Ginza 1-2 chome
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
With an interior resembling an upscale design shop, Ibaraki Sense is probably the fanciest prefectural antenna shop in Tokyo. The shop stocks fresh produce and specialty food items from Ibaraki,...
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
Open 10:30am-9pm (Sat -8, Sun -7) daily.
A branch of the huge Kimijimaya liquor store in Yokohama, this Ginza outpost offers a good selection of sake and runs an informal standing bar corner as well. Fourteen types of sake range from...
Open 10:30am-9pm (Sat -8, Sun -7) daily.
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
Food products from Kochi Prefecture are sold in the first-floor "Tosa Market" retail shop, including plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Unusual items include rice ice cream and yokan candies in...
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
Open 10:30am-7:30pm daily.
Tropical fruits and vegetables and other Okinawan foodstuffs can be found in this sprawling two-story market. Highlights include a formidable selection of Spam and other canned meats.
Open 10:30am-7:30pm daily.
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Food specialties of Yamagata Prefecture are sold here, including giant bags of rice, some odd-looking eggplants, and crunchy rusk in flavors like blueberry, chocolate and garlic. There's a fair...
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
One of the largest single-prefecture antenna shops in Tokyo, this four-story shop sells a big selection of food and drink as well as other local Hiroshima products. There's a regional-cuisine...
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
Open 11am-8:30pm (LO) daily.
Located inside the multi-story Hiroshima antenna shop, Koi Koi specializes in Hiroshima's most famous dish - okonomiyaki - along with yakisoba and oysters in season. If you grab a counter seat you...
Open 11am-8:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10:15pm (LO) daily.
This "Indian village restaurant" is a branch of the excellent Southern-Indian specialist Dhaba India in Kyobashi, and serves a good variety of Indian regional dishes. Set menus from Y2800. Cash...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10:15pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:15am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Andhra serves excellent South Indian cuisine, including a good assortment of dosas, along with a variety of tandoori dishes. Lunch specials include a dosa and curry plus several side dishes for...
Open 11:15am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 5-11pm daily.
Fermented foods are the specialty at this unusual Ginza dining bar, with an emphasis on European dishes incorporating either miso, cheese, or both. A tasty four-cheese fondue, flavored with...
Open 5-11pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
American-style sushi rolls are the unusual specialty at this stylishly appointed Ginza shop. Fairly lavish washoku lunches are priced at Y1700-2500, and these feature sushi rolls as the rice course,...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 10:30am-8pm. Closed Sundays.
The spartan lunch-counter decor looks like it hasn't been updated since the 1960s, and the food is similarly retro - Japanese-style spaghetti served with plastic tubs of potato salad as a side order....
Open 10:30am-8pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-9pm (LO) daily.
The third Tokyo restaurant from Lyon-based celeb-chef Paul Bocuse offers prix-fixe dinners from Y5500-9500. Wines are Y5000-250,000, with less scarily priced options by the glass or carafe. The...
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Upscale, sophisticated Thai cuisine in a fun, brightly colored setting. Budget around Y4500 for dinner, or Y1600 for the buffet lunch.
Open 11am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
The signature dish at this cheese specialty shop is their raclette platter - a hearty cold-weather treat of melted raclette cheese from Switzerland slathered over an assortment of grilled meats,...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
While they may be a tad more expensive than the average Tokyo craft-beer bar, this small chain (with branches in Shinjuku, Akihabara and Tokyo Skytree) does its own importing, and carries some...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-4, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Accessible Korean cuisine from the Chanto restaurant group, with spicy grilled specialties like dakkalbi (spicy chicken; Y1800), bulgogi (spicy beef; Y2000/Y3500), and a 10-item set menu for Y3500. ...
Open 11am-4, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Refined Vietnamese classics from the chef behind the upscale Queen Alice restaurants. Try the desserts recommended by their "vegetable sommelier"! Budget around Y4000 for dinner.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-9pm daily.
