Akihabara
Open 11:30am-11pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
One of the rare non-chain restaurants in Akihabara, this charming cafe serves an eclectic evening menu of Italian-inspired dishes at very reasonable prices. At lunchtime it's more of a standard cafe...
Open 11:30am-11pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 11am-6:45pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Part of the Aki-Oka complex of artisan shops and studios, this offbeat cafe features hammocks to swing in and tablet computers to fool around on while you enjoy a coffee; unfortunately they close...
Open 11am-6:45pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 24 hours a day.
Relatively inexpensive meats and produce, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours a day.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Run by Kiuchi Brewery, the sake brewer behind the popular Hitachino Nest beer brand, this dining bar is devoted to craft spirits, craft beers and premium beef and pork from Ibaraki Prefecture. ...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-8pm daily.
Showcasing local food products from all over Japan, this stylish retail venture from JR (the train company) also incorporates a sake tasting bar, a kampoh juice bar, a counter selling inexpensive...
Open 11am-8pm daily.
Open 1-11pm daily.
With 47 taps, this spacious branch of the Ibrew craft-beer bar chain boasts one of the largest tap selections in Tokyo. Prices are quite reasonable, with almost all beers priced at Y390 and Y690 for...
Open 1-11pm daily.
Open 11am-midnight daily.
Very close to Akihabara station, this bustling bar from the ubiquitous Hub chain is a convenient place for a casual drink and snack after a day of electronics shopping or manga browsing. They have...
Open 11am-midnight daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
While they're priced at the higher end of the scale for craft-beer dining bars, this branch of Skytree's "World Beer Museum" serves a few craft beers from the US and the UK that aren't otherwise...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Deep-fried beef cutlet is the specialty at this branch of the Kyoto-based restaurant. Set meals are priced Y1180-1580.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Japanese-style pastas built around ingredients like asari clams, salmon roe, spicy cod roe and natto are one of the specialties at this chain of spaghetti joints. You can choose from more than fifty...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
As the name implies, the specialty of the house at Nikuzushi is meat sushi. It's pretty much like regular sushi but with meat instead of fish, with toppings like Iberico pork, foie gras, teriyaki...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Hisago delivers well-crafted tempura at budget-friendly prices. Voluminous donburi options - assortments of pre-seasoned seafood over rice - are real dinnertime bargains at around Y1600, while...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 4-11pm daily.
You'll find high-quality skewered morsels that are deep-fried with a light touch here, and ordering is simple - just tell them when to stop. (Don't worry, you can specify in advance any ingredients...
Open 4-11pm daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
The Delirium Cafe chain of Belgian beer bars imports their own beers, and this central-Akihabara branch showcases brews from De Dolle Brouwers in Essen, Belgium. There are ten beers on tap as well...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-10pm (enter by 9:30) daily.
With ten branches and counting, this popular chain knows how to deliver a cat-cafe experience to a mass audience. This particular branch seems even larger than average, with plenty of seating so...
Open 10am-10pm (enter by 9:30) daily.
Open noon-6pm. Closed some Mondays.
The rabbits seem friendlier and more outgoing than average at this small cafe. Perhaps it's a result of the cafe's policy of providing all visitors with a complimentary packet of rabbit snacks upon...
Open noon-6pm. Closed some Mondays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-10:30pm. Closed weekends.
The kitchen turns out a typical selection of sashimi, grilled meats and fish, but many people come here specifically for their tori motsu nikomi (chicken giblet stew). It's served steaming hot, with...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-10:30pm. Closed weekends.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-8:25pm (LO). Closed Thurs., 3rd Wed.
Great tonkatsu served in a nice old traditional house smack in the middle of Akihabara's "Electric Town." (near the Livina lamp megastore.)
Open 11:30am-3, 5-8:25pm (LO). Closed Thurs., 3rd Wed.
Open 11am-8pm. Closed Tuesdays.
This owl cafe in the center of Akihabara has a unique atmosphere - more like a theme-park attraction than an animal cafe. From the outside it looks like a repurposed downtown office, but inside it's...
Open 11am-8pm. Closed Tuesdays.
Kandagawa Honten - Unagi: Akihabara
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-7:30pm. Closed Sundays, 3rd Sat.
The lovely traditional decor of this long-established unagi shop has helped make it popular with foreign visitors. The grilled eel is first-rate, and wild eel is often available in the summer...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-7:30pm. Closed Sundays, 3rd Sat.
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Founded in 1971 in Ishikawa Prefecture, this popular curry shop serves a crowd-pleasing "Home Run Curry," which includes fried prawn, sausage, pork cutlet and fried egg, arranged to somehow evoke a...
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Five different soup bases are available to choose from at this fancier-than-average Hokkaido soup-curry cafe. The umami-rich creamy-shrimp soup, made with soy milk, really brings out the flavor of...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Classic American-style burgers are served here along with milkshakes in many flavors. Burgers are meaty and well seasoned, served with good quality bacon and cheese as options. Regular burgers come...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-8pm daily.
JaLaLa distinguish themselves within the competitive cat-cafe world with their choice of exotic breeds such as Abyssinians and Maine Coons, housing a total of 17 cats altogether. Coffee, tea and...
Open 11am-8pm daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
There's a nice selection of some three dozen craft sake to explore at this stylish little bar, with an unusual fish and seafood-centered food menu to accompany your drinks. It's run by a...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 2-11pm daily.
Low Non Bar is a fancy mocktail bar that serves original, very inventive cocktails containing either no booze or very little - hence the name. Despite the absence of alcohol, these are serious Tokyo...
Open 2-11pm daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sun -8:30pm) daily.
Occupying one of the most stylish settings for a taproom in Tokyo, this brewing laboratory from the ever-popular Hitachino Nest beer offers seven beers on tap, including some experimental lab-only...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sun -8:30pm) daily.
Awajicho
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO; Sun -9) daily.
This member of the Delirium Cafe group of Belgian beer bars is distinguished by their spacious outdoor terrace seating. They serve a line-up of craft beers from their Tokyo-based Rio Brewing as well...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO; Sun -9) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
More than forty craft sakes from small breweries around the country are offered here for your delectation, with most priced at around Y500-700 per 90ml serving. The food menu offers appetizing...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9:30) daily.
We were intrigued by the menu categories at this after-work izakaya - charcoal-grilled meats, charcoal-grilled small fish and charcoal-grilled big fish - all of them prepared over top-grade bincho...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9:30) daily.
Open 11:30am-8pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Probably Tokyo's most famous soba shop, located in a beautiful antique Japanese house with woodblock prints on the wall.
Open 11:30am-8pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 11am-11pm (Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Serving one of Tokyo's best bowls of miso ramen, Tsujida is popular with serious noodle connoisseurs and other ramen fans.
Open 11am-11pm (Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 4-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays and holidays.
Anko-nabe is the specialty here, since 1830. (Anko served Sept to April). Budget Y3000 at lunch, Y8000 at dinnertime. (Closed Saturdays in the summer.)
Open 11:30am-2, 4-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays and holidays.
Open 11am-8pm. Closed Sundays and holidays.
This long-established shop serves yabu- (rough-) style soba noodles made from a 5-1 mix of buckwheat to wheat flour, plus egg yolks.
Open 11am-8pm. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Open 11:30am-8pm (LO). Closed Sundays and holidays.
One of Tokyo's culinary landmarks, they've been serving the same excellent chicken nabe for nearly 120 years. The chicken is slow-cooked over an old-fashioned charcoal burner in front of you...
Open 11:30am-8pm (LO). Closed Sundays and holidays.
Open 6pm-2am (Sat -midnight). Closed Sundays.
This late-night bar serves four beers on tap and many more by the bottle, with an unusual selection mostly from Belgium, Germany and the UK. The food menu features pizzas, salads and tapas-style...
Open 6pm-2am (Sat -midnight). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Stylish Singaporean cuisine from the former manager of Hainan Jeefan Shokudo in Azabu-Juban.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm (Sat 3-11:30). Closed Sundays.
Taking over the space formerly occupied by the Awajicho branch of Craft Beer Market, this budget-friendly bar offers over a dozen craft beers on tap along with kiln-baked pizza and small snacks,...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm (Sat 3-11:30). Closed Sundays.
Kanda
Open 5pm-7am (Sun -midnight) daily.
Handy to know about if you've missed your last train, Rokugo is open until 7am every night but Sunday. They stock 200 kinds of bottled beer, 100 wines by the bottle and 20 kinds of cheese, so you'll...
Open 5pm-7am (Sun -midnight) daily.
Open 11am-4, 5:30-9pm. Closed Sundays.
You'll find spicy ramen on many shop's menus. This usually means they take their normal bowl, throw in some chili peppers, and call it a day. Many of these bowls are just hot, with very little in...
Open 11am-4, 5:30-9pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
One thing we like about this craft-beer bar chain, besides the reasonable prices and broad beer selection, is that fact that each branch has its own distinctive food menu. The theme here at CBM's...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30-10:30pm daily.
