Top Tokyo Eateries: Ramen, Sushi, Yakitori, and Matcha Without Reservations

Tokyo's food scene is so tempting, you'll wish you had multiple stomachs to sample it all in one day.

Iruca Tokyo Roppongi (入鹿)

This stylish restaurant features an open kitchen and specializes in soy sauce ramen with truffles. The yuzu and wagyu kinoko shoyu ramen are highly recommended and absolutely worth a try.

📍 4 Chome-12-12 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan

Soy sauce ramen with truffles at Iruca Tokyo Roppongi

Yakitori Yarou Shinjuku (焼き鳥野郎)

Located in Kabukicho, this yakitori (grilled skewered chicken) restaurant offers delicious fried noodles and grilled chicken wings at affordable prices.

📍 1 Chome-10-4 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0021, Japan

Grilled chicken skewers and fried noodles at Yakitori Yarou Shinjuku

Komeraku (ルミネエスト新宿店)

Found on the 7th floor of the LUMINE building in Shinjuku, this popular chazuke (tea over rice) restaurant serves outstanding sashimi and karaage (fried chicken).

📍 Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 3 Chome−38−1 ルミネエスト新宿 7F

Chazuke with tea over rice and sashimi at Komeraku

Sama Curry Meijijingumae

This soup curry restaurant from Hokkaido offers a variety of soup bases, perfect for pairing with rice.

📍 Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Jingumae, 1 Chome−8−5 メナー神宮前 2F

Soup curry with rice at Sama Curry Meijijingumae

Gansozushi (元祖寿司渋谷センター街店)

A 24-hour conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Shibuya, offering fresh ingredients and delicious taste at reasonable prices.

📍 29-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan

Conveyor belt sushi with fresh ingredients at Gansozushi

Afternoon Tea Love & Table Lumine (Shinjuku)

Enjoy the fresh and layered fruit millefeuille here, an excellent choice for afternoon tea.

📍 Japan, 〒160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 1 Chome−1−5 ルミネ新宿1 4階

Fruit millefeuille for afternoon tea at Afternoon Tea Love & Table Lumine

Niimura Main Store (とんかつにいむら本店)

This restaurant serves crispy tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet) made from Kurobuta pork, in generous portions.

📍 1 Chome-23-10 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0021, Japan

Crispy tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet) at Niimura Main Store

Shimonya (四文屋新宿思い出横丁店)

This small izakaya (Japanese pub) is popular among salarymen for late-night dining, offering excellent charcoal-grilled and teppanyaki (grilled on an iron griddle) dishes.

📍 1 Chome-2-5 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan

Charcoal-grilled skewers and teppanyaki dishes at Shimonya