Tokyo Food Page Listings - South American Restaurants

Brazilian

Omotesando -- Praca Onze. 3405-8015

Live music, dancing, and a good deal of drinking. Open Mon-Tue 6:30-midnight (no music); Wed-Thu 6:30-1am; Fri-Sat 6:30-2am.[feedback]

Kita-Aoyama 3-5-2. Open 7pm-1am. Closed Sundays, Mondays.

Omotesando -- Barbacoa Grill. 3796-0571

Brazilian-style all-you-can-eat churrasco grilled beef and other meats; dinner is Y4000, weekday lunch Y2480.[feedback]

Jingumae 4-3-24 B1F. Open 11:30am-3pm, 5:30-11pm (LO 10) daily.

Shibuya -- Tucano's. 5784-2661

A huge, festive dining room serving all-you-can-eat grilled churrasco beef, pork and chicken, plus a salad buffet, for Y4000 (Y2900 at lunchtime). [feedback]

Dogenzaka 2-23-12, Shibuya Fhontis Bldg B1F. Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-11pm (LO) daily.

Roppongi -- Acaraje Tropicana. 3479-4690

Live music and a lively crowd. Open 6pm-5am; full kitchen until 10pm, bar and snacks only after 10.[feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 1-1-1. Open 6-10pm (weekends to 5am). Closed Mondays.

Jimbocho -- Muito Bom. 3238-7946

Faux Brazilian from the management of Maenom no hotori (Thai) and Mandala (Indian).[feedback]

Kanda Jimbocho 2-1. Open 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

Otsuka -- Casa Verde. 3916-0183

Authentic, inexpensive food in a homey atmosphere, including basics like feijoada black bean stew and churrasco, and some more exotic items like alligator and piranha. There's dance music (house rather than samba) for the mostly Brazilian customers, and downstairs there's a Brazilian food store.[feedback]

Kita-Otsuka 2-8-14. Open 6-11pm. Closed Mondays.

Other South American

Shibuya -- Miraflores. 3462-6588

This small but festive shop offers a good range of authentic Peruvian specialties, including Andes potato soup, seafood stews and a "Plato Campesino" Andes picnic platter. There's usually bouncy Latin music playing in the background. Lunch from Y1000; full-course dinner Y3000-Y5000, plus a la carte. [feedback]

Sakuragaokacho 28-3. Open 11:30am-3, 6-11pm. Closed Sundays.

Gotanda -- Arco Iris. 3449-6629

Very authentic South American cooking - the spicy, garlicky shrimp soup (with rice and green peas) was amazing, and the Aji de Gallina (stewed chicken) is definitely worth a try. Spanish-language ability helps - they don't speak much English or Japanese. Inexpensive.[feedback]

Higashi-Gotanda 1-15-5, Miyamoto Bldg. 2F. Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO) daily.

Yotsuya -- Romina. 3226-6608

Brilliant Peruvian food and drinks at relatively inexpensive prices. Try their vanilla flan for dessert, if you still have room. There's also a big lunch menu. (Avoid Sunday nights if you don't like big crowds.)[feedback]

Yotsuya 1-7-27, Central Yotsuya Bldg. 2F. Open 5-11pm. Closed Wednesdays.

Hachioji -- Misky. 0426-46-1116

Good Peruvian food, somewhat adapted to a Tokyo audience. Budget around Y1700 for dinner. Open for lunch on weeekends only.[feedback]

Hachioji-shi Myojincho 3-11-13. Open 5:30-9pm (LO). Closed Mondays.