Sake Lover is one of a trio of self-service, non-standing sake-tasting bars in Tokyo; the others are Nomel (also in Kanda) and Bucho featuring Yamachan (near Shinjuku Gyoen). The system is the same...
Open 5:30-10:30pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
As you'd expect from the name, Butcher Brothers serves up meaty fare - hefty steaks, smoked lamb chops, roast pork - all at very reasonable prices. Wines are also affordable, starting at Y450 per...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11pm (LO; Sun -9:30pm) daily.
Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is served here, and the fifteen taps in the cozy ground-floor bar area dispense a good selection of craft beers from Japan and the US, including some from DevilCraft's...
Open 5-11pm (LO; Sun -9:30pm) daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO; Sat -8pm). Closed Sundays, Mondays.
Named after Hiroshima's baseball team, this casual, brightly lit all-day shop serves Hiroshima's most famous dish, okonomiyaki. You can choose from "soba" or udon noodles, with a few optional...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO; Sat -8pm). Closed Sundays, Mondays.
Open 5-11pm (LO; Sat, holidays -10pm). Closed Sundays.
Kakakuri is one of the rare drinking spots in Tokyo where you can find first-rate selections of both craft beer and craft sake. Despite the row of beer taps behind the counter, it feels more like a...
Open 5-11pm (LO; Sat, holidays -10pm). Closed Sundays.
Open 4-10:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11:30am-) daily.
The second Tokyo outlet of Nagano Prefecture's Yo-Ho Brewing, this Kanda branch offers a more ambitious food menu as well as a dozen of the brewery's beers on draft, including a couple of hand-pumped...
Open 4-10:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11:30am-) daily.
Open 11:30am-8:30pm (LO; Sat -3:30pm). Closed Sundays.
The original Sunaba was one of the first famous soba shops in Japan, and this branch has been going strong since the late 1940s. Specialties include their tamago-yaki (rolled omelette) and chicken...
Open 11:30am-8:30pm (LO; Sat -3:30pm). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
French/Belgian bistro fare, with mussels and other seafood as well as frites. Ten Belgian beers averaging Y900-1,000.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-8:30pm (LO; -6 Sun). Closed Mondays.
Unlike most yoshokuya, the decor here won't make you sigh with nostalgia - the dining room is done up in a tasteful pastel color scheme from the current century. Chef Suzuki is a veteran of the...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-8:30pm (LO; -6 Sun). Closed Mondays.
Open 3-10:30pm (LO; Sat 2-10::30, Sun 2-9) daily.
The Genka chain of sake-specialty izakayas is known for their policy of selling sake "at cost." Each branch serves several dozen premium sakes at remarkably low prices, starting at just Y280 per...
Open 3-10:30pm (LO; Sat 2-10::30, Sun 2-9) daily.
Open 5-11pm daily.
Hearty German food and a roster of reasonably priced German-style draft beers are the draw at this popular German chain restaurant. The eight beers on tap are priced at Y650 and Y950 for small and...
Open 5-11pm daily.
Open 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
The food menu at this casual izakaya is built around horsemeat - you can enjoy it raw, grilled yakiniku-style, stewed, smoked or served as sausages. There's also standard Kyushu-style izakaya fare -...
Open 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11pm (Sat 3-11). Closed Sundays.
Do craft beers go with Nepalese cuisine? The folks at Himalaya Table Craft Beer and Spice think so, and so they offer eight microbrews on tap - chosen to go well with your momo mutton dumplings,...
Open 5-11pm (Sat 3-11). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11:30pm (LO) daily.
One of Tokyo's better Belgian bars, with twenty beers on tap (including everything from the St. Bernardus brewery) and a lot of unusual brews by the bottle. No lunch on Mondays or weekends; open to...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (bar open from 4pm) daily.
The popular Danish craft-beer brewery has opened a second Tokyo branch, located in the craft-beer haven of Kanda. They serve burgers on the first floor, while the bar area, with a dozen taps, is up...
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (bar open from 4pm) daily.
Bakurocho, Hamacho, Asakusabashi
Open 11am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sat -8:30). Closed Sundays.
So-called Balinese burgers are the specialty here, and they make up most of the menu. Smothered in Indonesian sambal sauce and onions, they're definitely on the spicy side, while other flavors take...
Open 11am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sat -8:30). Closed Sundays.
Open noon-10pm. Closed Mondays.
