Experts' Choice Award Ninja Tokyo
What the experts agree on
Ninja Tokyo trades serious cuisine for theatrical spectacle—black-clad staff guide you through a castle-themed basement maze, perform tricks tableside, and the food (Japanese with Western tweaks) becomes secondary to the over-the-top ninja
“Concept restaurants live or die by the staff’s level of enthusiasm, and the over-the-top performances here are what sell the whole experience.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's "In keeping with the air of mystery you'd expect from a ninja-themed restaurant, a ninja-costumed waiter leads you through a dark underground maze to your table in an artificial cave." Full review
Lonely Planet "Staff dressed like ninjas escort you via trapdoors to your table, take your order and might even perform special ninja magic tricks." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Located in a basement decked out to evoke an ancient Japanese castle, the waiters dress as ninjas, black-clad spies trained in martial arts."
Time Out "Food is Japanese with plenty of Western tweaks – just go for the sushi if you get tired of reading the lengthy menu scroll, or splurge on a dinner course." Full review
Frommer's "The English-menu language, written on a scroll, offers a la carte dishes like sweet-and-sour pork, salmon grilled with saikyo miso...on most nights a roaming ninja will drop by to entertain" Full review
Time Out "Treat yourself to an entertaining meal at Tokyo’s stealthy ninja restaurant. From the moment you step in the door, you’ll enter a world resembling a ninjas’ hideout, where these ‘sneaky’..." Full review
