Shinjuku Station
Open 4-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Shamo is a breed of game bird known for its tasty, slightly chewy meat, and it's the bird of choice on the busy grills at Kokekokko. This modest-looking yakitoriya serves the usual selection of...
Open 4-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Tomizawa Shoten (aka Tomiz) carries an impressively wide range of baking supplies. We've never seen so many varieties of sugar or flour in one place, and there are dozens of different kinds of dried...
Open 10am-8pm daily.
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Spicy grilled chicken wings are the specialty of the house and definitely a must-try at this subterranean mini-izakaya. They're only seventy yen per piece so you can order a bunch - the menu...
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
One of an small chain of ramen shops noted for their inventive recipes, this branch of Mensho specializes in tori paitan (creamy chicken stock) ramen. The beige-colored soup is light and refreshing,...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
The dining room is pleasantly decorated and the food here is very well prepared - including some excellent grilled chicken - but the dinner menu is too small and limited to get excited about. Lunch...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Good Bangkok street-stall food in this department-store basement, including dishes like Nam Phrik Kapi (shrimp and chili paste with vegetables), stir-fries and spicy salads. Most of the menu is...
Open 10am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 9am-9pm (LO) daily.
It's breakfast time all day long at this famous New York-based restaurant. The menu features Eggs Benedict, lemon-ricotta pancakes, "Farmer's Omelet," fluffy French toast and a good selection of...
Open 9am-9pm (LO) daily.
Near the station
Open 3-11:30pm (Sat, Sun 2pm-) daily.
With well-spaced tables and nicely laid-out central counter, this is a comfortable spot to explore the world of premium sake. It's also very economical - the Genka chain is known for their policy of...
Open 3-11:30pm (Sat, Sun 2pm-) daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm daily.
The original branch of a famous and very popular ramen chain, this shop usually has a line to get in. In addition to the usual options of toppings, you can also choose the size of your bowl, and...
Open 11am-9:30pm daily.
Nakamoto - Ramen: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 9am-2:30am daily.
The tanmen noodles here are very spicy, but the soup has a depth of flavor the goes beyond one-note hotness. You can pick from several variations, with different levels of spiciness.
Open 9am-2:30am daily.
Open 5pm-midnight (LO) daily.
Excellent heirloom-breed pork dishes served with an impressive selection of premium craft sake - that's the simple but appealing formula at this unpretentious drinking spot. There are around thirty...
Open 5pm-midnight (LO) daily.
Zoetrope - Bar: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 5-11:45pm (LO). Closed Sundays, some Monday.
Perhaps the best bar in the world for Japanese whiskey, with some 300 varieties available, including some rare bottles that are no longer sold in stores. They also serve craft beers from Osaka's...
Open 5-11:45pm (LO). Closed Sundays, some Monday.
Open 4-11:30pm daily.
This lively after-work izakaya specializes in the cuisine of Kita-Kyushu, with an emphasis on seafood. It's a great place to try out interesting regional dishes like seared mackerel sashimi,...
Open 4-11:30pm daily.
Nagi - Ramen: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 6-11:30pm. Closed 3rd Sunday.
This relaxed second-floor branch of the Nagi chain offers an evening menu of izakaya-style side dishes to nibble on with drinks, including a "ramen-shop omelet" and gyoza topped with ratatouille. ...
Open 6-11:30pm. Closed 3rd Sunday.
Open 11am-2, 4-11pm (LO) daily.
The specialty of the house at this unpretentious little izakaya is Tamba-jidori, a tasty heirloom-breed chicken from north of Kobe, and it's served here in several styles - charcoal-grilled,...
Open 11am-2, 4-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-3, 4-11:20pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Who can resist a restaurant called "Mom's", especially when the kitchen and waitress staff is a squadron of fifty-ish, motherly types who look like they'd be disappointed in you for not finishing...
Open 11am-3, 4-11:20pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
The city of Xi'an is located along the historical Silk Road trade route, and the cuisine from that region takes full advantage of the many spices that were part of the trade. The menu here includes...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed Saturdays, Sundays.
