Wami Daisuke

Restaurant Details

Most first-time visitors to Wami Daisuke likely walk right past it at least once. Located in a residential area of Tokyo’s Shirokane district, the restaurant simply looks like a particularly nice house from the exterior. The only clue that it might be a restaurant is the presence of its name, written unobtrusively on the corner of the white noren curtain draped across its entrance.

But few houses in Shirokane can claim to have seen the clientele that Wami Daisuke does on a regular basis. Some of the most powerful people in Japan have ducked beneath that curtain, from actors and idols to high-flying executives and members of parliament. For those in the know, this “house” is one of Minato Ward’s most revered establishments for business and pleasure alike.

Chef Daisuke Inoue’s vision for his restaurant was for it to be a “community-rooted establishment”: someplace small and intimate. And it started as just that, with limited counter seating and tatami mat flooring. As demand grew and word of the restaurant spread, Wami Daisuke underwent extensive renovations to incorporate several private rooms, each with its own different ambience. The restaurant’s popularity skyrocketed to the point where it even started a separate branch a few blocks away, featuring exclusively private room seating.

But the restaurant has in no way sacrificed that initial sense of familiarity that Chef Inoue strove for when he first started it. Extensive use of natural wood and traditional Kyoto ryotei design cues immediately call to mind classic Japanese hospitality. Having cut his teeth at a Kyoto restaurant before becoming head chef of a local Shirokane-dai restaurant, Chef Inoue’s cuisine echoes said tradition through traditional Kyoto-style cuisine, or “kyo-ryori” as it is known.

And customer feedback continues to be of the utmost importance: for instance, his sake menu started out heavily focused on pairings with food. However, after customers suggested widening the range of his sake, he came to realize the importance of letting diners discover their own preferences — leading to the 30-plus varieties that now adorn the restaurant’s shelf.

Wami Daisuke Remarks

• Children will only be permitted entry if they order and consume an individual adult course for themselves.

• Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.

• The restaurant reserves the right to refuse reservations to guests who have excessive dietary restrictions, particularly those of fish or vegetables.

• The course menu content listed below is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.

• The restaurant cannot always guarantee that it can provide guests with their preferred seating options after a reservation due to availability.

• The pictures provided are for illustrative purposes.

Wami Daisuke Business Days

Wami Daisuke Address

2-6-14, Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0072

Wami Daisuke Access Info

• Wami Daisuke is located a 5-minute walk from Exit 2 of Shirokanedai Station on the Toei Mita and Tokyo Metro Namboku Lines.

Wami Daisuke Phone Number

Wami Daisuke Cancellation Policy

Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.