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[Toranomon] Green at Night, and an Omelette in the Morning

間接照明に照らされた三十一階のバーラウンジ。背の高い観葉植物に囲まれた白いソファと椅子 Hotel

The Edition Tokyo Toranomon. I spent the evening at the bar on the thirty-first floor. Simply because I was a guest and a Platinum member, I was shown to the window seat — the corner one, no less. It was a good seat. Almost too good.

The dimly lit 31st-floor bar lounge with tall tropical plants surrounding white sofas and chairs

Only the Green Stands in the Dark

Tokyo Tower was glowing just in front of me. The bar was dimly lit — and perhaps for that reason, each tall leaf seemed to rise more clearly than it would have in bright light. Darkness, it turns out, is not the enemy of visibility. The three of us sat there together in the middle of it all.

The Tokyo nightscape seen through the bar window, high-rises glowing in the dark

Three People, Three Glasses

I had the Toranomon Gin & Tonic. My wife chose a martini. My daughter picked a juice whose name alone made it sound delicious. Three glasses on the table. That each of us had ordered what we personally wanted — that, really, was the whole substance of the evening.

Morning, As Usual

Breakfast followed the usual formula: a buffet with one hot main. I chose the omelette. It was good — so good that no further description seemed necessary.

The Blue Room breakfast menu held in hand, greenery in the background

Where the Salad Is Good, the Rest Usually Is Too

The salad here is, of course, excellent. I’ve long held the view that a restaurant with good salad is generally a good restaurant. It’s in the things that can’t be fussed over where the standard of a place reveals itself. The salmon was also particularly fine. And if you want something sweet, I’d recommend the chocolate drink.

A blue cut-crystal glass and a small vase with a blue flower on the table

Hotels that make you want to come back are not that common. Nothing extraordinary happened. We sat by the window, had a drink, had an omelette in the morning. And yet we want to return. That’s exactly why I’ll keep writing about this place.

Notes from the Stay

  • Where: The Edition Tokyo Toranomon — evening at the 31st floor bar, morning at The Blue Room
  • Seat: window corner, courtesy of Platinum membership, with Tokyo Tower right in front
  • Evening order: Toranomon Gin & Tonic (me) / martini (wife) / juice (daughter)
  • Morning order: omelette, salad, salmon — chocolate drink if you want something sweet
  • Takeaway: where the salad is good, the rest usually is too

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