Originally Posted by txflyer77

I would be *amazed* if there's a restaurant that does both good sushi and good ramen in Tokyo. That's just not how Japanese restaurants generally operate.

As someone who has done this same thing, this is how I like to handle a layover like this:

1) Hotel in the Ginza or Tokyo Station area.

2) Check in to the hotel and then get some yakitori at one of the izakaya around Yurakucho station. Maybe a cocktail at Bar High Five or one of the other cocktail joints in the Ginza.

3) Stick my bag in a locker at Tokyo Station, then get coffee at Turret Coffee, near the market.

4) Breakfast at Tsukiji. I skip the "big two" sushi places in favor of the food stalls lining Shin-Ohashi Dori. Last time I went to a place that served tuna cheeks on rice, fantastic.

5) If I want to stretch my legs I might walk around the Hama Rikyu garden next door.

6) Lunch at Sushi Iwa, in the Ginza. Michelin-starred sushi with set lunches starting around 8k JPY. Alternatively, you're spoiled for ramen choices at Tokyo Ramen Street under Tokyo Station, but the lines can be long (though move fast).

7) Poke around the Ginza (I like to pop into Itoya) and then head back to Tokyo Station, grab my bag and hop on the Narita Express.