Tokyo Guides
44 guides · updated regularly ｜ Jp¥online's hand-picked Tokyo food & city features, each a curated shortlist from old-school shops to talked-about names — great for saving and trip planning.
Tokyo's Retro Arcades 2026: Nine Coin-Op Shrines from Mikado's Fighting-Game Mecca to the World's Oldest Arcade Machine in Akihabara
2026/07/24
Tokyo's Free Museums 2026: Ten Air-Conditioned Escapes Where the Total Admission Is One 100-Yen Coin
2026/07/23
Tokyo's Free Night-View Decks 2026: Eight Observation Spots That Cost Nothing
2026/07/22
Tokyo Sento & Sauna Guide 2026: Ten Places to Sweat on Purpose
2026/07/21
Tokyo Breakfast Guide 2026: Nine Morning Institutions
2026/07/20
Tokyo Bakery Guide 2026: Nine Essential Shops, From Kimuraya the Anpan Inventor and Asakusa's Two-Item Pelican to L'Atelier du Plaisir, Tabelog's No.1
2026/07/18
Tokyo Wagashi Masters 2026: Nine Historic Shops, From Shiose (Japan's Manju Originator, Est. 1349) and Toraya's Five Centuries of Yokan to Funabashiya's 450-Day Fermented Kuzumochi
2026/07/17
Tokyo Depachika 2026: Nine Department-Store Food Halls, From Isetan Shinjuku the 'King of Depachika' and Seibu Ikebukuro's 180-Shop Giant to Daimaru's Station-Side Hoppe Town
2026/07/16
Tokyo Pancakes 2026: Nine Places From Asakusa's Copper-Griddle Hotcakes and Ginza's Four-Hour-Queue Hokkaido Hotcake to the Harajuku Whipped-Cream Tower That Started It All
2026/07/15
Tokyo Night Parfait (Shime-Parfait) 2026: Nine Places From Sapporo-Born Parfaiteria beL to Late-Night ROYtoSILO and the Fruit-Tower Parfaits of Tokyo Station
2026/07/14
Tokyo Pudding (Purin) Guide 2026: Nine Shops From Iriya's Retro Kissaten Firm Custard to Ginza Shiseido Parlour and Marlowe's Beaker Pudding
2026/07/13
Tokyo Tea & Dessert Salons 2026: Nine Places From Jimbocho's 1974 Takano to Ginza's Mariage Freres and Grand Hotel Afternoon Tea
2026/07/12
Tokyo Showa Junkissa 2026: Nine Classic Coffee Houses From Yanaka's 1916 Kayaba to the Birthplace of Vienna Coffee
2026/07/11
Tokyo Self-Roast Coffee 2026: Nine Roasters From Cafe Bach, the 1968 Founder of Japan's Home-Roasting Craft, to Kiyosumi-Shirakawa's Coffee Mecca and a Warehouse Bar on Harajuku's Cat Street
2026/07/10
Tokyo Tonkatsu Under 10,000 Yen 2026: Nine Cutlet Houses From the 1905 Katsuretsu Origin and a Reservation-Only Aged-Pork Temple to Ueno's 1,000-Yen Giant Set
2026/07/09
Tokyo Solo Dining 2026: Nine Places From a 600-Yen Tendon and the Original One-Grill-Per-Seat Yakiniku to 130-Yen Standing-Bar Plates
2026/07/06
Tokyo Late-Night Shokudo 2026: Nine Places That Feed You After the Last Train
2026/07/05
Tokyo Yokocho Bar Alleys 2026: Nine Picks From Shinjuku's 1956 Omoide-Yokocho Grills and Ueno's 90-Yen Skewers to the Neo-Yokocho Inside Toranomon Hills
2026/07/04
Tokyo Mid-Price Omakase Sushi 2026: Nine Picks from a ¥3,850 Lunch to a ¥16,500 All-Inclusive Dinner
2026/07/03
Tokyo Stand-Up (Tachigui) Sushi 2026: Nine Picks from Michelin-Trained Chefs to a ¥720 Salaryman Lunch
2026/07/02
