WHERE TO EAT The best Nimono in the world (according to food experts)

"It was so extremely delicious, plus since it was cold outside, nothing felt better than a piping hot flavorful soup."

"The food is cheerful and unsubtle. But where else can you sip your sake and watch your chanko nabe bubble, while the sound of massive flesh hitting hard-packed clay still seems to echo in the rafters."

"Here, you can savour the melt-in-the-mouth texture of Japanese beef in shabu-shabu dishes."

"Great nabe in a stylish restaurant."

"For aficionados, though, there is only one place that truly matters: Kawasaki is not just the oldest and proudest such establishment, many rate its nabe as the best in the neighborhood."

"I must say, the food is delicious. The room is very beautiful, mixing stone and wood. Oden is the specialty here. It is a fish-based broth in which various ingredients are cooked: konyaku, a kind of tuber gelatin, giusuji, made from beef tendon or gamodoki, made from mushrooms."

"This is a good place to sample sukiyaki. The quality of the meat here is very high, which is hardly surprising when you consider there is a butcher right downstairs."

"The meat was SUPER soft – it almost seemed to melt in your mouth. The flavor of the fat was rich, but it didn’t feel at all fatty in a bad way."

"Best Shabu-Shabu Restaurants in Tokyo: Rokkasen. You can enjoy shabu shabu, yakiniku, and a sukiyaki buffet."

"Heavenly delicious."