North side
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily.
Great Georgian and Russian food is prepared by native chefs in this unpretentious basement cafe. Georgian- and Russian-themed set menus (Y3000-3200 for lunch or dinner) are a good introduction to...
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-10:30pm daily.
A northern outpost of the very popular Peppermint Cafe near Inokashira Park, Montana serves nice pork curries, including several Thai-inspired, coconut-based varieties. Fans of novelty ramen might...
Open 11:30am-10:30pm daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm daily.
A friendly, cozy little restaurant with good home-style Nepalese dishes. In addition to the curry selection there's a tandoori mixed platter (featuring chicken, sausage, fish tikka and prawn) for...
Open 11am-10:30pm daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
A very relaxing place to enjoy Japanese curry - there's jazz on the stereo, art on the walls and cute knickknacks on the wooden shelves. Curries include a lot of vegetables and a nice rich roux, and...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
This German bar-restaurant chain offers a variety of German and German-style beers at very reasonable prices, especially compared to other German restaurants in town. The eight beers on draft are...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-9pm daily.
This branch of JR's Atre shopping complex offers a sprawling, rather impressive food hall, on a par with Shinjuku department-store food floors.
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
The bars in the CBM chain all offer different food menus, and this sixth branch features Okinawan-style Chinese cuisine. The food is quite beer-compatible, with tasty small dishes like maguro poki...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
You'll find high-quality fish at affordable prices (Y3000-5000 with a few drinks) at this popular mid-priced chain, but you may have to wait on line during peak hours.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Good charcoal-grilled beef tongue from this Sendai-based chain. You'll also find beef-tongue curries, stews, sausages and other yoshoku-style dishes, along with regional sake from Miyagi Prefecture....
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-7:30pm (LO) daily.
Typical of Tokyo's second wave of cat cafes, Temari no Ouchi strives to create a destination "relaxation space" for visitors rather than just a place to play with cats for half an hour. Kick back...
Open 10am-7:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily.
A long-running miso specialty shop, Soybean Farm serves miso-based cuisine in their cozy dining room and carries artisanal miso paste in the retail shop up front. Miso katsu is the standout dish in...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-8:30 (LO). Closed Mondays, Thursdays.
If you're looking for the best reindeer steak in Tokyo, your search is over. Allt Gott in Kichijoji serves up high-level Swedish cuisine, made from traditional ingredients but prepared with a light,...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-8:30 (LO). Closed Mondays, Thursdays.
Open 11am-9pm. Closed Wednesdays.
This branch of the famous Ogikubo honten serves classic Tokyo-style ramen in a shoyu soup that's made with dried sardines. The wonton-men is especially recommended.
Open 11am-9pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Open 24 hours a day.
Fresh-off-the-docks seafood at bargain prices - that's the drawing card at this popular chain of 24-hour izakayas. Many fish and shellfish items are ready to grill at your table, and the...
Open 24 hours a day.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
This fourth branch of the popular Yona Yona beer bar, its first venue outside central Tokyo, offers the same lineup of a dozen or so beers from Nagano brewery Yo-Ho, including seasonal specials. The...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5-11:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11:30am-11:30pm) daily.
Gin no Mori is a sake-focused izakaya offering an impressive selection of bottles from smaller craft breweries around Japan, all quite reasonably priced. Small 90ml glasses are a convenient size if...
Open 5-11:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun 11:30am-11:30pm) daily.
Open 5pm-midnight (LO; Sun -11) daily.
Although we're big fans of Kyushu cuisine in general, Nagasaki has remained unfamiliar culinary territory up until now, so we were excited to explore the Nagasaki-focused menu at this specialty...
Open 5pm-midnight (LO; Sun -11) daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
One of the best of the tonkatsu chains, Kyoto-based Katsukura offers nice side dishes like yuba (tofu-skin) croquettes and excellent Kyoto-style pickles. And they're open all afternoon if you need a...
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Tofu and yuba specialties. Dinner from Y3600.
Open 11am-3, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
The best thing about Calico, one of Tokyo's very first cat cafes, is that there are plenty of cats to go around - some 24 at last count. Perhaps because of the high cat-to-human ratio, the cats here...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open noon-10pm (LO; Sun -8pm) daily.
A suburban branch of the beloved Moto group of sake specialty bars, Plat Stand is a casual, very relaxed drinking spot with friendly service and great food. Sake is optionally served in 65ml...
Open noon-10pm (LO; Sun -8pm) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Gyoza dumplings and budget-friendly craft beers are the draws at this second Kichijoji branch of the popular CBM chain. Along with several types of dumplings, the kitchen also specializes in...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 4-11pm daily.
Good, all-you-can-eat kushiage from this very popular Osaka-based chain. Pick your own skewers of fish, meat and vegetables from the counter and deep-fry them yourself at your table. Y2500 for two...
Open 4-11pm daily.
Open 7pm- daily.
Jazz nightly from 7pm, from Y1500. Check their schedule for live events.
Open 7pm- daily.
Open 5pm-2am daily.
This rebranded venture from the Toriyoshi chain offers a wider menu of izakaya fare, with everything from fried wontons to macaroni salad. At the core of the menu though you'll find their famous...
Open 5pm-2am daily.
Screw Driver - Bar: Kichijoji
Open 7pm-4am daily.
This small specialty bar offers the biggest selection of rums in Tokyo, with more than 400 varieties. They also stock 100 kinds of bourbon.
Open 7pm-4am daily.
Open 5pm-midnight daily.
Mainly a place to drop in for an after-work drink of Okinawan awamori, they also have a full menu. The Okinawan soba is made from nice, roughly cut noodles and served in a peppery soup along with...
Open 5pm-midnight daily.
Open 5-11:30pm (LO) daily.
You can order wine, sake and beer at the very casual standing bar at the front of this shop, or settle down for a full meal at one of the tables in back. The kitchen turns out an eclectic menu of...
Open 5-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
It may seem like you've walked halfway to Nishi-Ogikubo station, but when you get here you'll find a hip, very spacious cafe and art gallery that's lively at any hour of the day or night. In...
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Mitaka
Open 1-7pm. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays.
Located just down the block from the Ghibli Museum, this cafe features a large glassed-in aviary space housing the owner's falcons, hawks and owls. The shop attracts a community of Tokyo...
Open 1-7pm. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays.
South side
Open 11:30am-5am daily.
This rebranded venture from the Toriyoshi chain offers a wider menu of izakaya fare, with everything from fried wontons to macaroni salad. At the core of the menu though you'll find their famous...
Open 11:30am-5am daily.
Open 11:30am-3:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
This long-running shop (they first opened in 2006) serves more than two dozen varieties of Neapolitan-style pizza, all prepared in a proper wood-burning oven. Some unusual varieties include the...
Open 11:30am-3:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Seasonal izakaya fare and gourmet oden, plus very impressive lists of shochu and sake.
Open 5:30-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-4, 4-11:30pm daily.
The newest and fanciest Kichijoji branch of this excellent yakitoriya, at the entrance to Inokashira Park.
Open 11:30am-4, 4-11:30pm daily.
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.
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