A huge selection of craft sake from Ishikawa Prefecture is sold in the basement of this three-story shop - well over 100 varieties, including some two dozen sakes in convenient one-cup serving sizes....
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Open 5:30-8pm (LO). Closed Sundays, Mondays.
Top-notch, creative Italian fare, beautifullly presented, from the very talented chef Luca Fantin. The main dining room is modern and stylish; there's also a popular bar-lounge area one level up...
Open 5:30-8pm (LO). Closed Sundays, Mondays.
Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
One of the fancier branches of this reliable tofu and yuba restaurant, convenient for Ginza shoppers.
Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
The immodestly named Dazzle is one of Tokyo's flashiest restaurants, with futuristic lighting and a theatrical entrance - the elevator deposits you in the middle of the kitchen, after which you take...
Open 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
This picturesque little Italian-style cafe-bar is worth noting for their late-night hours (till midnight most evenings); stop by for coffee, a glass of wine or a light Italian snack.
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
A branch of the famous "French teppanyaki" restaurant in Nishi-Azabu, specializing in domestic-beef steaks and other grilled meats along with an original curry-rice after your main course. Prix-fixe...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-11pm (LO) daily.
The small, bistro-style ground-floor dining room serves a Y4,800 prix fixe dinner until 10pm (last order). There's also a second-floor wine bar with an a la carte snack menu. Saturday lunch starts...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
The 100-odd different beers in their serve-yourself refrigerator include several previously hard-to-find varieties. Mussels and other Belgian treats are on the food menu, and they're even open on...
Open 5:30pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
This popular, rather old fashioned-looking shop is famous for their classic shoyu-style ramen.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Fantastic madeleines, magnificent financier pastries and laudable macarons from this Hyogo-based patisserie. There are also boutiques in Takashimaya, Matsuya, Isetan, Tobu, Seibu Ikebukuro, and...
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Ginza 3-4 chome (north of Harumi-dori)
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:15pm daily.
Although it looks like an ordinary after-work salaryman hangout, Bulldog offers a nice selection of ten beers on tap, including some guest taps for local and imported craft beers. US brews are also...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:15pm daily.
Open 11am-3, 3-9:45pm (LO) daily.
The showpiece at this dim sum specialist is a colorful platter of eight different xiao long bao (shoronpo), representing exotic flavors like foie gras, truffles, cheese and Szechuan pepper. You can...
Open 11am-3, 3-9:45pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
This charming little cafe is located in an old office building that's now filled with art galleries. Relax on comfortable sofas and listen to mellow lounge music on the stereo while you admire the...
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Rasa Malaysia - Malaysian: Ginza
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.
You can sample a wide selection of proper Malaysian, Chinese-Malay and Singaporean dishes, including Chinese steamboat (a Hainanese version of shabu-shabu with lots of different seafood and meats). ...
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
This popular spaghetti restaurant chain offers both traditional Italian-style noodles and a wide variety of Japanese pastas, featuring ingredients like spicy cod roe, salmon roe, natto, asari clams...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Good Okinawan standards and a lively atmosphere are the draws at this Ginza basement izakaya. The extensive menu includes Okinawan tempura (pork, goya, pickled konbu seaweed), hirayachi (Okinawan...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:15am-2:15, 4:40-8:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Going strong since 1895, this Ginza fixture was the birthplace of not one but two yoshoku classic dishes - hayashi rice and omu-rice (fried-rice omelette), and they still serve them the same way. ...
Open 11:15am-2:15, 4:40-8:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30-2:30, 2:30-4 (tea), 6-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Master chef Alain Ducasse's joint venture with Chanel provides excellent modern French cuisine in a lovely setting. The food isn't quite as spectacular as the prices though - mains average...
Open 11:30-2:30, 2:30-4 (tea), 6-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-10:30pm (LO; Sun -9:30) daily.
