4000 Chinese Restaurant

What to Expect

4000 Chinese Restaurant opened in December 2018 in Minami-Aoyama, Minato City, and has built a consistent award record since. The room holds 20 seats across an 8-seat counter and two tables for four to six guests each. A private room for up to 8 is available, which changes the calculus significantly for groups — more on that below. The space is described as stylish and relaxed with generous spacing between seats, which is not a given at this price point in Tokyo. A sommelier is on hand and the wine programme is taken seriously, a less common pairing at Chinese restaurants in the city.

Chef Kinya Komoda leads the kitchen. The cuisine is Sichuan, and Tabelog's Hyakumeiten (Top 100 Chinese, Tokyo) has recognised the restaurant in 2021, 2023, and 2024, confirming its position among the city's most-regarded Chinese tables. Reservations are handled exclusively through the OMAKASE platform, and the restaurant does not accept walk-ins. Service charge is 10%, applied on leading of the food bill , factor that into your budget calculation. Credit cards are accepted; electronic money and QR code payments are not.

The Private Room Angle

For a first-timer, the counter seats eight and gives you the most direct view of the kitchen. If you are bringing a group of four to eight, the private room is worth requesting specifically , it seats eight and provides a quieter, more contained experience than the main room tables. Given that Tabelog flags this restaurant as particularly suited to business occasions, the private room makes sense for client dinners where conversation matters. The main room tables seat four to six, which covers most social group sizes, but the private room is the better call if confidentiality or low ambient noise is a priority. Note that full private use of the restaurant is unavailable, so you will always be sharing the building with other diners even when in the private room.

For solo diners, the counter is the right seat , it works well as a single-diner format, and at a 20-seat restaurant, one counter seat is easier to secure than a full table booking.

Getting There and Booking

The restaurant is located on the first floor of Park Axis Minami-Aoyama 7-chome, approximately 838 metres from Hiro-o Station. From Shibuya, take bus number 51 from the Miyamasuzaka Exit and alight at Minami Aoyama 7-chome, then walk three minutes. There is no parking on site.

Reservations: Reservation only via the OMAKASE website , no walk-ins accepted. Hours: Monday through Sunday, 12:00–18:30 (phone enquiries 15:00–18:00); closure dates are not fixed, so check the website before booking. Budget: Dinner JPY 30,000–39,999 per person (plus 10% service charge); Lunch JPY 15,000–19,999 per person; review averages suggest JPY 20,000–29,999 is a realistic dinner spend for many guests. Payment: Credit card only , electronic money and QR code payments not accepted. Private room: Available for up to 8 guests on request. Smoking: Non-smoking throughout.