As great as the international options are, you’d be amiss to visit Tokyo without trying an authentic Japanese breakfast at least once. Yakumo Saryo, in the unassuming residential backstreets of Meguro, is a stylishly minimal restaurant, and dining here is a lesson in culinary perfection. In the mornings Yakumo Saryo offers simple, clean, perfectly balanced Japanese dishes like miso soup, pickles, fish and tea finished with a wagashi (classic Japanese sweets).

Shinichiro Ogata, a famous designer, is the owner of Yakumo Saryo. He had the brilliant notion to use dining spaces to present contemporary Japanese culture. The dining area faces the garden and provides guests with a beautiful view and a place to unwind while sipping amazing tea.

Japanese breakfast is nothing like your typical western morning meal. It provides a much healthier start to the day. It’s rich in vegetables — from both land and sea — often includes fermented foods such as miso soup and pickles, and is rounded out with rice and grilled seafood.

On a late February morning, serene garden around Yakumo Saryo was beginning to bloom, hinting at the arrival of spring. Past the garden, the interior of this classical tea house is the perfect place to sip tea with a side of wagashi, traditional Japanese confections.

The tearoom at Yakumo Saryo in Meguro is not only beautiful, but comfortable. It’s one of the few places where you can experience traditional Japanese tea without sitting on a hard tatami floor.” yakumosaryo.jp. Old Imperial Bar in the Imperial Hotel

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