Japanese Food Spots in Tokyo Area

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Innsyoutei

4.5

213 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Uenokouen 4-59

A formal restaurant founded in 1875 serving traditional kaiseki course cuisine located inside Ueno Park. The restaurant's striking interior is reminiscent of an old-fashioned Japanese home; its huge windows, encompassing whole walls, allow patrons to observe the changing of the seasons. Innsyoutei primarily serves bean and vegetable-based cuisine made with a colorful variety of ingredients. All of the restaurant's soybean dishes are handmade with 100% domestically produced soybeans ordered just for that day. Innsyoutei accepts reservations of parties from two to 80 people. The restaurant is perfect for a variety of functions, from entertaining an important business client to celebrating a special event.

We visited here with a Japanese friend and her parents. They made reservations as its always busy. Our table was upstairs, so we had a lovely view, even if the maples hadnt quite turned red at that...
Moheji (Main Shop)

4.0

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Tsukishima 3-16-9

A seafood monjayaki savory fried batter restaurant located a four minute walk from exit number 10 of Tsukishima Station. People love the flavor of the dashi broth Moheji uses in its monjayaki, made with eight varieties of seafood. Particularly recommended are the mentaiko walleye pollack, mochi rice cake, and cheese monjayaki. All of the restaurant's seafood is brought in daily from Tsukiji Market, and Moheji also serves seafood teppanyaki. The seafood garlic rice is made by sauteing rice with fragrant garlic and flavorful seafood on the griddle embedded in your table; it goes great with a cup of sake.

月島もんじゃの人気店です。ただ、駅から離れているからか、他の店に比べると少し空いていました。一人で行きましたが、さすがに多かったです。味はよくて、いい思い出になりました。
Kyobashi Isehiro Main Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Kyoubashi 1-5-4

Isehiro is a veteran yakitori skewered chicken shop since 1921 located at Kyobashi Station near Tokyo Station’s Yaesu Exit. Guests enjoy professionally prepared yakitori featuring meat from hens in their prime as well as other carefully selected ingredients like leeks and shiitake mushrooms. The quaint interior has a counter, Japanese style tatami mat rooms, and private seating available for gatherings.
San-Sada

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Asakusa 1-2-2

This long-standing tempura restaurant situated in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Asakusa is the oldest in Japan. Founded in 1837, the shop has been in operation for over 170 years. San-Sada’s famous Edo-mae tempura is distinguished by the rich aroma and tawny color of the batter created by using sesame oil for frying. The shop uses its own unique sesame oil blend to fry only the freshest ingredients. Visited by countless numbers of tourists both domestic and international, San-Sada also offers a full menu of options for groups. In addition, the restaurant serves daily limited number sets and bento boxes for children. Lastly, San-Sada is also happy to discuss budget-appropriate options for parties and gatherings.
Wa-kitchen Kanna

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Setagaya-ku Shimouma 2-43-112F

This Japanese style restaurant, open since 2013, is in a quiet residential neighborhood near Setagaya Park. The quiet, spacious interior is perfect for long, relaxing meals. Their most popular item is the fluffy kakigori shaved ice made with ice from Nikko's Shougetsuhimuro. They top it with original sauces, and seasonal Japanese ingredients, and offer only items to make customers feel the deliciousness. They also make sure the appearance is cute, to please the eye as well as the palate. Our recommendation is the Tiramisu made with loads of mascarpone, and the mellow, Japanese style sweetness of Rich Purple Sweet Potato Milk.
Asakusa Mugitoro Main Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Kaminarimon 2-2-4

Established in 1929, this traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant is renowned for its signature mugitoro grated yam over barley and rice. Here you can enjoy all manner of tororo grated yam dishes and delicious cuisine made with seasonal ingredients. Patrons can choose the dining space best suited to their needs, from quiet private booths perfect for just a few people all the way up to a hall able to accommodate a large group. Asakusa Mugitoro also serves an all-you-can-eat buffet on weekdays from 11:00 to 13:30.
HANTEI

4.0

173 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Bunkyou-ku Nedu 2-12-15

Located in a building in the Nezu part of Tokyo’s Bunkyo City that is designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, this is an unusual spot to enjoy kushi-age (fried food on skewers) using plentiful servings of seasonal tastes. The restaurant, which is in an old three-story wooden house that survived the Great Kanto Earthquake, welcomes you with a very nostalgic atmosphere that is purely Japanese. Beginning with the “starter set” that features six types of kushi-age including carefully selected meat, fish, and vegetables and two types of shusai (appetizers to go with drinks), you can order an additional set or just one skewer at a time. There are also private dining rooms available for extra charge.

