Restorante Carmine

It would be a little less than an exaggeration if one says that Restorante Carmine serves one of the best Italian five-course dinners in Tokyo. Some of the especially recommended specialties in Restorante Carmine are pasta twists with tomato and caper sauce, and veal scallopini à la marsala.

Also to be found in Restorante Carmine is tiramisu, a famous Italian dessert. Tiramisu is made from Lady Fingers, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, marsala wine, cocoa and rum. The Lady Fingers is not to be mistaken for it vegetable namesake; it actually stands for light sponge cakes which come in the shape of large, fat finger.

Complaints about Restorante Carmine are inspired not by it food, which continues to remain top-class, but by it location, which to many is a source of great befuddlement.
As soon as you exit the station, try looking for the street named Ushigome-chuo-dori. Upon finding the road, stay faithful to it as it leads up uphill for ten minutes. The signboard signaling the restaurant will be seen on the left.

For a single diner a five-course dinner may come at ¥2500 to ¥6000. It is important that you carry cash since Restorante Carmine does not accept credit cards.

Address- 1-19 Saiku-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

About Shinjuku-

Shinjuku has the largest concentration of foreign nationals in Tokyo. Restorante Carmine is one of the many non-japanese restaurants that flourish in the city.

Some of the attractions in Shinjuku are-

  -   Shinjuku-gyoen or Shinjuku Imperial Gardens- celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 2006. The garden remains beautiful in all the four seasons.
  -   Kyu Ogasawara tei or The Ogasawara House- is a house built in Spanish style for Earl Ogasawara in 1927.
  -   Meiji Jingu Shoutoku kinen kaigakan- The Shotoku anniversary museum in the Outer Gardens of Meiji Shrine, is one of the most magnificent buildings in Tokyo. This place was selected as one of the 100 most beautiful places in Tokyo.
  -   Tokyo Tocho- The building is considered the symbol of Shinjuku. On the 45th floor of this building is the observatory tower. From here one can see a remarkable view of Diet Building, Tokyo Tower and even Mount Fuji.

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