Hilton Tokyo to launch new restaurant concept in November

The Hilton Tokyo has begun renovating and rebranding all its restaurants located on the hotel’s second floor, and will unveil a new restaurant floor in November this year.

This autumn, Hilton Tokyo will launch “Tsunohazu”, a new stage in hotel dining that carries the DNA of Hilton Tokyo as a leader in the hotel industry while honoring its Shinjuku origins. The new restaurant space takes design inspiration from the mix of old and new about Shinjuku, and will introduce contemporary culinary experiences that encompass a grill, Japanese cuisine, Chinese cuisine and a Bar/Lounge (approximately 570 seats).

The new restaurant design is by Nao Taniyama, a food and beverage concept designer who has made his name through a number of noteworthy projects including French restaurant Dominique Bouchet Ginza. The dining space can be best described as "selective dining," where guests can not only select their cuisine preference but also moods of time and space as inspired by the Shinjuku-themed surrounds. The second floor restaurant renewal project is the most publicly visible part of the extensive renewal of the hotel, aptly timed with the 30th anniversary of the hotel’s relocation to Shinjuku.

Between 2006 and 2009, the hotel completed the first phase of a master plan program to refurbish the guest rooms, Executive Lounge, Lobby, Marble Lounge, Ballroom, Fitness Center and Business Center. Following that, the current phase of the Master plan commenced in 2012 with the refurbishment of the remaining guest rooms, small- to mid-size function room and the Wedding Chapel completed to-date.

Founded in Nagato-cho one year prior to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as the first international hotel chain to operate in Japan, Hilton Tokyo relocated to Tokyo’s metropolitan government district in Nishi-Shinjuku in 1984. As the industry pioneer and one of the most recognized international brand names in Japan, Hilton Tokyo continues to build upon its domestic Japan legacy through product and service innovation.

Maintaining a principle of directly managing restaurant outlets, Hilton Tokyo has established its position in the Japanese market as a gourmet brand, including the introduction of unique buffets styles such as the first “Flavors of Dynasty” all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet, the strawberry dessert buffets, and seasonal food promotions.

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