Must eat spots in Tokyo 🗼

by Craig V

Essential Tokyo restaurants and cafes from friends

29 spots • 0 followers • Updated Feb 7 • Tokyo

Narukiyo

Japanese • Shibuya • Japan, 〒150-0002 Tokyo, Shibuya, 2-chōme−7−１４ＶＯＲＴ青山地下１階

"secret, amazing izakaya in daikaiyama! Best food! great vibes!"

Omoide Yokocho Memory Lane

Japanese • Shinjuku City • 1 Chome-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan

"Small shacks of old school restaurants in Shinjuku, great yakitori"

Ebisu Yokocho

Japanese • Shibuya • 1-chōme-7-4 Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan

"retro small restaurants"

Kaikaya by the Sea

Sushi • Shibuya • 23-7 Maruyamachō, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0044, Japan

"great seafood restaurant in Shibuya"

Harajuku Gyozarou

Japanese • Shibuya • 6-chōme-2-4 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

"amazing Gyouza in Harajuku (open late! but long line for lunch)"

Tonki

Teriyaki • Meguro City • 1-chōme-1-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064, Japan

"73 year all time best fried Tonkatsu pork in Japan"

Sakura-tei

Japanese • Shibuya • 3-chōme-20-1 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

"Okonomiyaki artsy spot in Ura-Harajuku"

Tatemichiya

Japanese • Shibuya • 30-8 Sarugakuchō, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0033, Japan

"punk-izakaya"

Den

Japanese • Shibuya • Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingūmae, 2-chōme−3−１８建築家会館ＪＩＡ館

"high end (2 michelin) innovative kaiseki with humor (book a table)"

Tsuta

Ramen • Shibuya • Japan, 〒151-0066 Tokyo, Shibuya, Nishihara, 3-chōme−2−４フロンティア代々木上原 B1

"world's best ramen? first Michelin starred ramen-ya"

Jikaseimen Gachi

Ramen • Shinjuku City • Japan, 〒162-0065 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Sumiyoshichō, 7−１０曙企画ビル

"Amazing no-soup Ramen with oil and thick home made futomen (A little off the beaten track in Akebonobashi)"

Hoppy Street

Japanese • Taito City • Hoppy St, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan

"old people, old recipes, old japan in Asakusa! stew and intestines! if you're visiting the Sensoji shrine"

Ramen Yamate

Ramen • Shibuya • 2-chōme-21-13 Tomigaya, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0063, Japan

"the super algae hype"

Uobei Shibuya Dogenzaka Store

Sushi • Shibuya • Japan, 〒150-0043 Tokyo, Shibuya, Dōgenzaka, 2-chōme−29−１１ Central Bldg. 6, １階

"cheap hi-tech sushi in Shibuya with a futuristic twist"

Onnanoko Club

Bar • Shinjuku City • Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 2-chōme−13−１６ SENSHOビル 4F

"trans waiters"

eatrip

Japanese • Shibuya • 6-chōme-31-10 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

"organic, sustainable, run by local organic organizer Yuki featured in the documentary Eattrip"

深夜早朝BARBER 【夜22:00〜朝8:30】THE NIGHT OWL BARBER SHOP ROPPONGI TOKYO 六本木/東京/理容室/床屋/メンズカット/バーバー

Salon • 港区 • 東京都港区六本木７丁目１５−１３六本木ダイヤハイツ 10階 , in the UNJOUR TOKYO building on 10th floor, ７丁目-１５六本木港区東京都 106-0032, Japan

"hyped organic restaurant in Meguro"

Owl Cafe Tokyo

Cafe • 千代田区 • Japan, 〒101-0022 東京都千代田区神田練塀町６７

"after the cat and goat cafés came the owl"

Anjin

Japanese • Shibuya • Japan, 〒150-0033 Tokyo, Shibuya, Sarugakuchō, 17−５代官山Ｔ－ＳＩＴＥ２号館２階

"30 000 rare vintage magazines, books and movies from the 1960/70s in Tsutayas stylish library/restaurant/cafe in Daikanyama"

Capcom

Bar • Shinjuku City • Shinjuku Mitsui Building, 2-chōme-1-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 163-0448, Japan

"Video Game bar with a menu inspired by classic games, don't miss the Brain Cake (from my first Food Hacking Japan ep)"

Owan

Japanese • Chuo City • 2-chōme-5-11 Nihonbashikayabachō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0025, Japan

"Japanese restaurant near Ikejiri Ohashi station (1 stop away from Shibuya by Den-en toshi line), even close by taxi as well."

Ginza Kyūbey Honten

Sushi • Chuo City • 8-chōme-7-6 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

"my fave Sushi"

Chuoshokudo Sanbo

Vegetarian • Koya • 722 Kōyasan, Koya, Ito District, Wakayama 648-0211, Japan

"lunch place by 11:45 (or else it may sell out)"

Matsukan Azabujūban

Sushi • Minato City • 3-chōme-4-12 Azabujūban, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan

"The one sushi spot you must eat at hands down Tokyo. This is an enlightened local's secret spot, tourist and celebrity chef free. Get omakase, best toro. No english. MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY! You will not want to eat sushi again after this this. Everytime I go, I'm literally the only person who doesn't speak Japanese. And everyone is wondering how you were special enough to have the inside tip to come here, but they will never ask cuz Japanese people keep everything to themselves. And get the Toro - it's around $15/piece but so worth it - I eat like at least 10 pieces when I go."

Tofu Ukai

Japanese • Minato City • 4-chōme-4-13 Shibakōen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan

"Tofuya taught me that I don't hate tofu, I only love Japanese tofu, like their twice-fried tofu. Walk around the garden & watch them making the fried tofu. Make reservations! This is a true kaiseki meal that lasts 2-3 hours."

gion tokuya harajuku

Japanese • Shibuya • 2-chōme-31-12 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

"Get the matcha green tea shaved ice with red beans! Along with the Flower Viewing Picnic Style and Classic Warbi Mochi. This place changed how I understood the wide spectrum of mochi existence. And the Green Tea shaved ice just makes for ridiculously great selfies. Then go to United Arrows afterwards to find ridiculously priced items (some of which you may buy!)."

ＨＩＧＡＳＨＩ‐ＹＡＭＡ‐Ｔｏｋｙｏ

Sushi • Meguro City • Japan, 〒153-0043 Tokyo, Meguro City, Higashiyama, 1-chōme−21 ＨＩＧＡＳＨＩ‐ＹＡＭＡ‐Ｔｏｋｙｏ

"You must go here. Get the omakase, and just eat whatever the chef gives you. protip: order 2 servings of the matcha tofu dessert and the homemade tofu. It's not terribly expensive and what's nice is that you would pay 2-3xs more at other more touristy fancy places. And the chopsticks are amazing - my dream is to own a pair one day but you have to go to an enirely diff part of Japan to buy them."

MUJI Coffee & Salon

Cafe • Chuo City • 3-chōme-3-5 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

"Just find a muji with a cafe and eat your vegetarian heart out. They make tons of amazing food here and it's super affordable .The reddish rice is a must get - I don't understand why it's so yummy."

Fūunji Shinjuku

Ramen • Shibuya • Japan, 〒151-0053 Tokyo, Shibuya, Yoyogi, 2-chōme−14−３北斗第一ビル１F

"The one place to go for tsukemen broth in Tokyo. Dinner lines start early. Fuunji is how I fell in love with ramen, it expanded my ramen world and now I can never turn back."

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