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Eating out in Tennoz Isle
This Tokyo restaurant/micro brewery is more like something you would expect to find in a North American city like Vancouver or San Francisco. Converted from an old warehouse, it is located in the recently redeveloped Tennoz Isle district, right alongside a canal that connects to Tokyo Bay.
The restaurant is quite stylish with high vaulted ceilings and a surprisingly large patio rea that attracts the crowds on weekends, especially in spring and autumn. There is a fairly large bar area where various beer offerings, like Tennoz Ale, are on tap, and an attractive lounge in a converted barge on water.
For people staying either in Shinagawa at the Le Meridean, for example, or at the Dai Ichi Hotel in Tennoz Isle, the restaurant is one of the better eating places in the area. The only consideration being that you pay for the location, and style as well as the quality food. A night out at TY Harbor can easily run about 10,000 yen per person. The menu is categorized as "Californian cuisine" with a focus on fresh, seasonal foods and vegetables. The service is good with English-speaking waiters and an English menu and the staff are quite friendly.
Often people will meet and relax in the bar area before heading out on to the comfortable patio or into the wide-open dining area. Waterline, the lounge, is a well-known romantic spot full of couples chatting quietly, watching the brightly lit tour boats as they go out to the bay.
For dinner or lunch, TY Harbor is a solid choice in a good location.