Rigoletto Wine & Bar

Continuing on my tour of the Shin-Marunouchi Building's 7th floor "(marunouchi) HOUSE" area -- see previous posts covering the Wonderwall-designed Henry Good Seven cafe and the Soba Kichi restaurant -- next up is Rigoletto Wine & Bar (03-6270-0520). Offering a fusion of Spanish and Italian, everything I've had there has always been stellar, and I can't recommend their lunch menu enough -- ¥1,500 gets you an entree of tapas, salad, choice of main dish, dessert, and coffee. And yes, the extra ¥300 for one of the pizzas, served as a calzone, is well worth it. Evenings also make for an attractive setting for drinks (which you can take outside to the building's terrace).

I've become a big fan of that floor's "unwind and dine" concept, and I now make regular stops at Tokyo station (I recommend going using the Marunouchi subway line, since the ticket gates are just outside the Shin-Marunouchi Building's entrance), which is something I never did before.

Shin-Marunouchi Building [Official site]

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