Category: Kanto
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Tochigi, Gunma, Ibaraki
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Must know Info: Ryozanpaku – 中華 梁山泊 *Cash Only* 〒177-0053 Tokyo, Nerima City, Sekimachiminami, 3 Chome−4−51 梁山泊 10 minute bus from Ogikubo Station Hours (as of 2026/03): 5:30-10:15pm Tuesday-Sunday Order system: Menu Ryozanpaku is a gem of a Chinese restaurant located in Tokyo known for their famous “ankake chaahan” which is fried rice topped with…
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Must know Info: Matsuba – 中華料理 松葉 *Cash Only* 3 Chome-4-11 Minaminagasaki, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0052, Japan 8 minute walk from Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station Hours (as of 2026/03): 11am – 3pm, 5-8pm Tuesday-Sunday Order system: Menu If you are a lover of manga, or just restaurants with a really cool history behind them, then this is…
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Must know Info: Rice Curry Manten – ライスカレー まんてん *Cash Only* 〒101-0051 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Kanda Jinbocho, 1 Chome−５４ 4 minute walk from Jimbocho Station Hours (as of 2026/03): Monday – Saturday 11am-8pm Order system: Call Out System Manten is a super popular, fast-serving curry shop located in the Jinbocho area of Tokyo. I went…
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Must know Info: Cafe Accueil Ebisu – カフェ アクイーユ 恵比寿店 *Cash or Card* Japan, 〒150-0021 Tokyo, Shibuya, Ebisunishi, 2 Chome−10−10 エレガンテヴィータ 1F 5 minute walk from ebisu station Hours (as of 2026/02): 11am-10pm everyday Order system: Menu Located in the rather classy area right between Daikanyama and Ebisu is this very popular cafe. It seems…
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Must know Info: Yobocho Takadanobaba – 洋庖丁 高田馬場店 *Cash Only* 〒169-0075 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Takadanobaba, 3 Chome−1−4 1階 2 minute walk from Takadanobaba station Hours (as of 2026/02): 11am-3:30pm, 5-10pm everyday except Sunday Order system: Ticket Machine Located extremely close to Takadanobaba station on the Yamanote Line, Yobocho is the true definition of a HIDDEN…
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Must know Info: Jojoen – 叙々苑 *Cash or Card* Multiple locations nation-wide Hours (as of 2026/01): Check the specific shops page on google maps Order system: Menu Jojoen is probably the most famous and recognizable yakiniku place across Japan for being high end. Yakiniku is in plain terms where you are given raw meat to…
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Must know Info: Asakusa Tsurujiroh HANARE – 浅草 つる次郎 HANARE *Cash or Card* 1 Chome-36-2 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan 2 minute walk from Asakusa station Hours (as of 2026/01): Monday – Friday (closed Wednesday) 11:30am-3pm – 5-10pm, Saturday 11:30-10pm, Sunday 11:30-9pm Order System: Menu Located right in the heart of the ever so…
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Must know Info: Santon the new 2nd – 中国家庭料理 山東 二号店 *Cash Only* 143-3 Yamashitacho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0023, Japan 8 minute walk from Ishikawachō Station Station Hours (as of 2026/01): Every Day 11am-11pm Order System: Menu Santon is located in the middle of Japan’s biggest China Town in Yokohama (just outside of Tokyo),…
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Must know Info: Hamburger Restaurant Matsumoto – ハンバーグ レストラン まつもと *Cash or Card* Japan, 116-0002 Tokyo, Arakawa City, Arakawa, 6 Chome-6-1 West Hill Machiya B1F 2 minute walk from Machiya Station Hours (as of 2026/01): Tuesday – Sunday 11am-2:30pm, 5-10pm Order System: Menu A very simple, at home-feeling shop serving up a really solid hamburger…
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Must know Info: Tsukiji Gindaco Highball-Sakaba – Shibuya East Entrance – 銀だこハイボール酒場 渋谷東口店 *Cash or Card* 2 Chome-22-13 Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan 1 minute walk from Shibuya Station Hours (as of 2026/01): Monday and Tuesday 11:30am – 8pm, Wednesday-Sunday 11:30am – 11pm Order System: Menu Now you may have heard of, or even seen Gindaco,…
