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This guide covers Mita/Tamachi, Shinagawa, Osaki and Gotanda along the JR Yamanote line.
This guide covers Mita/Tamachi, Shinagawa, Osaki and Gotanda along the JR Yamanote line.
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Shinagawa

Antenna America - Beer bar: Shinagawa
Open 8am-10pm (Sat, Sun 10am-10pm) daily.
Located inside a bustling shopping-mall food court, this is one of the noisiest craft beer bars we've been to in Tokyo. The bar is run by a beer importer, and their six taps dispense American craft...
Open 8am-10pm (Sat, Sun 10am-10pm) daily.
Guzman y Gomez - Tex-Mex: Shinagawa
Open 8am-10pm (Sat, Sun 10am-10pm) daily.
This Australia-based Tex-Mex chain serves up tasty tacos, burritos and burrito bowls. The shop is located inside the same food court as Antenna America bar, so you can order a nice American craft...
Open 8am-10pm (Sat, Sun 10am-10pm) daily.
El Caliente - Tex-Mex: Shinagawa
Open 11am-10pm daily.
With its flashy dining room, energetic music, wide food menu and diverse drink options, El Caliente is a good venue for festive group gatherings or small get-togethers among friends. In addition to...
Open 11am-10pm daily.
Grand Central Oyster Bar - American: Shinagawa
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Named after the iconic New York oyster bar, Grand Central offers an impressively big selection of oysters from all over. There's also a large, varied wine list (heavy on the whites, naturally), with...
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Leuven - Belgian rest/beer bar: Shinagawa
Open 11am-3, 5pm-midnight daily.
Part of the Belgian Brasserie Court chain of beer bars, Leuven offers a small roster of draft beers, lots of bottled beers and Belgian-inspired food.
Open 11am-3, 5pm-midnight daily.
Tsubame Kitchen - Yoshoku: Shinagawa
Open 11am-midnight daily.
"Since 1930 Ginza" claims the sign, and they still offer the same nostalgic faux-Western yoshoku specialties like hamburg steaks, cabbage rolls and hayashi rice, for an inexpensive trip down memory...
Open 11am-midnight daily.
Zen, The - Izakaya: Shinagawa
Open 11am-10:45pm (LO) daily.
While The Zen is billed as a shochu dining bar, they also offer a reasonable selection of premium sake. Shochu really is the star here though, and the knowledgeable staff can help you navigate the...
Open 11am-10:45pm (LO) daily.
Maimon - Japanese: Shinagawa
Open 11am-2, 5-11pm daily.
This chain of upscale izakaya (which also runs Megu in New York) is popular for their good food and lively, stylish decor. A specialty of the house is their charcoal-grilled meats and vegetables on...
Open 11am-2, 5-11pm daily.
Aroma Classico - Italian: Shinagawa
Open 11:30am-3, 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
A branch of the famous Aroma Fresca in Ginza, they offer an excellent wine selection and a fairly upmarket menu, with full-course dinners starting at Y10,000 and lunches priced Y2,000-6,000.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Glass Dance - Belgian rest/beer bar: Shinagawa
Open 5pm-3:30am (LO) daily.
A popular chain of Belgian beer bars, Glass Dance offers De Koninck, Leffe Blond and a few other interesting beers on tap, and lots more by the bottle. There's a full Belgian-inspired food menu and...
Open 5pm-3:30am (LO) daily.
Kaba - Japanese regional: Shinagawa
Open 11am-2, 4-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
The specialty of the house here is seafood from the San-in region of Western Honshu, flown in daily and served grilled and as sashimi. There's also an excellent selection of sake from the region,...
Open 11am-2, 4-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Obica Mozzarella Bar - Italian: Shinagawa
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Obica serves ten types of pizza, topped with buffalo mozzarella and your choice of other ingredients such as truffles, mushroom paste, zucchini, anchovy fillets and Sardinian mullet roe. They also...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Wired Cafe Dining Lounge Takanawa - Cafe: Shinagawa
Open 10am-11pm daily.
Coffee, wireless internet access and good food from the popular Wired Cafe chain.
Open 10am-11pm daily.
Aux Bacchanales - French: Shinagawa
Open 9am-11pm daily.
This small chain of French brasserie-cafes is popular for their very French food and atmosphere. The cafe serves simple dishes like omelettes and salads all day long, while the brasserie has more...
Open 9am-11pm daily.
Outback Steakhouse - Steak house: Shinagawa
Open 5-11pm daily.
An Australian-themed steak restaurant from the US, with a festive decor and lively atmosphere.
Open 5-11pm daily.
Akita Bisai-Kan - Antenna shop: Shinagawa
Open 11am-11pm daily.
This medium-sized prefectural antenna shop carries a good selection of sake from Akita as well as assorted local foods - mountain vegetables, pickles, and kiritambo (grilled pounded-rice cylinders). ...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Tsukada Nojo - Japanese regional: Shinagawa
Open 5-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
First-rate Miyazaki chicken dishes, regional Kyushu fare and local shochu brands are the specialties at this reasonably priced, unpretentious Miyazaki-based izakaya chain. Budget around Y3000-4000...
Open 5-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