Love this place and try to visit every time Im n Tokyo. For a while it was closed but was pleasantly surprised when it re-opened. The lunch menu revolves around kushiage which is different items...
Chanko stew Kirishima Ryogoku Main Store

3.5

65 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Sumida-ku Ryogoku 2-13-7

Chanko Kirishima Ryogoku Honten, one minute from JR Ryogoku Station, is a chanko restaurant run by former ozeki Kirishima. The chanko-nabe, featuring soy sauce and miso broth made from chicken and pork bones, is filled with pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, minced chicken, and octopus dumplings, with yuzu pepper as a secret ingredient. The restaurant's 300-seat interior is crowded after sumo matches. Lunch chanko is also available.

Easily stated I really loved this place. In my week long trip to Tokyo I ate here 4 times. Very delicious and satisfying meals. We came here looking for an authentic Sumo Chanko dining experience...
Hinatoriyama

4.0

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Hachioujishi Kamiyugi 1602-4

An irori-yaki skewer barbecue restaurant located in Kamiyugi, Hachioji City, Tokyo. Diners are provided with skewers of vegetables, seafood, river fish, and specially raised hinadori (young chicken) to grill over an irori hearth placed in the center of a sunken kotatsu table. Hinatoriyama is also renowned for its fuku-fuku tofu-nabe, a hotpot dish which comes with a tofu specially made with Hokkaido soybeans and natural Minamidaitojima nigari bittern.

We were looking forward to going to this restaurant based on the reviews and pictures. However the food was frankly speeding inedible. The meat tasted bad, the fish was ungutted. The communication...
I Izumi Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Bunkyo-ku Yushima 3-40-3

"Founded in 1930, the long-established tonkatsu restaurant ""Isen"" is one of the most famous restaurants in Ueno, and was opened by Kazuo Ishizaka, the first generation. At that time, the Shimotani area was the Hanayanagi district, and until around 1955 (Showa 30), it was a popular restaurant offering Western-style meals in a tatami room with dancing geisha. The restaurant is also known as the birthplace of the ""soft pork cutlet that can be cut with chopsticks"" and the ""pork cutlet sandwich,"" both of which were invented by the restaurant's founder, and was the setting for the movie ""Tonkatsu Ichidai"" in 1963. Also popular are the salted squid and the ""special tonkatsu sauce"" invented by the restaurant's founder."
Monja Kura

4.0

61 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Tsukishima 3-9-9

A monjayaki (a type of savory pancake similar to okonomiyaki) restaurant located in Tsukishima, an area filled with fiercely competitive monjayaki shops. In addition to monjayaki, Kura also offers okonomiyaki and teppanyaki-whatever you choose, it's sure to be delicious and filling. The restaurant's spacious interior is filled with large tables, ensuring that even families and large groups of people will have plenty of room. In addition to tried and true monjayaki standards, Kura also offers a variety of unique and interesting toppings.

Great night out with food cooked in front of us by Ayaka. Food is very different. We had a lovely omelette, spinach also some squid. We queued to get in but that was part of fun.
Ginza Ukai-tei

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Ginza 5-15-8 Newsletter Building 1F

A high class teppanyaki restaurant located on the first floor of the Jiji Press Building in Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo. The theme of the restaurant's decor is Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji period; opening the restaurant doors, your eyes will be drawn to a large painting of an elegant woman in retro-modern style. The Japanese architecture mixing the modern with nostalgia and the antique works of Western art create dining spaces that tell stories. The main dining area is a deep sea-themed circular counter. Along with their meal, diners can enjoy the magnificent technique of their chef. Ginza Ukai-tei serves creative teppanyaki cuisine made with select Kuroge Japanese Black beef and seasonal seafood and other ingredients singled out by the head chef.
Omotesando Ukai-tei

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Jingumae 5-10-1 Omotesando Jail 5F

Numerous rare and valuable works of art fill a stately space created by dismantling and rebuilding the 150 year old former home of a Kanazawa merchant, creating an exquisite balance of Japanese and Western influences. Omotesando Ukai-tei is a teppanyaki restaurant where you can enjoy select Ukai gensen-gyu Japanese Black beef and fresh seafood while being dazzled by the skills of your chef. Omotesando Ukai-tei is the perfect place to treat yourself or a loved one to a special meal on a special day.
Ukai Chikutei

4.5

92 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Hachioujishi Minamiasakawamachi 2850

A traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant renowned for its spaces which tell stories, all of Ukai Chikutei's rooms gaze out over gorgeous, seasonal scenery for you to enjoy along with your meal. The restaurant's lunch special, only served on weekdays, is perfect for a girls' get-together. Ukai Chikutei can also accommodate wedding plans.

We were taken here by a Japanese friend. The restaurant consists of several little huts with a little gift shop, reception in the front. Surroundings were tranquil and beautiful Service top notch...
Poultry Cuisine, Tamahide

4.0

196 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Nihombashiningyouchou 1-17-10

Founded in 1760, Tamahide is a restaurant that specializes in poultry cuisine that was developed by a falconer that served the shogunate. Their Tokyo game foul torisuki (from sukiyaki) was famous during the Edo period for its traditional flavors from before the Western influence on Japan. Try their famous oyako-don (chicken and egg on rice) for lunch and their torisuki for dinner. They also offer completely private dining rooms for anywhere from 4 to 50 guests.

Visited at 11:50 on December 4, 2019. After starting to line up in front of the store, it took 40 minutes to sit down and get an order. Ordered 1800 yen for Oyakodon Evolution with thigh and...
Tsukiji Itadori (Unitora Nakadori Store)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Tsukiji 4-10-5 Kaneshin fishery building 1F

This uni sea urchin specialty store is located outside the Tsukiji area. Featuring a careful selection of uni from various regions, at times they offer as many as 15 varieties. Popular dishes include their domestic uni rice bowl (available in limited quantities) and their northern bluefin tuna and seafood rice bowl with uni, crab, salmon roe, and more. They have tasting menus that let customers sample different kinds of uni, and items like their rice bowls and nigiri sushi are available a la carte.
Yatsumeya Nishimura

4.5

53 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Meguro-ku Shimomeguro 3-13-10

An eel restaurant located in 2 Chome Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo. Yatsumeya Nishimura was established during the Taisho period (1912-1926) close to the Sugamo Togenuki Jizo statue and moved to its current location in front of the Ryusen-ji Temple (Meguro Fudoson) in 1960. The restaurant serves the highest quality domestic eel grilled over high-grade ubame oak charcoal and smothered in a secret sauce which has been continuously topped off and added to since Yatsumeya Nishimura first opened. In addition to being able to eat inside the restaurant, Yatsumeya Nishimura also sells eel skewers and bento box lunches for eating on the go out front.

It’s located in a living area, quite a distance away from business and tourist areas. So foreign customers are rarely seen in here. But their Unadon was the best I’ve had in these 3 years!
Nana (Kitte Shop)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Marunouchi 2-7-2 JP Tower KITTE 5F

A Japanese restaurant located in the Kitte shopping mall in Marunouchi. Nana serves traditional Kyoto obanzai dishes such as aemono chopped, dress dishes, and Kyo-dengaku tofu baked with miso; in addition to aburiyaki grilled dishes and tempura made with seasonal ingredients; and goma-dofu sesame tofu made with Yoshino kudzu. Nana carries a full selection of ume Japanese apricot, plum, and yuzu aperitif liqueurs as well as wines from Japan and around the world. Another nice feature of Nana is its ability to meet a diverse array of dining needs, from window-side seating with a lovely night view to private rooms large and small with table or sunken kotatsu seating.
Isegen

4.0

60 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Kandasudacho 1-11-1

A restaurant specializing in goosefish cuisine located a five-minute walk from JR Akihabara Station and Kanda Station. This history-leaden restaurant was established at the end of the Edo period in 1830. Originally opened as a loach restaurant close to what is now Kyobashi 3 Chome, since the modern Taisho period this establishment has been beloved as the only dedicated goosefish restaurant in Tokyo. The old-fashioned and imposing restaurant building itself has been designated a Historic Building by the Tokyo government. In addition to the main dining area, the restaurant has relaxing private dining rooms where you can savor anko nabe, a flavorful hotpot steeped in tradition made with only the freshest goosefish from the Kazamaura Sea.

It was the first time for me to try monkfish. We enjoyed it with various cooking styles and they were all good. We also liked their old, traditional building.
Asakusa Ichimon, Main Store

4.0

53 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taito-ku Asakusa 3-12-6

Negima nabe is a one-pot dish made with leeks and tuna toro, and was invented in the Edo period (1603-1867) to make use of toro that was not suitable for marinating in soy sauce. At Asakusa Shuzen Ichibun Honten, Negimanabe is served with bigeye tuna or tuna kamatoro (fatty tuna) stewed in a pot. Kamatoro has a characteristic of being stringy, which makes it difficult for the fat to drain off as it is stewed, allowing the broth to soak in thoroughly. In addition, plenty of Edo vegetables are used, especially Senju leeks, which do not easily fall apart when cooked.

This place, in an old wood house, is perfect to discover a refined and delicious Japanese food. Octopus and Wagyu beef were perfect.

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