GINZA SIX Food Hall

GINZA SIX opened in 2017 on the site of the former Matsuzakaya department store, occupying a full city block on Ginza's Chuo-dori (central avenue). The development was financed by Mori Building (the Roppongi Hills developer), J. Front Retailing, and LVMH — the brief was unambiguous: build the most curated commercial space in Tokyo. The retail floors are anchored by international luxury (Saint Laurent, Celine, Dior); the basement food hall is built to the same standard.

What separates the B2 food floor from older depachika (Mitsukoshi Ginza, Wako, Matsuya) is curation density. The B2 floor packs roughly 70 specialty stalls into a single basement level, with significant overlap to Isetan Shinjuku's lineup but more aggressive on regional specialties — particularly Kyoto wagashi (Kyoto's Tsuruya Yoshinobu, Nakamura Tokichi, and the smaller producers most Tokyo depachika don't carry), Hokkaido seafood, and small-batch craft sake from prefectures that Isetan doesn't stock. The result is the depachika you visit if Isetan's already familiar.

The 6th floor added the 'Grand Premium Food Hall' in 2025 — a high-end food court with ten compact restaurants serving sit-down meals from Hokkaido sushi to Kobe beef teppanyaki to Sichuan dumplings. The format compresses fine-dining options into single-person reservation lengths (a full meal in 60-75 minutes, single-counter seating) at price points roughly half of standalone restaurants. For foreign visitors, it's the easiest path to a high-end Japanese dinner without committing to a 3-hour omakase.