Tennozu Isle

Tennoz - Teppanyaki: Tennozu Isle
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Perched on the tweny-eighth floor atop the Seafort Square complex, Tennoz offers a lovely bayside view along with top-quality steaks. A steak lunch is Y2800, and dinners, which range from Y9,000 to...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Kodawariyama - Yakitori: Tennozu Isle
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm. Closed weekends.
Inexpensive yakitori and microbrew beers from Gotemba Kogen.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm. Closed weekends.
šT.Y. Harbor Brewery - Brewpub: Tennozu Isle
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Exciting, well-centered modern American cuisine - drawing on European and middle Eastern and Asian influences - from this bayside brewpub. The wine list is fantastic, with good values at every price...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Breadworks - Bakery: Tennozu Isle
Open 8am-8pm daily.
Luxuriously spacious and modern in feel, this combination bakery-cafe is a comfortable place to relax with a coffee and pastry, or a quiche, cup of soup and salad. There's also a bit of outdoor...
Open 8am-8pm daily.
Ride - International: Tennozu Isle
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
With its sprawling, 200-seat outdoor terrace, "ocean-style restaurant" Ride takes full advantage of its location next to a picturesque canal. The food is modern international cuisine, with...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.

Gotanda

Schmatz - German: Gotanda
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Schmatz Gotanda is the twelfth Tokyo-area branch of this popular German restaurant and beer bar, and like its sister shops it offers a list of original German-style craft beers, a few guest beers...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Kua 'Aina - Sandwiches/ burgers: Gotanda
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Hawaiian-style hamburgers and sandwiches, plus beers from Kona Brewing Company.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
ššWattaribozu - Japanese regional: Gotanda
Open 11:30am-2, 5pm-1am daily.
Akita Prefecture is famous for its excellent sake, but its regional cuisine isn't as widely known. Wattaribozu, a cozy little basement izakaya near Gotanda Station, is a great place to explore both...
Open 11:30am-2, 5pm-1am daily.
DevilCraft - Beer bar: Gotanda
Open 5-11pm (Sun 3-10) daily.
This third branch of the pioneering Tokyo craft-beer chain is the largest so far, attracting a thirsty after-work crowd in addition to the usual crew of beer aficionados. Twenty taps dispense one of...
Open 5-11pm (Sun 3-10) daily.
Kuwabara Shoten - Liquor shop: Gotanda
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
This liquor-store standing bar offers a nice variety of sake for tasting, served in 30ml, 60ml and 180ml sizes. Simple sake snacks like pickles, potato salad and sardines in oil are also available.
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Ringer Hut - Japanese regional: Gotanda
Open 24 hours (Tue-Sat) daily.
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 (Tue-Sat) daily.
Sign Gotandar - Cafe: Gotanda
Open 7am-10pm (LO) daily.
Coffee, drinks, music-listening stations and free wi-fi access. Lunch is served until 3pm.
Open 7am-10pm (LO) daily.
Yasaiya Mei - Japanese: Gotanda
Open 11am-11pm (lunch to 3pm) daily.
This branch of the vegetable-oriented chain specializes in vegetable shabu-shabu (minimum order for two people), to which you can add various vegetable side dishes (including several meaty items). ...
Open 11am-11pm (lunch to 3pm) daily.
Arco Iris - Peruvian: Gotanda
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Great South American cooking - the spicy, garlicky shrimp soup (with rice and green peas) is amazing, and the Aji de Gallina (stewed chicken) is definitely worth a try. Spanish-language ability...
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO) daily.
šWaniya - Izakaya: Gotanda
Open 6-11pm. Closed Sundays.
An amazing selection of sake and top-rate food in a cozy setting. The sake list changes with the season, and it helps if you know what you're looking for.
Open 6-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Nonki - Izakaya: Gotanda
Open 6pm-4am. Closed Sundays.
A small sake pub with good food, some of it Okinawan-style.
Open 6pm-4am. Closed Sundays.
7025 Franklin Avenue - Burgers: Gotanda
Open 11am-9pm daily.
American West coast-style burgers and sandwiches, with delivery service and a pleasant outdoor patio.
Open 11am-9pm daily.

