Originally Posted by
5khours
You might want to think about ShabuShabu at Seryna or Zakuro. You don't find it much outside of Japan and it's usually very popular with foreigners (if you like beef). There are a lot of other.
The suggestions for kaiseki are good too, but for me, my reaction immediately after my first experience with kaiseki (a very long dinner with 20 courses) was "What the **** was that? My knees are killing me and I'm still starving." It's a bit of an acquired taste.
I remember having Kaiseki for the first time at my hotel the evening I first arrived in Japan, and I really loved it.
I have never eaten a kaiseki meal kneeling down. Even in private tatami dining rooms there is often a table with chairs, or a "foot well" that allows one to sit in a normal position. At a hotel restaurant, the meal will either be served at a table or counter with chairs. A meal does take a relatively long time, but often includes far fewer than twenty courses.