Darvish sells imported Persian ingredients - Iranian dates and other fruits, juices, honey, and mint water. Assorted spices are priced at Y200 per jar, and ready-made stews and other...
Open noon-10pm. Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-6pm daily.
More like coffee stand in the paint store, this cute little mini-cafe is located inside the multistory Colorworks Palette art supply store. Drip coffee comes with a choice of single-bean or blend,...
Open 11am-6pm daily.
Open 11:30am-3, 3-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Nestled among the art galleries and crafts shops of Bakurocho, this stylish little cafe-restaurant serves regional cuisine from Yamagata Prefecture as well as coffee and dessert in the afternoons. ...
Open 11:30am-3, 3-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 6-11:30pm (LO; Fri, Sat -12:30am) daily.
The spacious, stylishly decorated basement lounge in Citan Hostel offers a wide selection of exotic imported craft beers in cans and bottles as well as numerous wines by the glass, all in a quiet,...
Open 6-11:30pm (LO; Fri, Sat -12:30am) daily.
Open 8am-7pm daily.
Located at the entrance to the Citan hostel, Berth serves drip coffee, cold-brew coffee, and espresso beverages, plus tea and juice. If you're hungry there are croissants and other pastries along...
Open 8am-7pm daily.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sun -9) daily.
Specializing in Mediterranean cuisines, Bakuro Common serves pastas and grilled meats, voluminous salads and eclectic appetizers. The wine list starts at Y3200 per bottle and covers the globe. At...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sun -9) daily.
Open 11:30am-11pm daily.
This brewpub is run by a veteran of HUB (Hopworks Urban Brewery) in Portland, Oregon, and the thirteen taps here carry HUB beers and other imports, domestic Japanese craft beers from producers like...
Open 11:30am-11pm daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11-2:30, 5-9pm) daily.
Specializing in South Indian cuisine, Dakshin offers dishes from across the entire region - specifically the Indian states of Kerala, Andhra, Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. Evening prix-fixe...
Open 11am-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11-2:30, 5-9pm) daily.
Open 7-9:30, 11:30am-1:30, 5-8pm (LO). Closed Tuesdays.
Malaysian-style snacks and light meals are the draw at this casual cafe, which opened in Bakurocho in summer 2023. With its down-home snacks and sweet drinks, Malay Kampung Kopitiam (it means...
Open 7-9:30, 11:30am-1:30, 5-8pm (LO). Closed Tuesdays.
Open 5-11:30pm (LO; Sun -10:30) daily.
If you're hungry following an afternoon of art gallery-hopping in the Bakurocho area, Yamachan is a fine place to stop in for a quick snack and drink. Spicy chicken wings are the specialty at this...
Open 5-11:30pm (LO; Sun -10:30) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
One of several "meat bars" located in this stretch of Asakusabashi, Nikuzushi offers a wide variety of meat-topped sushi and a decent selection of sake to go with it. Sushi by the piece comes with...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 4:30pm-midnight. Closed Sundays and holidays.
This small neigbhorhood bar has a stylish, minimalist decor and specializes in craft beers and highball cocktails. The ten taps dispense beers from well-regarded breweries like Full Sail, Sierra...
Open 4:30pm-midnight. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Open 11am-10pm daily.
A branch of Takadanobaba's best banh mi specialist, Ngon Ngon #2 also offers several types of pho. More unusual for Tokyo, they produce a version of a Hanoi dish called Bun Dau Mam Tom - a pungent...
Open 11am-10pm daily.
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Our favorite dive bar in Asakusabashi, Choi Standing Bar has cheap drinks, cheap snacks, and a very local crowd of regulars - people who actually live in this area. Beers start at Y300, wines are...
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Open 5pm-midnight (LO) daily.
Charcoal-grilled skewers of pork and chicken are the main draw at this very informal after-work drinking spot, along with some decent sake and quite a bit of shochu. While there's some tatami...
Open 5pm-midnight (LO) daily.
Open 24 hours a day.
Relatively inexpensive meats and produce, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours a day.
Open noon-6pm, 6pm-midnight daily.
Located in a charming old wooden house overlooking the Sumida River, Lucite is a pleasant place to stop for a coffee break or an early-evening drink after visiting the art galleries in nearby...
Open noon-6pm, 6pm-midnight daily.
Kodenmacho
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sun, Mon, Tues.
This neighborhood pizzeria serves top-class Neapolitan-style pizza in a casual, unpretentious atmosphere. There are plenty of homey touches like the pizza trays advertising an Italian beer, the...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sun, Mon, Tues.
