Turkish
Open 11:30am-11:30pm daily.
One of Tokyo's better Turkish spots, Bosphoras offers a good selection of shish kebabs, Turkish pizzas, salads, and other very Turkish fare. Budget around Y3000 at dinnertime.
Open 11:30am-11:30pm daily.
Open 5-11:30pm daily.
One of the better Turkish restaurants in town, Bosphoras offers a wide selection of shish kebabs, Turkish pizzas, salads, and other very Turkish fare. There's a belly dance show at 8pm on Wednesday,...
Open 5-11:30pm daily.
Open 10:30am-9pm daily.
First-rate doner kebabs, substantial in size, ready to take home or just eat on the sidewalk outside the shop. Kebabs are chicken, beef, or mixed, served in toasted pita bread and topped with a...
Open 10:30am-9pm daily.
Open 11:30am-midnight daily.
Some of Shibuya's most highly regarded kebabs can be found at this cozy 14-seat shop. Lunch specials are served until 4pm, and most kebabs are ready to take out.
Open 11:30am-midnight daily.
Open 6pm-2am daily.
The recipes at Burgaz Ada are from Constantinople, not Istanbul, as the chef is ambitiously working to recreate historical dishes from the Ottoman Empire - the roots of modern Turkish cuisine. ...
Open 6pm-2am daily.
Open 5-11pm daily.
Good Turkish cooking from this Tokyo Turkish pioneer. Budget around Y4000 at dinnertime. Lunch is served on weekends.
Open 5-11pm daily.
Middle Eastern
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Mondays.
Syrian cuisine; prix-fixe dinner menus from Y2800, or a la carte.
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Mondays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-8:30pm (LO; Sun -6). Closed Mondays.
Falafel sandwiches and platters, hummus and lentil soup are served at this tiny eight-seat cafe, and everything is available to take out.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-8:30pm (LO; Sun -6). Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Carvaan is one of central Tokyo's few proper Middle Eastern restaurants (as opposed to informal kebab shops), and their kitchen turns out some very good dishes, although they can be inconsistent. ...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 6pm-midnight (LO 10:45). Closed Mondays.
We love it when restaurants improve with age, and the food at Pao has gotten noticeably better over time. It was always a fun destination - you sit on thick carpets at tiny tables while listening to...
Open 6pm-midnight (LO 10:45). Closed Mondays.
Open 6-10pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Terrific Turkish, Tunisian, and Lebanese specialties, great music, and a very comfortable atmosphere. The wine list covers the Mediterranean from Spain to Algeria to Morocco, with some nice Spanish...
Open 6-10pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 11am-8:30pm. Closed Sundays.
The Egyptian fare at this tiny deli-style shop is tasty and impressively inexpensive. Well-seasoned mutton and chicken-spinach curries run Y500-600, and come with rice or pita bread. Chicken and...
Open 11am-8:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Mondays.
A casual cafe serving real Moroccan cuisine - lamb and dried fruit tajine, grilled snapper flavored with garlic, and spicy meat kebabs. Prix-fixe dinner is Y3900. Open till 2am Fri/Sat; lunch...
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
A charming little shop serving Persian and Turkish cuisine, including various kebabs, at reasonable prices. Open all afternoon.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 5:30-11pm. Closed Mondays.
Arabic, Lebanese and Moroccan food (set dinners for each, or a la carte) prepared by Lebanese owner/chef Ziad, formerly a chef at the Kuwaiti embassy. From the superb mezze and pita bread to...
Open 5:30-11pm. Closed Mondays.
North Asian
Open 6-9:45pm (LO) daily.
The existence of places like Shilingol is one of the many fringe benefits of living in a big city. Tiny, unpretentious "ethnic" restaurants tucked into out-of-the-way neighborhoods, offering great...
Open 6-9:45pm (LO) daily.
Ulaan Baatar - Mongolian: Ryogoku
Open 4pm-midnight. Closed Tuesdays.
The lamb-heavy menu at Ulaan Baatar attracts a good portion of the local Mongolian community, including the occasional sumo wrestler. (One of the chefs here is in fact the mother of a Mongolian sumo...
Open 4pm-midnight. Closed Tuesdays.
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Mondays.
Mutton-focused Uyghur cuisine from Western China is the unusual specialty at this neighborhood noodle shop. Handmade leghmen noodles, long thick noodles topped with stir-fried meats and vegetables,...
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Mondays.
Israeli
Open 11am-3:30, 5:30-11pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Great Middle-Eastern fare - falafel, hummus, Israeli-style salads - and various Israeli wines by the bottle, all at reasonable prices. The Y1300 Ta-im lunch plate offers a good sampling of the menu,...
Open 11am-3:30, 5:30-11pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Falafel, hummus, babaganoush, Israeli salads and pita sandwiches are the specialties at this casual office-building basement shop. Lunches come with soup plus either a pita sandwich or platter with...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
An Israeli restaurant and pub, one minute from Ekoda south exit. They serve falafel, humus, salads, stuffed pastries and soups, plus shish kebab and one or two other meat dishes. 50 seats;...
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
African
Open 6-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Malian and Senegalese cuisine is served here, along with South African wines.
Open 6-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Home-style African dishes from across the continent and a great soundtrack of African music are the draws at this festive little bar-restaurant. The menu covers the range from simple kebabs, pilafs...
Open 11am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Located in a residential neighborhood in Katsushika-ku that's home base for a small Ethiopian community, Little Ethiopia offers a handful of home-style Ethiopian vegetable and bean stews and beef...
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 7pm-2am. Closed Mondays.
Popular with members of the African expat community, African Continent serves West African food and hosts regular concert nights. Menu suggestions include yam and fish soup, moimoi (tofu made from...
Open 7pm-2am. Closed Mondays.
Open 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
It's hard to describe Ethiopian food as bland, but many of the dishes here taste very similar, and aren't as exciting as they ought to be. They also have live entertainment, including magic shows.
Open 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
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