Mita

šMunch's Burger Shack - Burgers: Mita
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-8:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Smoked bacon and a good selection of cheeses (cheddar, gouda, colby, mozzarella and pepper jack) liven up the 100% US beef burgers here, along with avocado, chili beans and mushrooms. Onion rings...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-8:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Bon Appetit - Curry: Mita
Open 11am-3, 5:30-9:30pm. Closed weekends.
An old standby in the Mita neighborhood, this long-running basement shop has solid wood furniture, stucco walls, odd little paintings and soft jazz in the background. The roux here is okay, but the...
Open 11am-3, 5:30-9:30pm. Closed weekends.
Craft Beer Market - Beer bar: Mita
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
The pioneering CBM chain is known for their reasonably priced craft beers (Y600/glass and Y900/pint) and appealing food, and this Tamachi-area outlet is no exception. Twenty-seven taps dispense both...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Comme la Gueuze - Belgian rest/beer bar: Mita
Open 5pm-midnight daily.
If you're used to seeing the same handful of Belgian beers on draft wherever you go around town, the six rotating taps at Comme la Gueuze will be a welcome change. The twenty-seat bar has a...
Open 5pm-midnight daily.
šCabos - Mexican: Mita
Open 11:30am-1am (LO; -10pm weekends) daily.
Cabos Modern Mexican serves creative international cuisine built on a sophisticated urban-Mexican base, worlds away from typical Tokyo Mexican and Tex-Mex fare. Ceviche-style cold starters, original...
Open 11:30am-1am (LO; -10pm weekends) daily.

Shibaura

ššAbeya - Yakitori: Shibaura
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Hinai-jidori is a flavorful heirloom-breed chicken from Akita Prefecture, and it's the main ingredient on the grill at this Akita-based yakitoriya. But there's more than just fantastic chicken here...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Schmatz - German: Shibaura
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
The popular chain of German restaurants serves up a menu of meaty, but not overly heavy, casual German cuisine. Eight draft beers include six original German-style craft beers (brewed by Brimmer...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Fumoto Akadori - Yakitori: Shibaura
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11pm (LO; Sat -10:30). Closed Sunday nights.
This Kyushu chicken specialist offers unusual items like chicken-liver steak and heart steak as well as more typical charcoal-grilled yakitori skewers. The shop is named after the main ingredient...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5-11pm (LO; Sat -10:30). Closed Sunday nights.
Rocky Kanai - Izakaya: Shibaura
Open 1pm-3am (Fri, Sat -5am) daily.
While it may look like any of hundreds of other late-night, super-cheap izakayas, Rocky Kanai serves surprisingly good food at very budget-friendly prices. Tender, fatty charcoal-grilled "black...
Open 1pm-3am (Fri, Sat -5am) daily.
Bondy - Curry: Shibaura
Open 11am-10pm. Closed weekends.
A branch of a very popular Jimbocho curry shop, Bondy serves excellent European-style Japanese curries.
Open 11am-10pm. Closed weekends.
Hanamasa - Retail: Shibaura
Open 24 hours a day.
Relatively inexpensive meats and produce, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours a day.

Kaigan

ššGood Vibes - Sandwiches/ burgers: Kaigan
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-8:30pm (LO) daily.
This friendly neighborhood sandwich shop in out-of-the-way Kaigan serves the best pastrami in town, along with espresso-barbecue pork, crunchy chicken, and aged-beef menchi-katsu sandwiches and...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-8:30pm (LO) daily.

Shirokanedai

Tenement - Cafe: Shirokanedai
Open 11:30am-4, 4-11pm. Closed Sundays.
The atmosphere is relaxed and the music is downbeat at this very casual late-night cafe-bar. The drinks menu offers a decent selection of cocktails.
Open 11:30am-4, 4-11pm. Closed Sundays.
Isola - Pizzeria: Shirokanedai
Open 6:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Another candidate for best pizza in Tokyo, prepared in a ceramic oven.
Open 6:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Burger Mania - Burgers: Shirokanedai
Open 11am-11pm daily.
The original shop of this popular burger chain serves American-style gourmet burgers and sandwiches. Craft-beer fans can choose from six beers on draft, including one each of stout, lager, pale ale,...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Tsuya - Bar: Shirokanedai
Open 7pm-4:30am (LO) daily.
One of Tokyo's fancier late-night cocktail venues, Tsuya Bar and Lounge is furnished with plush private booths and a blackjack table. There's a Y1000 cover charge and a 5% service charge.
Open 7pm-4:30am (LO) daily.
La Boheme - Italian: Shirokanedai
Open 11:30am-3am (LO) daily.
One of the few late-night spots in the neighborhood; pizzas and pastas in a multi-level, palatial setting.
Open 11:30am-3am (LO) daily.
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Updated 2024-03-26