TOKYO DINING OUT

TokyoDiningOut

Restaurants in Tokyo for Foodie Visitors

Bread/Sweets/Cafe

THE CITY BAKERY

Came from from NY, now running 4 branches in the Tokyo area. Personally like this bakery a lot, particularly their "French toast" (we call it that way in Japan though I'm pretty sure French people don't eat it or see it as "French", haha) …

CENTRE THE BAKERY

Photo: ろってぃ Photo: うどんが主食 Photo: うどんが主食 Photo: マミ姉 Photo: 玉かずら Photo: *あんこ* An extraordinary bakery for the bread called "Shokupan" for to-go, which is basically a plain bread you often use for sandwiches or havin…

loger cafe

Source: moco_comomo, Tabelog Source: Tabelog Nice, cozy, hidden cafe located very close from the station. Open for lunch anf cafe, serves decent lunch dishes and very good coffee. Good place to use for a casual meeting, colleague lunch, wo…

GONTRAN CHERRIER

Photos: website Owned by a well-known French pastry chef, 4 branches in Tokyo as of February 2017. Each bread has a little twist to it. Unique combinations of ingredients and toppings. Though a bit more expensive than ordinary bakeries, th…

MAISON KAYSER

Photos from website Quality bakery that has many branches inside/outside Tokyo. Some of them have a space to sit down and eat. Pretty much all of their breads are good, though not cheap. Recommend you try at least a few for the first time.…

IVY PLACE

Photos from website A nice cafe located in the DAIKANYAMA T-SITE GARDEN. Great atmosphere, refreshing balcony seats. Open from early morning so a good place for breakfast too. It feels especially good in this cafe in early morning. Dinner …

KING GEORGE

Photo: http://crownedcat.com/ Nice little cafe in Daikanyama that got popular with their *thick* sandwiches. It's actually very thick if you hold it right in front of your mouth. I could barely take a bite.... Worth a visit if this is your…

JAPANESE ICE OUCA

(Photos from the website below) Nice, neat ice cream place near Ebisu station. Always packed with girls and couples. Fun menu to choose ice creams from. Seasonal ones are pretty tempting too. Obviously a good place to take a girl to. My ra…

CLINTON ST. BAKING COMPANY & RESTAURANT

Photos from Tabelog Originally started in NY and came to Tokyo in 2013. American style pancake was a huge trend back then and is still popular. Nothing's overly surprising here and yet sophisticated and a good place for relaxed weekend mea…

Bakery & Restaurant SAWAMURA Shinjuku

Photos from webstie A well-known bakery & restaurant that came from Karuizawa, a highland area in Japan. You can just buy bread or sit in for a meal at the restaurant connected to the bakery. Both are great and open till late. I also go to…

TOKYO Kenkyo

A nice cafe, located in a quite area, far from noisy crowded Shibuya. A good place to read a book with a cup of coffer and some sandwiches. Closer to Daikanyama, proper area for a weekend stroll. Ther Tonkatsu sandwitch is pretty good. My …

BUY ME STAND

Such an Interesting cafe, being so foreign in terms of the food, interior, boutieque space and non-Japanese customers. Worth a visit just for their hot sandwiches. Not cheap but filling enough for lunch. My rating: 4.5 BUY ME STANDWebsite …

Sarabeth's

Photos: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130201/13189541/ Sarabeth's from NY came to Tokyo. A good place for a relaxing weekend brunch. A bit pricy overall but people who are a fan of this type of American style brunch dishes would be cont…

AMANOYA

Over 70 years in business, known for their Japanese traditional desserts. Recently got pretty popular for their egg sandwich and it's REALLY good. Worth a visit just for it. It gets crowded especially on weekends and there's often a waitin…

DOMINIQUE ANSEL BAKERY TOKYO

Seemingly a well-known bakery store from NY. Stuff here is refreshingly sweet and could possibly be way too sweet for many Japanese folks, but at the same time they tend to like ANYTHING that comes from NY so this bakery may get pretty pop…

MARUICHI BAGEL

Photo by rhubarb THE best bagel I've ever had in Japan and I think it's likely it'll continue to be my best bagel in the country for the rest of my life. I find it pretty odd that we have world-class ultra quality bakeries in Japan but the…

MERCER CAFE Series

MERCER CAFE EBISU MERCER CAFE TERRACE HOUSE1-26-16 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 4th floor, 5-50-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 03-3446-1551 03-5467-2551 18:00-28:00 11:30-17:00, 17:00-24:00 MERCER CAFE DANRO MERCER BRUNCH1-16-12 Ebisuminami, Sh…

Sakyo Tsujiri

Photos from website Fantastic Matcha sweets place, 0 minute from Tokyo station. Not cheap as sweets but worth the price. THE bitter sweet flavor. Not much else to say, you just need to give it a try before saying something. My rating: 5.0 …

Brasserie VIRON

Photo: https://tokyo-calendar.jp/restaurant/405 Casual French bistro restaurant upstairs, quality bakery downstairs. They serve amazing 'baguette' (French bread) at the restaurant which comes with the meals and you can eat as much as you w…

Quil Fait Bon

Photo: http://www.quil-fait-bon.com/ Oh man. Literally the heaven for sweet lovers. Thier fruit tarts are all insinely good. Several branches available in/near Tokyo. No way to resist temptation once inside the place. Be ready. Check out t…

Momochidori

Photos from Tabelog. A hidden place for sofisticated pancakes in an traditional Japanese building. Easy to pass by as the sign of the place is hard to find. Very small but cozy. Access isn't very good but you might just want to stroll from…

bills

Source: http://billsjapan.com/jp Not much explanation needed, probably. Originally from Sydney, Australia. Got pretty popular in Japan for its exceptionally fluffy mascarpone-cheese-mixed pancakes. 6 branches in Japan, 3 of which are in To…