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> when you get bored of Japanese food (or Japanese reinventions of other foods), then maybe Tokyo would get old for you. No, sorry, Tokyo really has amazing fo
by paulsutter 10y ago
> when you get bored of Japanese food (or Japanese reinventions of other foods), then maybe Tokyo would get old for you.
No, sorry, Tokyo really has amazing food of all kinds and not mere "reinventions". Italians here admit the Italian food is better on average than in Italy, the American food is better here than back home, etc.
I won't get into French food in Tokyo, which is superb, I will leave that comparison to you.
If you haven't been in Tokyo, you really have no idea what you're talking about. There are more Michelin starred restaurants here than Paris, London, and New York combined. And more importantly: only half the Michelin starred restaurants in those cities are any good. On the other hand, only half the good restaurants in Tokyo accept a Michelin listing because the other half doesn't want to deal with the tourists it brings. So the real ratio is even more lopsided.
Ps, Momofuku is overrated and David Chang's personality is tedious, but that doesn't make him wrong about Tokyo.