The excellent sake list (some 130 labels are generally in stock) is supported by a reliable menu of standard izakaya fare - charcoal-grilled meats and fish, yakitori, and sake-friendly nibbles like...
Open 11:30am-10:30pm (LO; Sun -9:30) daily.
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Run by a liquor retail shop, this stand-up bar offers a small selection of sake, inexpensive small plates of food, and jazz on the sound system. The attached liquor store is open from 10am.
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-2am (Fri, Sat -3; Sun -1) daily.
A branch of the famous Hakata ramen chain, featuring thin, slightly chewy noodles in a pork-based broth ("red" or "white"), with or without extra chashu. You can add your own freshly grated garlic.
Open 11am-2am (Fri, Sat -3; Sun -1) daily.
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays, Mondays.
Even before their move from the wilds of Asagaya, many yakitori connoisseurs considered Birdland to be THE standard for grilled chicken in Tokyo. The Y6000 prix-fixe menu includes multiple skewers...
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays, Mondays.
Open 11am-2, 5-8pm. Closed Sundays.
A more conveniently located branch of the famous century-old unagi specialist in Higashi-Azabu. Full-course menus are Y4,500-10,500; unagi with rice from Y2100
Open 11am-2, 5-8pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
"French barbecue" is the specialty here - basically kushiyaki with French names. Charcoal-grilled pork and chicken parts on skewers are served alongside excellent pate, foie gras, and pot-au-feu...
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Open 4:30-11pm. Closed Mondays.
The specialties of the house at Sasamoto are grilled skewers of pork and beef, with an emphasis on organ meats. They're also known for their kushi-nikomi - pork giblets on skewers in a rich...
Open 4:30-11pm. Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Shabu-shabu and traditional Japanese meals; a good introduction to Japanese food for visitors from abroad. Dinner starts at around Y5,000 before drinks.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Higashi Ginza, Tsukiji, Shintomicho (Ginza east)
Open 10am-6:30pm (Sat -3:30). Closed Sundays.
You'll find apples and apple products, pears and garlic, fresh wasabi and many types of pickles at this Aomori prefectural shop. There's not too much sake however - the much larger Aomori antenna...
Open 10am-6:30pm (Sat -3:30). Closed Sundays.
Open 6pm-1:30am (LO; Sat -10:30). Closed Sundays.
Very much a neighborhood joint, Bardigo offers decent food, reasonably priced wines, and a nostalgic soundtrack of seventies rock - non-stop Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane and Pink...
Open 6pm-1:30am (LO; Sat -10:30). Closed Sundays.
Fujitohachi - Japanese regional: Higashi-Ginza
Open 11:30am-2, 5pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Delicacies from the Shizuoka region, including oden, gyoza and houtou noodles, are showcased at this small after-work izakaya. No lunch on Saturdays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-8:30pm (LO) daily.
This long-established unagi specialist (since 1894) serves excellent eel in a thick, somewhat spicy sauce. Prices are very reasonable: unaju (eel over rice) from Y2100, full-course menus Y4200-9450. ...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-8:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 24 hours a day.
Good value and convenient hours at this outer-market Tsukiji sushi shop. It's fairly spacious so there aren't long waiting lines, and there's an English menu if you need one. Nigiri set menus...
Open 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours a day.
Fresh fish, cheap prices, and convenient hours at this well-known tuna specialist.
Open 24 hours a day.
Open 8am-1pm, 5-8pm. Closed Sundays, holidays.
The small, main branch of a famous sushi-shop chain, actually located inside the market (in the outer section) and boasting the freshest fish selection. The very nice standard sushi assortment is...
Open 8am-1pm, 5-8pm. Closed Sundays, holidays.
Open 7am-6pm (Sun noon-) daily.
One of the only gourmet espresso bars in the area, Turret sources their beans from the well-known Streamer Coffee in Shibuya. Note the early closing time.
Open 7am-6pm (Sun noon-) daily.
Open 10am-6pm. Closed Wednesdays.
