckling lamb with rich egg yolk sauce and homemade black shichimi pepper blend
Japanese-style pilaf (takikomi gohan) with Toyama firefly squid
Kawachi-bankan from Wakayama Prefecture’s Mikan no Mitchan Farm, served with bay leaf
Basque cheesecake
The Chef’s Specialty Course allows you to enjoy a series of creative culinary masterpieces during a leisurely two-hour feast. Each dish will be prepared and served by the chef at the counter, ensuring a seamless and well-timed evening. Post-meal, you’ll move upstairs for an hour of leisure and drinks.
What You Get
Good To Know
- Limitations: 2 groups/sessions per day(17:30-20:00 & 20:00-23:30), 7 counter seats, 3-hour experience duration (2 hours for dining & 1 hour for leisure)
- The menu is subject to change
- Strictly no smoking
- Dress code: No shorts, sandals, or T-shirts allowed
- Timing: If you’re 30 minutes late, this will count as a cancellation and you will not be refunded
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The restaurant is in Akihabara area.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
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10 meals
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