TRATTORIA motomu.N — Restaurant in Tokyo

Nice little Italian restaurant near to the station - 12-14 seats and quite packed in. Course is relatively good value but not a tonne of food. This has the ladies lunch atmosphere and the food is geared to that audience. Pastas are quite inventive and relatively authentic; like many Italian restaurants in Tokyo this one leans Jitatlian which isn’t bad but set your expectations. A can of craft beer was ridiculously expensive (¥1760) and they charge more for each morsel of bread - we’re talking 1.5 inch cubes at a time. Also, seems they serve much smaller portions to the female guest than the male guest including the additional bread, amount of pasta and main meat dish for the same price. Booking recommended as it’s packed around lunch time and be prepared for subs as they run out of ingredients. They will take names for later service as...

Neighborhood lunch/dinner of choice. Jiyugaoka is full or average if not low quality overpriced quasi-European, but this one ain’t like the others. Run by 2 guys and great friends, one chef and one server, this is the most cozy, cute restaurant. Not Italian in a traditional sense, but the way chef handles ingredients and creates tastes strongly suggests the image of the country. It’s a high quality flavor that highlight beauty of great ingredients: a sign of a true high cuisine. Lunch is very affordable at 2,000JPY, dinner at 5,000JPY. Have to warn that there is no English menu, but if you are local, you will probably get...

This Italian restaurant is located in an alley in Jiyugaoka. It is a popular restaurant in Jiyugaoka, and you need to make a reservation in advance to dine here at night. The interior of the restaurant is simple and casual. The food is not particularly beautifully presented, and the portions are not large. The seasoning is elegant, making the most of the flavors of the ingredients. Prices are a bit high for an Italian restaurant, so tastes may differ. Lunch is less expensive, so if you are interested, it is better to...