If you have a craving for a Hawaiian plate lunch and you're in the Tsukiji area, Island Plate Lunch should be on your radar. The kitchen turns out credible versions of traditional favorites like...
Open 10am-6pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Open 10:30am-7pm daily.
This rather expansive prefectural specialty shop sells everything from crabmeat, uni and ikura bento boxes at the front entrance to mochi rice cakes, Iwate beef and dairy products. There's a...
Open 10:30am-7pm daily.
Open noon-2, 2-9pm (LO) daily.
Top-class grilled beef and seafood at this Michelin-starred teppanyaki restaurant. The dining room is furnished with Art Deco lamps, Baccarat glassware and European antiques. Specialties include...
Open noon-2, 2-9pm (LO) daily.
Ginza 5-6 chome (south of Harumi-dori)
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Proudly serving spaghetti since the 1960s, this venerable Tokyo pasta house moved from the Sony Building in 2017 when it was demolished. Choose from some three dozen types of spaghetti, including...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Tinun - Thai: Ginza
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Thai ramen and Isan-style barbecue dishes in a funky basement restaurant arcade. Budget around Y2500 for dinner with drinks.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
The Sherry Club in Ginza has an ochre coziness that envelops you the minute you sit down. It is quite possibly the best place in Tokyo to familiarize yourself with the many styles and flavors of this...
Open 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 9am-11pm daily.
This popular Tokyo French cafe-bakery serves light snacks all day (quiche, omelettes, salade nicoise), plus more substantial prix-fixe lunches until 3pm (Y1260).
Open 9am-11pm daily.
★Sushiko Honten - Sushi: Ginza
Open 11:30am-9:45pm (LO) daily.
Deluxe sushi for an appreciative international audience at this century-old shop. Budget around Y12,000 at lunch, Y15,000-20,000 at dinnertime.
Open 11:30am-9:45pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:45am (LO) daily.
Inexpensive pastas and Italian wines by the glass, with convenient late-night service.
Open 11:30am-2:45am (LO) daily.
Open 5pm-2:30am (LO; 3am Fri, midnight Sat). Closed Sundays, 3rd Sat.
Sliding open the door of Kuri feels like unearthing a secret treasure. Hidden on the second floor of a drab building in Ginza, this cozy bar seats a scant twelve, yet boasts a menu featuring over 100...
Open 5pm-2:30am (LO; 3am Fri, midnight Sat). Closed Sundays, 3rd Sat.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
This upscale branch of Rikyu, the popular Sendai beef-tongue specialist, offers nice full-course lunches with options like beef-tongue sukiyaki and tomato-tongue stews. Lunches are served until 5pm,...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-4am (Sun -11pm) daily.
Late-night dining options are rather limited in this part of town, especially combined with affordable prices, so this flashy gourmet noodle shop is a welcome addition to Ginza's nighttime landscape....
Open 11am-4am (Sun -11pm) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Pheasant, mallard duck, Kyoto duck and guinea fowl are some of the tasty game birds featured at this first-rate yakitoriya, along with heritage-breed Hinai-dori chicken from Akita Prefecture. The...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Cheese lovers take note - the custom five-cheese platter at this casual wine bar, priced at Y980, may be one of the best deals in town. The cheese counter offers dozens of different varieties, so...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-8pm. Closed Mondays.
Local food and drink from Kumamoto Prefecture are sold here, and highlights include frozen horsemeat sashimi (Y580 for 70g); fresh ginger, yams and kabosu; and a good assortment of shochu, including...
Open 11am-8pm. Closed Mondays.
★Ten-ichi - Tempura: Ginza
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
A long-running, well-regarded tempura shops; lunch from Y7000, dinner from Y10,000.
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
★Kushinobo (honten) - Kushiage: Ginza
Open 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Assorted seafood and vegetable delicacies on skewers from this long-running shop. Budget around Y5500 for dinner and drinks.
