TOKYO Food Guide | 40 Places to Eat & Drink (With Prices!)

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A Japanese breakfast spot specializing in affordable, healthy breakfast sets where you can mix and match freshly grilled fish with various delicious sides. It's a great way to start your day feeling good.

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A must-visit Japanese bakery in Shibuya offering a wide selection of freshly baked goods, both sweet and savory. It's a perfect spot for a bread-focused breakfast or a quick snack.

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A popular street food spot in Asakusa known for its incredibly addictive croquettes filled with a beef and pork mixture. Lines can build up, but they move fast.

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A popular spot specializing in unagi rice bowls, where the rice is soaked in sauce and the unagi is coated in a velvety tare.

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A curry pan shop with several branches in Asakusa, easily identifiable by the waifu on the storefront. They offer creamy and flavorful curry buns.

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A historic bakery dating back to 1945, famous for its freshly baked melon pan. They've had time to perfect their recipe.

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An unassuming, intimate tempura restaurant with only one chef, barely fitting six people at a time. They specialize in tempura set meals and tendon bowls.

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An age-old institution near the National Sumo Arena specializing in Chanko Nabe, a hearty chicken stock-based stew packed with veggies, chicken, and noodles.

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A ramen restaurant in Shinjuku that offers next-level ramen, with two standard broths: a creamy Paitan chicken broth and a classic Shoyu ramen.

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A famous market with a huge concentration of street food, offering a wide variety of fresh seafood and other Japanese delicacies.

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A popular onigiri stall in Tsukiji Market that often has a line even early in the morning, but their huge selection of freshly made onigiri is worth the wait.

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A unique standing sushi experience in Tsukiji Market, with limited space for a few people at a time. They offer two courses, including a tuna selection.

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A mildly dingy bakery in Tsukiji that offers a solid break from all the seafood, selling pastries, coffee, and kakigori.

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A teppanyaki stall in Tsukiji Market offering A5 wagyu skewers, cooked right in front of you.

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A fish market stall in Tsukiji offering a variety of fresh seafood plates on display.

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A popular Norwegian-style cafe with several locations across Tokyo. It's a stylish spot that makes you feel like you're in a modern Norwegian log cabin.

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A cute one-man coffee truck located in Sumida Park that serves both espresso and filter coffee, and even roasts his own beans.

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A moody, post-war kissaten-style coffee bar that has been open since 1948, making you feel like you've been warped back in time.

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A unique spot in the residential areas of Shibuya that is part coffee shop and part streetwear store, attracting a cool morning crowd.

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A cafe where you can take frequent coffee breaks to cool down from the Tokyo heat, serving iced lattes in Guinness glasses.

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A high-end, stylish coffee spot for true coffee aficionados, offering a dazzling array of single-origin coffees from around the world.

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A sister store to Glitch Coffee in Shinjuku, offering a similar concept of high-quality specialty coffee. It's located in the basement of a building and can be hard to find, but the reward is worth it.

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A coffee shop in Parco Mall with insane beans, including aged blend, melon blend, and banana blend coffees, catering to adventurous coffee drinkers.

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A conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Parco Mall, offering a Tokyo must-do experience with fresh sushi. The wait time is typically around 15 minutes, much shorter than other popular spots.

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A Michelin-starred omakase sushi restaurant located on an unassuming residential street in Nakameguro. It's famous for sushi that isn't afraid to put modern twists on tradition.

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A restaurant offering some of the finest tonkatsu in Tokyo, with a menu that is practically a wine seller's equivalent of the finest Japanese pork breeds, complete with different cuts and tasting profiles.

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A legendary yakitori restaurant in Shibuya known for its chicken yakitori. The place is packed with locals sitting around the counter, offering a full view of the busy kitchen.

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A hole-in-the-wall izakaya located underneath train tracks just outside Yurakucho Station. It's a hotspot for salarymen, foreigners, and even All Blacks, remaining an icon for late-night food and drink.

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A back-alley ramen shop in Shinjuku that's open 24 hours, serving comforting and rich Hakata-style ramen. Their ramen is made with pork bones simmered for hours, resulting in a thick, rich, and velvety broth.

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A famous and possibly divisive ramen chain originating from Fukuoka, known for its solo dining booths, offering almost zero personal interaction. They serve only one type of broth: a rich tonkotsu.

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A dependable chain originating from Nagoya, known for its delicious breakfast. Before 11 AM daily, any coffee or drink order comes with a free piece of toast on the side.

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A chain restaurant offering simple bowls of rice and meat, with a special place in many hearts for its comforting Gyudon.

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A popular family restaurant chain with a regal quality, offering an amazing variety of Japanese and Western dishes cooked by real chefs, along with a free drink station.

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The happiest seafaring place in the world, where the themed food is worth its own adventure. It offers a variety of iconic and themed snacks and even a full-blown fine dining restaurant.

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A crepe shop in Harajuku specializing in premium matcha crepes made fresh to order. It's a great alternative if you want to avoid long lines at more popular creperies.

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The oldest bakery in Japan, first established in 1869. They sell a variety of baked goods but are most famous for their Anpan (sweet rolls).

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A beautiful garden offering a break from all the walking and admiring in Tokyo. It features a traditional tea house.

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A beautiful tea house within Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden where you can enjoy refreshing teas and delicious daifuku mochi.

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Famous for their matcha ice cream, offering a unique selection with different strengths, from weak pale green to a deep green hue, which they claim is the world's strongest.

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A taiyaki shop specializing in iconic fish-shaped cakes stuffed with various flavors. They make their taiyaki fresh to order.