Spread out vertically over four narrow floors, this old-fashioned izakaya offers fantastic, very creative kushiage - some of the best we've found in Tokyo - along with a small but well-chosen sake...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed Saturdays, Sundays.
Toriyoshi - Yakitori: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 11:30am-4am daily.
Peppery chicken wings and other creative chicken cuisine from this popular chain. Budget around Y3000-4000 at dinnertime.
Open 11:30am-4am daily.
Ringer Hut - Japanese regional: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 24 hours a day.
This budget chain serves two kinds of Nagasaki-style noodles - sara-udon (crisp fried ramen noodles topped with vegetables, pork and seafood in a thick sauce), and Nagasaki champon (similar to the...
Open 24 hours a day.
Open 4pm-3am (LO) daily.
Imaginative pub-style Japanese food and regional sake at great prices.
Open 4pm-3am (LO) daily.
Skyscraper district
Open 11:30am-3, 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
This upscale izakaya-dining bar serves excellent grilled chicken and nice fresh fish, complemented by a good sake and shochu list. The interior is tasteful, with blond wood furnishings, an open...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Located on the forty-ninth floor of the Shinjuku Nomura Building, this glitzy skyscraper dining bar offers playful, unpretentious original cuisine along with budget-friendly drinks. Typical of their...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 11:30am-3, 5:30pm-midnight daily.
Balinese and other Asian foods plus extravagant tropical decor in this fun party space. Lunch from Y900, dinner from Y1600. It's a good idea to call ahead for reservations.
Open 11:30am-3, 5:30pm-midnight daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 2-10pm (LO) daily.
It's yet another Belgian beer specialty bar in Nishi-Shinjuku, this one with plenty of space (90 seats) and Maredsous and De Koninck beers on tap. There are inexpensive (from Y300), somewhat...
Open 11:30am-2, 2-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Reliable Italian cooking in a casual setting. The food ranges from good to excellent, so the large menu warrants some exploration to find your favorites. Full-course dinners from Y3980, or a la...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 7:30am-8:30pm daily.
Excellent espresso - either single-origin or blend - as well as fresh-roasted beans to go from this Tokyo outlet of an Australian World Champion Barista. The coffee counter is located inside a...
Open 7:30am-8:30pm daily.
Open 11am-9pm. Closed Sundays.
Old-school Japanese-style spaghetti from a shop that started in the 1950s. The menu offers nearly a hundred pasta variations, featuring sea urchin, cod roe, squid, clams and other ingredients.
Open 11am-9pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sat -10, Sun -9:30) daily.
Houtou is a hearty winter udon-noodle dish from the mountainous Kofu area of Yamanashi Prefecture, and this is one of the few places in Tokyo where you can find it. The houtou served here is quite...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sat -10, Sun -9:30) daily.
Open 11am-10pm. Closed Sundays.
The reliable Hina chain has claimed for themselves the niche of decent-quality all-you-can-eat sushi. Priced from Y3980 at dinnertime.
Open 11am-10pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 6:30-10:30, 11:30am-2, 6-9pm daily.
Open twenty-four hours a day, the Hilton's Marble Lounge offers various special buffets throughout the day, including a dessert buffet with fountains of chocolate every afternoon from 2:30-6pm...
Open 6:30-10:30, 11:30am-2, 6-9pm daily.
Open 11am-9pm (LO; Sun -7:30pm) daily.
This long-running pasta specialist is a favorite of many resident and visiting Italians in Tokyo. In addition to tomato- and cream-based pasta sauces, Al Dente serves up Japanese variations...
Open 11am-9pm (LO; Sun -7:30pm) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
If you have a sudden craving for baby corn, sliced beets and Green Goddess dressing, Sizzler still runs one of Tokyo's best-stocked salad bars.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Part of the Tinun group of Thai restaurants, Sukhumvit Soi 55 is worth knowing about for their reasonably priced weekday lunch buffet if you happen to be in the neighborhood and hungry. In addition...
