Updated November 2026

New Restaurants in Tokyo

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Ansolence

September 26, 2026Modern French · Kamiosaki (Gotanda / Meguro), TokyoA modern French tasting-menu restaurant from Hongson Rin, a chef who earned a Michelin star in the 2026 Tokyo guide, built on classic technique with fermentation and fruit acidity. It has counter, table and private room seating near Gotanda and Meguro.

Meilleur

October 23, 2026French with Japanese sensibility · Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo
Keio Plaza Hotel
A 22-seat French dining room on the 44th floor of Keio Plaza Hotel, the hotel's first main dining restaurant since Ambrosia closed in 2012. Chef Kohei Konishi, raised in a Toyama kaiseki family, cooks two tasting courses paired with wine, sake and Japanese tea.Inside Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

Jardin des Sens

October 30, 2026Southern French · Marunouchi, Tokyo
Hiramatsu
The Pourcel brothers' 35th-floor Marunouchi Building restaurant reopens under the name of their Montpellier flagship, Le Jardin des Sens, after a full redesign by Christian Collot. It replaces Sens et Saveurs with Southern French cooking built on Japanese seasonal produce, looking over the Imperial Palace grounds.

GOU Shinjuku

November 2, 2026Japanese, charcoal grill, teppan and sushi counter · Shinjuku, Tokyo
UDS
A 49-seat open-kitchen Japanese restaurant on the ground floor of the ONSEN RYOKAN Yuen Shinjuku, cooking seasonal dishes over charcoal, on a teppan and at a sushi counter. Dinner opens November 2, with a weekend lunch course from November 20.Inside ONSEN RYOKAN Yuen Shinjuku

Tessera

November 2026Creative European · Kamimeguro, TokyoA seasonal tasting-menu restaurant in Kamimeguro from chef Hiroki Takakata, who cooked at Ikoyi in London and Astrance and Le Doyenné in France. Menus are built around local producers, with dinner at 16,000 yen.

Questions about new restaurants in Tokyo

What new restaurants are opening in Tokyo?

The next openings in Tokyo are Ansolence (September 26, 2026), Meilleur (October 23, 2026), Jardin des Sens (October 30, 2026), GOU Shinjuku (November 2, 2026) and Tessera (November 2026). We are tracking 5 in all.

What restaurants are opening in Tokyo in November 2026?

GOU Shinjuku and Tessera are due in November 2026. See every restaurant opening in November 2026 across the cities we cover.

How does Markets of Tomorrow track restaurant openings?

We follow each restaurant from its first report to opening night, from the restaurant groups, chefs and hotels themselves and from local reporting, and update every date as it moves. Reporting an opening? Tell us about it.

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