LocalEatsJapan
Where the locals actually eat.
Category: Kanto
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Tochigi, Gunma, Ibaraki
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Must know Info: Uchitateya – うちたて家 *Cash Only* Japan, 〒171-0022 Tokyo, Toshima City, Minamiikebukuro, 3 Chome−13−17 あづまビル １Ｆ 3 minute walk from Ikebukuro Station Hours (as of 2025/12): 11am – 9pm everyday except Thursday Order System: Ticket Machine Uchitateya is located in the heart of Ikebukuro, and is a shop that specializes only in Udon.…
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Must know Info: Marucho – 丸長 *Cash Only* 3 Chome-19-4 Shimoochiai, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 161-0033, Japan 5 minute walk from Mejiro Station Hours (as of 2025/12): Monday to Friday 11am – 2pm, 5:30 – 8:45pm, Saturday 11am-2pm, Sunday closed Order System: Call Out System Located conveniently along the Yamanote Line, Marucho is an uber popular…
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Must know Info: Yayoi Ken Roku Go Ten – 弥生軒 *Cash Only* 2-4-3 Honmachi, Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture JR Abiko Station Platforms 1 and 2 Inside of Abiko Station Hours (as of 2025/12): Monday through Friday 7am-11pm, Saturday 7am-9pm, Sunday 7am-8pm Order system: Ticket Machine Now, I want to preface that this isn’t necessarily a…
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Must know Info: Hope Ken – ホープ軒 *Cash or Card* 2 Chome-33-9 Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan 9 minute walk from Sendagaya Station Hours (as of 2025/12): 24 Hours every day Order system: Ticket Machine Perhaps the nicest location for a ramen restaurant in Japan is Hope Ken – a legend status place for most…
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Must know Info: Tenryu Gyoza – 天龍餃子 *Cash or Card* 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 2 Chome−5−19 PUZZLE GINZA ４F 10 minute walk from Ginza Station Hours (as of 2025/12): Monday to Friday 11am-9:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 11:30am- 9:30pm Order system: Menu Located on the fourth floor of a building in a rather inconspicuous business…
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Must know Info: Teppan Yakiniku Ooatari – 鉄板焼肉 大当り*Cash Only* 1 Chome-25-19 Kyodo, Setagaya City, Tokyo 156-0052, Japan 5 Minute walk from Kyodo station Hours (as of 2025/12): Everyday from 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10:30pm Order system: Menu (It is written on the wall) This is what I think of when I say “Japanese soul food”. One menu…
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Must know Info: Sakaeya Curry Hourse – カレーの店 サカエヤ *Cash Only* 110-0015 Tokyo, Taito City, Higashiueno, 1 Chome−6−3 Sakaeya 2 minute walk from Ohin-Okachimachi Station/8 minute walk from Okachimachi Station Hours (as of 2025/12): Everyday except Sunday from 11:30am-3pm, 5-8pm Order system: Call Out System What drew me into here was not that it is…
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Must know Info: Bazoku – 中国手打拉麺 馬賊 *Cash Only* 116-0013 Tokyo, Arakawa City, Nishinippori, 2 Chome−18−2 Ito Building 1 minute from Nippori Station Hours (as of 2025/12): Everyday from 11:00am to 11:30pm Order system: Menu Bazoku focuses on mainly Japanese renditions of Chinese food, but they make it way more approachable in the approach, and…
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Must know Info: Kurosawa – 黒さわ *Cash only* 6 Chome-38-7 Higashinippori, Arakawa City, Tokyo 116-0014, Japan 5 minute walk from Nippori station Hours (as of 2025/12): Everyday except Wednesday and Sunday 11am-3:00pm (for lunch) 5-10:30pm (for dinner) Order system: Menu (pre-decided if going for lunch) One of the best, most reasonable lunches I have had…
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Must know Info: Buta-Yama – ラーメン豚山 *Cash only, some locations take Card* Multiple locations nation-wide Hours (as of 2025/12): Check the specific shops page on google maps Order system: Ticket machine (electronic or non-electronic depending on shop) While this isn’t necessarily “local” in the sense that it is a chain restaurant and you can find…
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