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
★Kyubei - Sushi: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm daily.
A branch of the long-established, highly regarded sushi shop in Ginza that invented gunkan-maki (sushi wrapped in nori strips, "battleship" style). Set menus for sushi from Y4200 at lunch and Y6300...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5pm-4am (LO) daily.
This simple but stylish Italian cafe-restaurant turns into a relaxed late-night neighborhood bar after 11pm (Tuesday through Saturday nights), with reasonably priced wines and cocktails. Budget...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5pm-4am (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Saturdays.
Moyan offers a huge variety of tasty Japanese-style curries and ethnic-style side dishes, along with inexpensive wines and cocktails. With its exotic-ethnic decor and Hawaiian background music, the...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Saturdays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
In spite of the Shinjuku business-district address, this branch of the Rome-based eatery has the feel of a friendly (but sophisticated) neighborhood Italian spot, where you can pop in for a...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
With its exotic-ethnic decor and Hawaiian background music, the atmosphere here is closer to a Bohemian cafe than a curry shop. The curry menu itself is rather exotic too - variations include...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Shiryu's eclectic menu features charcoal-grilled fish and seafood on skewers, yakitori, okonomiyaki and yakisoba, salads and seasonal vegetable dishes. Drinks - beer, wine, cocktails, shochu,...
Open 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sun -10) daily.
This long-established izakaya mini-chain serves excellent Kyushu cuisine and a good assortment of sake and shochu from the southern island. Especially recommended are the Kagoshima-style tonkotsu...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sun -10) daily.
Open 11am-8pm (Sat, Sun -7pm) daily.
Perhaps the best deli counter in town, with a huge selection of cold cuts, pates and salads. Lunches are priced from around Y1000, and breakfast is served on weekdays from 8 to 10:30am. The outdoor...
Open 11am-8pm (Sat, Sun -7pm) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm daily.
Enjoy chic cocktails in a bamboo grove high in the sky at the Park Hyatt's internationally famous bar and lounge. They also serve afternoon tea, desserts and light snacks. Cocktails start at around...
Open 11am-10:30pm daily.
Open 5pm-midnight (Thu-Sat -1am) daily.
Perched on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt hotel, the New York Bar makes good on its promise to offer the best view of Tokyo. The interior is a sleek haven of glass and dark wood enlivened by two...
Open 5pm-midnight (Thu-Sat -1am) daily.
New York Grill - International: Nishi-Shinjuku
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
There's a popular Sunday brunch for Y6,900, but you can get the same lunch on weekdays for Y5,000 (minus the flute of champagne). Full-course dinners are Y11,000-21,000, but people come here just as...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
The Y1000 lunch buffet has only four curries, but they're above average in quality. Mondays are all vegetable curries at this branch of the Maharaja chain.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-10pm daily.
Yamaya offers an extensive wine selection at great prices, although the selection changes frequently.
Open 10am-10pm daily.
Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome
Open noon-3am (LO; Sun -10pm) daily.
A lively late-night drinking spot with down-to-earth Okinawan fare at very reasonable prices; budget around Y2500 for food and drinks in the evening, or Y500 for lunch. They also serve Blue Seal ice...
Open noon-3am (LO; Sun -10pm) daily.
Nakano-Sakaue
Open 11:45am-2:30, 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Located above Nakano-Sakaue subway station, Lodi serves both domestic microbrew beers (with a rotating selection of five on tap), and American wines (with six by the glass). At lunchtime (weekdays...
Open 11:45am-2:30, 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Hanamasa (Nakano) - Retail: Nakano-Sakaue
Open 24 hours a day.
Relatively inexpensive meats and produce, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours a day.
South of Koshu-Kaido
Open 11am-3, 5-9pm. Closed Sundays.
Tsukemen is everywhere in Tokyo. Expecially tonkotsu gyokai tsukemen. Pork and chicken bones are cooked on high heat for a long time to draw out as much creamy collagen as possible. Thickness is...
Open 11am-3, 5-9pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 7:30am-10pm daily.
This French-influenced bakery across from Shinjuku station produces top-grade breads and pastries to go. The selection includes interesting Japanese-inspired items like yuzu cheesecake and curry...
Open 7:30am-10pm daily.
Open 7:30am-9pm (LO) daily.
Sandwiches made with freshly scrambled eggs are the specialty at this Los Angeles-based shop, with a variety of delectable creations to choose from. The Bacon, Egg and Cheese features some of the...
Open 7:30am-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Maine-style lobster rolls are the specialty here, to eat in or take out. They also serve shrimp and crab rolls, combination sets, and a jalapeno lobster roll that's exclusive to this branch. ...
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Open 7am-12:30am (LO) daily.
Conveniently located next to Shinjuku Station's south exit, this glitzy bar-restaurant is a fun destination whatever you're looking for - a casual group dinner, a late-night snack or just a quick...
Open 7am-12:30am (LO) daily.
Open 8am-10pm daily.
Conveniently located next to Shinjuku Station's new south exit, this is the first overseas outpost of a California-based coffee roaster with several branches in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The...
Open 8am-10pm daily.
Open 11am-9pm daily.
Souvenirs, produce and prepared foods from Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu are on sale here, including several types of charcoal-grilled chicken, a specialty of the area. They also stock a good...
Open 11am-9pm daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Fancy Angus-beef burgers, gourmet hot dogs, milkshakes and location-specific frozen-custard desserts are the draw at this popular fast-casual chain. The draft beer is made by Brooklyn Brewery, and...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Japanese steaks, shabu shabu, sukiyaki, teppanyaki - basically everything with beef is on the menu. Shabu-shabu from Y3800; beef-centered kaiseki Y8000.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
This upscale chain izakaya is known for their excellent grilled meats and vegetables and their well-chosen sake and shochu lists. The decor is sleek Japanese modern. Budget around Y6000-7000 per...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
This mini-branch of one of our favorite Belgian beer bars sits at the Yoyogi end of Southern Terrace; convenient to Shinjuku station but sufficiently removed from the bustling crowds. And while the...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Located in the Food Hall Blast! food-court complex, Draft Pub Bevvy offers ten Japanese craft beers on tap, ten wines on tap, and six ciders. As far as food goes, you can order tacos, burritos,...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30pm-1am (LO; Sun -11pm) daily.
Frigo offers more than a hundred beers by the bottle, mostly Belgian but with a strong German section as well. The food menu is limited, but includes mussels prepared in several different ways.
Open 5:30pm-1am (LO; Sun -11pm) daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Numerous variations on the them of curry udon can be found at this popular budget chain, including coconut-based southeast Asian-inspired curries, cheese curries, and udon with tsukemen-style curry...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 5-10:30pm (LO; Sun -8pm) daily.
One of the main attractions at this brewpub is its very comfortable outdoor wooden deck, which looks out over a quiet side street just a few minutes from Shinjuku Station. The beer is pretty good...
Open 5-10:30pm (LO; Sun -8pm) daily.
Open 5pm-midnight (food LO 10:30; Sun LO 9pm) daily.
Not to be confused with your typical Belgian beer bar, BBP is actually a craft-beer taproom - one of the best in Tokyo in our opinion. They serve a lineup of more than a dozen beers on tap from a...
Open 5pm-midnight (food LO 10:30; Sun LO 9pm) daily.
Hatsudai
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.
Open 8am-7pm (LO) daily.
The second Tokyo branch of the internationally famous Belgian organic bakery is open from 7:30am, serving coffee and pastries, salads and tartines - open-face Belgian sandwiches with toppings like...
Open 8am-7pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun 10pm) daily.
A very lively after-work beer hall, Danke serves a variety of Belgian and German bottled beers and inexpensive wines starting at under Y2000 per bottle. The extensive snack menu offers seasonal...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun 10pm) daily.
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