Thanks for all of the suggestions and think that I will give Sel at the Waterfront another shot... We did end up in Chinatown at Kaze ShabuShabu and had a fun meal, though it was shabu shabu as I have never seen before, more Asian fusion than traditional Japanese. The food and the service was excellent and the broths were very tasty. The lobster sashimi pieces were a nice touch and I felt as though I was back in Japan when there was movement from the antennae!

I look forward to trying New Shanghai and hope to find a good place for dim sum in the upcoming weeks. Thanks again for all of the help.

Sel de la Terre? Somewhere in Faneuil Hall? Sportello? Looking for a decent place which is walking distance between the Aquarium and South Boston/Broadway Bridge. I don't know the North End very well, and my previous visit to Sel de la Terre was not fabulous but it was a few years ago... and advice?

I would suggest any of the 3 restaurants at the Conrad Hotel in Shiodome. China Blue is an innovative Chinese fusion restaurant overlooking the Hama-Rikyu gardens, Kazahana is the Japanese restaurant also overlooking the garden and I think that it serves the best teppanyaki in Tokyo! They have a seperate teppanyaki counter seating area. The Gordon Ramsey is also quite wonderful, if a tad pricey but this is Tokyo... I also like L'Atelier de Joel Robochon but they don't take reservations and you sit at a long bar to eat, but the food is great! Hope that this helps!