Editor's Choice
Since 1937, Tokyo's oldest okonomiyaki house lets you grill your own savory pancake at low tatami tables in a wonderfully creaky wooden shack.
Cook-your-own okonomiyaki with a gluten-free rice-flour batter option
A large, tourist-friendly DIY okonomiyaki spot in Harajuku that offers a gluten-free rice-flour batter on request, with an English menu and vegan/vegetarian options. You cook on a shared griddle where wheat batter is also used, so ask staff about cross-contamination if you are highly sensitive.
Fluffy Osaka okonomiyaki on a secret chicken-bone, kombu & bonito dashi
Osaka's legendary Kiji recreated in a Tokyo Station basement, turning out fluffy dashi-rich okonomiyaki a minute from the platforms.
Halal-meat burgers and matcha sweets
A cafe a 2-minute walk from Kaminarimon serving food without pork or alcohol, using halal meat alongside vegan and vegetarian dishes. Muslim-friendly / pork- and alcohol-free, not third-party halal-certified.
Pork-free wagyu beef ramen (broth from 20+ wagyu cuts & seasonings)
A halal-CERTIFIED ramen shop (no pork) about 7 minutes from Asakusa Station, building its broth from over 20 varieties of wagyu beef and seasonings, with a dedicated prayer room. Sister concept to Gyumon's Shibuya wagyu yakiniku.
Multi-course vegan tasting menu
A small, reservation-only vegan restaurant in Asakusa serving a chef's 10–14 course tasting menu. It seats only a handful of guests and opens a limited number of days per week, so reserve ahead.
Awa-zenzai (millet dumpling with sweet azuki)
Founded in 1854 in a corner of a Senso-ji sub-temple, this Edo-era sweet shop still serves its signature awa-zenzai and anmitsu to downtown Asakusa.
Seasonal fruit parfait with homemade fruit ice cream
A 1946 greengrocer-turned-parfait parlour near Hanayashiki where seasonal fruit from Ota Market is piled over homemade ice cream, drawing patient queues.
Old-school Edomae tendon, sesame-oil-fried tempura in dark sweet sauce
An 1887-founded Asakusa institution near Senso-ji serving old-school Edomae tendon, its tempura fried in sesame oil and lacquered in a dark sweet sauce.
