Category: Kanto
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Tochigi, Gunma, Ibaraki
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Must know Info: Katsudon-ya Zuicho – かつどん屋 瑞兆 *Cash Only* Japan, 〒150-0042 Tokyo, Shibuya, Udagawacho, 41−26 パピエビル 8 minute walk from Shibuya Station Hours (as of 2026/01): 11:30am – 6pm everyday except Sunday Order System: Menu Ok, so I know I am going against my rule of only introducing “local eats” in Japan with showcasing…
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Must know Info: Tonkatsu Yamaki – 山㐂 *Cash Only* 3 Chome-65-1 Arakawa, Arakawa City, Tokyo 116-0002, Japan 2 minutes from Mikawashima station, 15 minutes from Nishi-Nippori/Nippori station Hours (as of 2025/12): 11:30am – 2pm, 5 – 8pm everyday except Tuesday and Sunday Order System: Menu A total hidden gem tonkatsu place with the best breading…
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Must know Info: Kitaotsuka Ramen – 北大塚ラーメン*Cash Only* 1 Chome-14-1 Kitaotsuka, Toshima City, Tokyo 170-0004, Japan 4 minute walk from Otsuka station Hours (as of 2025/12): 11am – 2pm, 5 – 10pm everyday except Sunday Order System: Ticket Machine Yet another conveniently located shop along the Yamanote Line specializing in a stronger soy sauce base…
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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…
