When traveling, sometimes you want to get something cheap, quick, and easy in the early mornings before your long day of sightseeing. Or maybe you just need a big cup of coffee to set you on your way. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Here are ten of the best restaurants you can find around Japan that offer breakfast for the cheapo traveler who’s looking for something filling, delicious, and easy to find for themselves and their family. The shops listed below have a morning set that is served from 7am to 11am, though it could change depending on the store and location.
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Excelsior Café
Excelsior Café
At Excelsior Café, you can get French toast plate for under 500 yen (if order the drink under 350 yen such as small Espresso)! What a steal! If French toast isn’t your fare, there’s also a combo that includes toast and your choice of small drink as well as a croissant plate or a ham and cheese sandwich plate. Excelsior Cafes are mostly major train stations such as Shibuya, Shinjuku and Tokyo train station.
Excelsior Café
Excelsior Café
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Beck’s Coffee Shop
Morning Plate No.1 490yen
Beck’s are pretty easy to find in or around JR stations. They serve a variety of foods and drinks, but their morning menu is cheap, one choice even being your standard eggs, toast and bacon coming in at around 390 yen. If that’s not to your liking they even have some soups and stews for under 500 yen. Of course, if you’re feeling extra hungry, there is a wide variety of foods that you can choose from that is still quite inexpensive.
Beck’s Coffee Shop
Beck’s Coffee Shop
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Café de Crie
Morning Plate Sausage 460yen
You can find Café de Crie at various places around Tokyo, though a few more in Shimbashi than other stations. Here you can find a salad, sausage combo with a drink for 460 yen, a great balance for those looking for a bit of healthiness. They have other morning salad plates with various sandwiches and soup, but you might have to spend just a little bit over that 500 yen goal.
Café de Crie
Café de Crie
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Komeda’s Coffee
Komeda’s Coffee
Komeda’s coffee is located all across Japan, the most notable being the one near the Don Quixote’s in Shinjuku or the store in Ikebukuro. They have a sweet deal when it comes to their drinks. For every drink you order before 11 am, you’ll get free eggs and toast with it. The egg comes boiled, but they have a lovely egg spread called “Handmade Egg Paste” or you can have jam with your toast instead.
Komeda’s Coffee
Komeda’s Coffee
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Hoshino Coffee Shop
Hoshino Coffee Shop
The Hoshino Coffee Shop is a simple but great chain of cafes that dot all across Japan. They have great hand drip delicious coffee that comes in three different blends that you can choose according to your taste. Each cup comes with a similar deal of free eggs and toast, but if that’s not enough for you they also offer fluffy souffle pancakes as well.
Hoshino Coffee Shop
Hoshino Coffee Shop
Hoshino Coffee Shop
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Doutor
Doutor coffee
Doutor is a very popular chain of coffee shops that you can find all around Japan. They offer a variety of beverages for the caffeine addicted traveler as well as toasted ham and egg salad sandwiches and toasted ham and cheese sandwiches. Or if you’re looking for a morning style hot dog, you can try their German hot dog set that sees a mustard sauce as a topping.
Doutor coffee
Doutor coffee
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Pronto
Pronto
From soups to sandwiches to salads and hot dogs, you can find a great selection of morning meals at Pronto for you to choose from. With many stores across Japan, most notably in Shibuya, set menu meals start at 390 yen for toast, a hard-boiled egg or yogurt, salad and a drink. The restaurant also serves a wide array of pastas for lunch and dinner should you find yourself near one during those times as well!
Pronto
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Mos Burger
Mos Burger
As you can probably tell by the name, Mos Burger is first and foremost a burger chain. However, they are so common in Japan that you’d probably be able to find them anywhere and makes for a great place to stop for some breakfast. They offer a selection of burgers that are made especially for breakfast, but they do also have a toast, salad and egg plate for those who might not want to have a burger in the morning. Their toast set is especially appealing as it comes with a drink for just 330 yen.
Mos Burger
Mos Burger
The Tokyo Station Hotel
1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo