Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
The Pink Cow has occupied several locations across Tokyo since its launch in 2000 – this is the latest. What has remained consistent is its good-value…
Must-see restaurants in Japan
Hokkaidō
Traditionalists should put aside all preconceptions when visiting this brewery-restaurant. The yakiniku (grilled meat) served here is pretty good…
Hokkaidō
One of Furano's signature dishes is omu-karē (オムかれー), rice topped with an omelette surrounded by a moat of Japanese-style curry. Yamadori ups the ante…
Central Honshū
This popular lunch spot is diagonally opposite the bus station and serves filling teishoku (set meals) mainly based around tempura and soba or udon…
Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa
Gone too long without a hummus fix? Tabela will sort you out, and serve you tagine on the terrace while you watch the comings and goings on Shibuya's hip…
Kyūshū
This friendly shop across the road from the ferry dock serves Nagasaki Prefecture's most famous dish, champon, a relative of ramen, loaded with pork and…
Nara
Adjacent to Nara-kōen and across from the Nara National Museum, this convenient collection of a dozen restaurants and cafes offers a variety of dishes …
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Halfway between the train station and the sightseeing district, this samurai house has been partly converted into a stylish cafe. The menu spans the ages,…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Yummy oyako-don (chicken and egg on rice) set meals are the pick of this busy train station restaurant, plus a decent crack at the local hotpot speciality…
Southern Higashiyama
This super-casual cafe on Higashiōji, just down the hill from the main Southern Higashiyama sightseeing district, is a convenient stop for a light lunch…
Downtown Kyoto
Kyoto's best Indian restaurant is a narrow upstairs unflashy spot on Kawaramachi-dōri. The lunch set menu is a good deal, dinners run a little pricey but…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Ruby is among a handful of restaurants and shops that make up Takadanobaba's 'Little Yangon', serving up Burmese classics like mohinga (rice-noodle soup)…
Hokkaidō
Right in front of JR Mashū Station, this small, cosy restaurant serves up standards such as ramen and buta-don (grilled pork on rice; ¥1080), with a…
Takayama
Delicious, chunky yaki-soba (fried noodles) and chūka-soba noodle soups are the speciality at this local fave that will fill your belly and satisfy your…
Downtown Kyoto
This simple cosy cafe is a great spot to grab a healthy breakfast – it opens early (a rarity in Kyoto) and serves a tasty cheap Japanese breakfast set, a…
Kansai
This huge (by local standards) casual restaurant has an equally huge menu of local seafood served fried, grilled, sautéed or as sashimi. You can't go…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
While many believe Sakata is an underrated town, Kumura no Sakaba is definitely a much underrated izakaya. The atmosphere is propelled by buoyant, local…
Western Honshū
White adobe-style walls and South Asian knick-knacks set the scene at this diminutive cafe-restaurant. There's a menu of simple Indian curries (and a Thai…
Sapporo
An easy option for a bite to eat in the train station, Ramen Kyōwakoku is a collection of ramen shops from all over Hokkaidō. It's all here: Sapporo miso…
Hokkaidō
If seeing all that Cyrillic on the street signs around Wakkanai has got you hankering for some pelmeni (dumplings; ¥700) or pirozhki (stuffed buns; ¥300),…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Opened with the support of the Netherlands Embassy in Tokyo, as a symbol of solidarity with Kamaishi's rebuilding efforts, this brightly coloured cafe…
Fukuoka
Cosy ramen restaurant-pub that's just a few minutes from Hakata's Higashi-guchi. No frills, just thick, Fukuoka-style broth, noodles and draughts, with…
Southern Higashiyama
This place may look like a total dive but the food is reliable and authentic, as the crowds of Kyoto’s Chinese residents will attest. There’s a list of…
Ōsumi Islands
This simple restaurant serves a ¥520 breakfast set with eggs, toast and coffee and a tasty tobi uo sashimi teishoku (flying fish sashimi set meal; ¥980)…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Lamb barbecued on a hotplate shaped like Genghis Khan's headgear, oden (various goodies stewed in a fish-and-vegetable broth) and soba (buckwheat noodles)…
Osaka
This deceptively big kaiten-sushi restaurant has a prime Dōtombori location. Plates are colour coded by price and staff speak some English too. Non-sushi…
Western Honshū
No puffed-up decor, but you'll catch lots of fresh pufferfish set meals and even a sea breeze at this relaxed corner restaurant on the wharf. An English…
Niseko
Atop the Niseko Adventure Centre (NAC), Jojo's offers typical casual fare, like burgers, filling salads, wraps and nachos. The terrace has a spot-on view…
Kyūshū
Next to JR Aso station, this meeting place and market has a colourful selection of local produce, bentō (boxed meals), baked and packaged goods, snacks,…
Harajuku & Aoyama
This is Omote-sandō's prime people-watching spot, a Parisian-style cafe with terrace seating. The weekday lunch specials (a croissant sandwich or Niçoise…
Hiroshima
This cosy ivy-covered place across from the Peace Memorial Park serves honest Italian food with good service and boasts a romantic atmosphere in the…
Hokkaidō
This popular seafood joint does good-value sushi sets as well as some seafood-themed variations on classic Japanese dishes, and some darned good fried…
Nikkō
Only open for dinner, there's a bit of everything on the menu here, reflecting the culinary whims of the owner: Szechuan-style Chinese dishes, duck breast…
Nara
This unexpectedly good (and popular!) burger joint serves juicy patties on toasted buns loaded with your choice of toppings. It also does hot dogs (from …
Ginza & Tsukiji
Dine surrounded by greenery at this long-established Western-style restaurant in the middle of Hibiya-kōen. It is famous for its steaks and curry buffets…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
This simple, super-friendly noodle joint has been in the family for decades. Its secret soy-based shikkoku (jet black) ramen, for which it's famed, is…
Western Honshū
Despite the Asian-sounding name, this mellow, lamp-lit restaurant focuses on French and Italian dishes, deftly whipped up in the small open kitchen. There…
Western Honshū
A cute cafe for lunch with both meat and meat-free set lunches of greens, croquettes, brown rice, salad and curries. The book- and movie-poster-filled…
Asakusa & Sumida River
Traditionally, monaka are wafers filled with sweet bean jam. At this little stand on Nakamise-dōri, they're filled with ice cream instead – in flavours…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
This buzzing tourist restaurant has a range of plastic dishes on display for point-and-smile ordering. No award-winning dishes here – mostly don sets …
- placement: fullWidth
- path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
- possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
- targeting:
{ "position": "superzone" }
