Editor's Choice
Housed in a former public bathhouse off Omotesando, Maisen serves chopstick-tender fillet tonkatsu that has defined Tokyo's gold standard since 1965.
White-broth A5 wagyu ramen
A hidden 3rd-floor Asakusa shop serving creamy white-broth ramen crowned with A5 halal wagyu plus a rare halal wagyu beef cutlet, with a prayer space on-site.
Rare-fried beef cutlet seared on your own hot stone, with grated yam
A tiny 20-seat counter near Kaminarimon where 60-second-fried beef cutlet arrives blushing-rare for you to sear to taste on your own sizzling stone.
Rosu-katsu (loin cutlet), endless cabbage & rice refills
A 1939 Meguro institution where white-clad chefs fry plump pork cutlets in a theatrical open kitchen, plating them with endless free refills of cabbage and rice.
Organic macrobiotic cooking incl. vegan sushi of vinegared brown rice and seasonal vegetables
One of Tokyo's oldest natural-food restaurants, open in Harajuku since 1976, serving organic, additive-free cooking with strong vegan and macrobiotic options. It is well used to foreign diners and offers an English menu.
Vegan plates and desserts (lunch sets)
A 100% vegan restaurant near Omotesando Station serving Mediterranean-influenced plant-based dishes and desserts across breakfast, lunch and dinner, from the team behind the former Pure Cafe.
Seasonal brown-rice set (ichiju-sansai) and steamed vegetables
An organic, plant-centered Japanese canteen by Neal's Yard Remedies near Omotesando Station, open since 2003. It serves seasonal brown-rice set meals (ichiju-sansai) and steamed vegetable plates.
Farmer's vegan salad & vegetable omelette
A bright Omotesando flagship where a 'field evangelist' sources produce from 100 farms, plated into vivid vegan, gluten-free and athlete bowls.
Juwari (100% buckwheat) soba, stone-milled in-house daily
A Michelin-starred soba sanctuary where the chef grows and hand-mills his own Ibaraki buckwheat into pure 100% juwari noodles — the closest a coeliac traveller comes to trustworthy Tokyo soba.