Open 10am-10:45pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11-9:45) daily.
Decorated with lanterns and neon signage, this basement Vietnamese restaurant offers up very tasty dishes in an unpretentious izakaya-style setting. Named for the famous Vietnamese beer, 333...
Open 10am-10:45pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11-9:45) daily.
Mitsukoshimae
Open 10am-8pm daily.
More than 1000 kinds of food, drink and local crafts from Mie Prefecture can be found at this well-stocked antenna shop. Local culinary delicacies include Matsusaka beef, ume plums, fresh-caught...
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Open 11am-1:30, 4:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed weekends.
Lunchtime is a good time to sample the oden at this long-established specialty izakaya - a teishoku (set meal) with a four-piece oden bowl plus rice, soup and pickles, is just Y780, and there are...
Open 11am-1:30, 4:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed weekends.
Open 11am-8pm (Sat, Sun -6pm) daily.
Fukushima Prefecture is justifiably famous for their excellent sake, and you can try several of them in one sitting in the sake-tasting corner of this antenna shop. Three-part tasting flights are...
Open 11am-8pm (Sat, Sun -6pm) daily.
Open 11am-11:30pm daily.
A spacious brewpub under the management of the Craft Beer Market group, Craftrock serves nine of their own beers and three guest craft beers. The food comes in decent-size portions for the price,...
Open 11am-11:30pm daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
If you are looking for Neapolitan-style pizza in a peaceful piazza in the center of Tokyo then Gino Sorbillo is the place for you. The outdoor seating looks out over a quiet square with verdant...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
While this is ostensibly a soba shop, most evening visitors are here for the deep-fried kushiage skewers, served with sake, shochu or beer. Skewers come in a nice range of both seafood and vegetable...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9pm daily.
Lunch and dinner buffets of modern Italian cuisine in a beautiful open-atrium dining space. The weekday lunch buffet is Y2900; weekend lunch is Y4200, dinner is Y5000, and the weekend dessert buffet...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9pm daily.
Open 11:30am-midnight daily.
Sumptuous is the word for the Mandarin Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Nihonbashi. The interior by Ryu Kosaka, with richly tactile accents by textile designer Reiko Sudo, is chic and inviting,...
Open 11:30am-midnight daily.
Open 6am-2:30, 5:30-11pm daily.
The Mandarin Oriental's casual-dining spot offers creative contemporary cuisine with an Asian twist, plus a great view of Ginza and Marunouchi. The Y5,000 tasting menu is a good deal if you like...
Open 6am-2:30, 5:30-11pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
Though some may think that good dim sum is synonymous with brightly lit, noisy dining rooms and plastic tablecloths, we've found that style and substance coexist harmoniously at Sense. The dim sum...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
Open 6, 8:30pm daily.
Here inside the Mandarin Hotel's 38th-floor lounge, the eight-seat Tapas Molecular Bar serves cutting-edge modern cuisine. Twenty-one plates of highly inventive, deconstructivist, very tasty morsels...
Open 6, 8:30pm daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Modern Catalan cuisine - artfully arranged pinchos and tapas and creative main dishes - are on offer at this casual after-work drinking spot. Some twenty types of Spanish wine, including sherries...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-11:30pm daily.
CBM offers thirty beers on tap - mostly Japanese craft beers - priced at a budget-friendly Y600/glass or Y900/pint. The food menu is also fairly impressive, with dishes like roast duck a l'orange,...
Open 11am-2, 5-11:30pm daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Shabu-shabu, sukiyaki and other Japanese beef dishes; they also offer pork shabu-shabu. Prix-fixe dinners are priced Y5,000-15,000; lunch from around Y2000.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-1:30, 2-11pm (Fri, Sat -4am) daily.
This rather large, 110-seat Art Nouveau-style restaurant specializes in beers from De Halve Maan, a 450-year-old brewery in the Belgian city of Bruges. They serve lots of other Belgian beers as well...
Open 11am-1:30, 2-11pm (Fri, Sat -4am) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Izakayas with great selections of both sake and craft beer aren't all that common in Tokyo, so Bakushuan is worth knowing about for that reason alone. But even without drinks, the excellent food...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
You'll find exceptionally good regional cuisine from Shimane Prefecture at very reasonable prices at this old-fashioned izakaya. The menu showcases fish and seafood flown in from the region as well...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Ningyocho
Open 5-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
A sake-specialty izakaya, Ponshuya offers more than 200 kinds of sake along with well-constructed sake-friendly delicacies. You can choose from 30ml, 50ml and ichigo serving sizes, so it's easy to...