Open 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Specializing in Belgian beers, this tiny hole-in-the-wall drinking spot is a genuine old-fashioned Ginza bar - there's a crew of regular customers who seem to know each other, and it's the kind of...
Open 5pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
If you're looking for sake, wine or specialty foods from Nagano Prefecture, you'll find an impressive selection here at this well-stocked antenna shop. There's a small bar area at the front of the...
Open 10:30am-8pm daily.
Open noon-8pm.
With 450 varieties of world teas from 32 countries, Mariage Freres in Ginza offers the tea aficionado a rare combination of elegance, atmosphere and quality. Only the "finest harvests" are offered to...
Open noon-8pm.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-11:30pm (Fri -2am) daily.
Among the ranks of craft-sake specialty pubs in Tokyo, Musshu (the name means "sake dream") stands out for its balance of cozy atmosphere, good food, and decent prices. The eclectic food menu is...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-11:30pm (Fri -2am) daily.
Open 11:30am-1, 6-9pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
This pristine restaurant in Azabu-Juban specializes in contemporary Spanish cuisine with a respectful nod to modern French gastronomy. Chef Seichi Honda spent nine years in France and Spain before...
Open 11:30am-1, 6-9pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-9pm daily.
Located on the top floor of Comme des Garcons' Dover Street Market complex, this British-style Paris-based bakery-cafe serves up good cakes and tarts and a lot of different teas. If you want to...
Open 11am-9pm daily.
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
This is a mini-branch of the legendary Codename Mixology bar in Yaesu, known for their tasty experimental cocktails like Tom Yum Cooler and Blue-Cheese Martini. Most cocktails run around Y1500-2000,...
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Nicely prepared kaga-ryori -- the seafood-based cuisine of Kanazawa, on the Sea of Japan coast. Lunch from Y1,800, dinner from Y2,800, and special Kaga kaiseki from Y6,500.
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
In a neighborhood filled with expensive restaurants and bars, it's nice to find a budget spot that serves more than just noodles. Here at this branch of a very popular Tokyo-area chain you can put...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
The popular Belgian chain imports its own beers and also runs a Tokyo- and Brussels-based brewery. You can usually find a half dozen or more beers on tap, with dozens more by the bottle. The cozy...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Kobe beef is the specialty at this casual Japanese-style steakhouse. Prix-fixe dinners start at Y4200; the Y9765 menu is built around a 150g Kobe beer tenderloin steak along with beef sashimi and...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Ginza 7-8 chome (north of Shimbashi)
Midori-zushi - Sushi: Ginza
Open 11am-2, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
High-quality sushi at remarkably reasonable prices, especially for this neighborhood. There's often a bit of a wait to be seated, though.
Open 11am-2, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-10:30pm (LO). Closed weekends.
Swan Lake is one of Japan's best microbreweries, and their Tokyo outpost serves most of their beers (varying with the season) along with excellent high-end regional cuisine and sakes from Niigata. ...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-10:30pm (LO). Closed weekends.
High Five - Bar: Ginza
Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Artisanal cocktails made from fresh seasonal fruits are a specialty at this ambitious bar, and their pina coladas and Singapore slings are quite impressive, although perhaps a bit pricier than...
Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
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.
Shimada - Japanese: Ginza
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Serving top-quality seasonal Japanese cuisine in a standing-only venue is the unusual concept behind Chef Hiroshi Shimada's eponymous restaurant. For an average budget of Y5000 per person for food...
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm. Closed Sundays.
Yes you can pay a lot more for sushi at Michelin multi-starred counters if you want to, but Kyubei offers excellent quality fish at somewhat more affordable prices, especially at lunchtime, in a much...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Hearth-grilled seafood fresh from northern Honshu is the specialty at this attractive "slow-food" izakaya. Prix-fixe menus feature several types of grilled fish, sashimi and locally grown chicken...
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 24 hours a day.
Relatively inexpensive meats and produce are sold at this two-story, 24-hour mega-supermarket.
Open 24 hours a day.
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