Tokyo Conveyor-Belt (Kaiten) Sushi 2026: Nine Picks from Hokkaido-Direct to the World's Largest Flagship
2026/07/01
Tokyo Kaisendon 2026: Nine Seafood-Bowl Picks From Toyosu Market Veterans to a Nihonbashi Queue Legend and a Bluefin Specialist
2026/06/29
Tokyo Sukiyaki & Shabu-Shabu 2026: Nine Picks From Meiji-Era Gyunabe Houses Imahan and Chinya to Michelin-Listed Hiyama and a 32nd-Floor Ginza View at Shabuzen
2026/06/27
Tokyo Horumon (Offal) 2026: Nine Picks for Beer Season, From Months-Wait Yuji in Shibuya to Downtown Charcoal at Kameido Horumon and the 'Five Great Nikomi' Shrine Uchida in Tateishi
2026/06/26
Tokyo Unagi 2026: Nine Eel Picks for Doyo-no-Ushi, From the 'East-West Champions' Nodaiwa and Obana to Top-100 Newcomer Asaya and Under-5,000-Yen Hashimoto
2026/06/25
Tokyo Gyoza 2026: Nine Picks From Kamata's Winged-Dumpling Birthplace 'Nihao' and Michelin-Listed 'Anda Gyoza' to Yaesu's 12cm Jumbo Dumplings
2026/06/24
Tokyo Yakitori 2026: Nine Picks From Meguro's Ten-Year Michelin 'Torishiki' and Ginza's Star Pioneer 'Bird Land' to Tateishi's Downtown Skewers
2026/06/23
58 Tokyo Cafés Made Tabelog's Best-Kissaten List: 10 Showa Classics to Plan a Tour Around
2026/06/23
Tokyo Fried Chicken (Karaage) 2026: Nine Picks From Tateishi's Half-Chicken Legend 'Torifusa' to a Top-100 Karaage Teishoku and Award-Winning Akihabara Takeout
2026/06/22
Tokyo Yakiniku 2026: Nine Picks From the No-Reservation Legend 'Stamina-en' to Omotesando Meat Kaiseki and 600-Yen Hormone Joints
2026/06/21
Tokyo Hamburg Steak 2026: Nine Picks From the Charcoal-Grilled Phenomenon 'Hikiniku to Kome' to Ginza's Foil-Wrapped Classic
2026/06/20
Tokyo Fruit-Parlor Kakigori 2026: Nine Bowls Where the Fruit Is the Star, From Asakusa's Whole-Watermelon Ice to the Three Sembikiya Houses
2026/06/19
Tokyo Tonkotsu Ramen 2026: Nine Pork-Bone Bowls, From a 60-Hour Hakata Broth in Adachi to Tokyo-Style Tonkotsu in Harajuku
2026/06/17
Tokyo Classic Shoyu Ramen, Nine Picks 2026: From a 1929 Ginza Diner to Michelin Bib Gourmand
2026/06/16
Tokyo Machi-Chuka Fried Rice 2026: Nine Wok-Hot Plates From a Kagurazaka Queue to a Shimbashi Basement
2026/06/15
Tokyo Gyudon 2026: Nine Bowls Beyond the Chains, From a Half-Century Akihabara Counter to Asakusa's Century Wagyu
2026/06/15
Tokyo Udon 2026: Nine Bowls From 480-Yen Standing Counters to a Kengo Kuma Stone Warehouse
2026/06/14
Tokyo Soba Nine 2026: From 1789 Shogun-Grade Sarashina to ¥500 Standing Bars
2026/06/12
Tokyo Abura Soba and Mazesoba 2026: Nine Soupless Noodle Picks from the 1957 Original
2026/06/11
Tokyo Beer Gardens 2026, Ten Picks: Department-Store Rooftops, a Forest by the Shrine, and Ginza Night Views
2026/06/10
Michelin Guide Marks 20 Years in Japan: 2027 Tokyo, Kyoto-Osaka & Nara to Be Unveiled Together in Tokyo on Feb 16
2026/06/10
Tokyo Tsukemen, Nine Picks: From Thick Tonkotsu-Gyokai to Shrimp Bisque and the Original Morisoba
2026/06/09
Tokyo Kakigori Season Opener: 9 Bowls of Fluffy Natural-Ice Shaved Ice Worth the Trip
2026/06/08
Tokyo's 10 Best Tantanmen Under ¥2,000: From Michelin Stars to Local Legends
2026/06/07