Open 5-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-9pm. Closed weekends.
This charming, tiny local shop is famous for their classic yoshoku dishes like hayashi rice, omelettes and katsudon. The hayashi rice (Y750) is quite straightforward - mostly just rich sauce with...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-9pm. Closed weekends.
Open 11am-7pm daily.
This popular take-out shop is run by Imahan, the century-old sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurant, and is located across the alleyway from their flagship restaurant. While a sukiyaki dinner at the...
Open 11am-7pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30 to 8:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
The leisurely lunch crowd love Pizza da Babbo (Italian for Papa's Pizza) in Ningyocho. On any weekday, the entrance is jammed with strollers as young moms pack the place. And on weekends, it's...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30 to 8:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO; Sun -7:30pm) daily.
This long-running shop provides Japanese-style premium burgers to this otherwise burger-deprived Tokyo quarter. Burgers start at Y1000, and topping variations include fried egg, pineapple, and...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO; Sun -7:30pm) daily.
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
A joint venture by ham importer Principe and wine producer Zonin, this casual wine bar specializes in top quality cured meats from San Daniele del Fruili and Italian wines. The interior resembles a...
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11:30pm (Sun 4-10) daily.
The setting at 3 Bis is charming and super-casual - the unfinished-plywood walls and bar are covered with marker-drawn messages from past customers, and the upstairs dining room is reached via a...
Open 5-11:30pm (Sun 4-10) daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
This is the spacious main branch of Tokyo's best-known sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurant, founded in 1895. They also have a teppanyaki counter; budget around Y10,000 for dinner with drinks, or...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Like a charcuterie plate or a mixed barbecue platter, an assortment of meat sushi is a great way to enjoy a variety of meaty morsels in one sitting. Nikuzushi offers a surprisingly diverse range to...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Palazzo - French: Suitengumae
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
The 20th-floor French restaurant at the Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi offers and elegant setting and good food; budget around Y4000 at lunchtime and Y15,000 in the evenings for food.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
Sumida - Teppanyaki: Suitengumae
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
Premium Kobe and Matsuzaka beef from pampered cattle is prepared at this deluxe steakhouse. Lunch from Y2625, dinner from Y12,600 yen. Private rooms are available.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
Nihonbashi
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
A branch of a popular Thai chain. Lunch is served until 4pm.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 7am-10pm daily.
Excellent breads and pastries are available to take out, or you can stop for a pastry and an espresso in the lobby seating area. There's also a nice lunch menu, priced at Y1200 and Y1600.
Open 7am-10pm daily.
Open 10am-8pm daily.
The main attraction at this Shiga Prefecture antenna shop is the tiny (three-seat) sake-tasting bar up front, where you can sample some (or all) of the 28 different Shiga-ken sake in stock. The...
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Open 10am-11pm daily.
Located inside the antenna shop for Shiga Prefecture, this tiny bar offers a selection of 28 different sake from Shiga, served in 45ml tasting sizes (Y300), with the option of a four-part tasting...
Open 10am-11pm daily.
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Nagasaki Prefecture runs one of Tokyo's largest antenna shops, selling a wide range of regional food items that are otherwise hard to find. There's also an impressive selection of modern ceramicware...
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Open 10:30am-7pm daily.
Yamaguchi Prefecture is famous for its fugu, and you can buy frozen fugu sashimi here in various sizes (Y980-Y3150) to enjoy at home. Other local products on sale include a good selection of sake,...
Open 10:30am-7pm daily.
Open 11am-7:30pm (LO) daily.
Deluxe sandwiches and desserts from famous French chef Joel Robuchon.
Open 11am-7:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Hard-to-find German beers, German wines, and assorted snacks are on offer at this branch of the small Franziskaner chain. The meat-heavy food menu is more interesting and diverse than might be...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Nihonbashi Yukari serves magnificent seasonal Japanese cuisine in a casual, relaxed settting. And while dinner might set you back Y10-20,000 with drinks, lunch is an amazing bargain. Regular...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-8:30pm (LO) daily.
Attached to the Toyama Prefecture antenna shop, this very specialized bar serves seventeen different sake produced in Toyama. Sake is Y700 for a glass, or you can order a three-part tasting flight...
Open 11am-8:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 10:30am-7:30pm daily.
This stylishly appointed antenna shop sells food and drink from Toyama Prefecture as well as traditional handicrafts and other locally made products. Dried noodles, honey, trout sushi, sea bream...
Open 10:30am-7:30pm daily.
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