Area guide
Asakusa food guide: old Tokyo, open to everyone
Old Tokyo, surprisingly inclusive
Asakusa, gathered around the ancient Senso-ji temple, looks the most traditional of Tokyo's districts — rickshaws, kimono rentals, the Nakamise shopping street. Yet it has quietly become the city's most welcoming area for travellers with dietary needs.
Where to eat
For the classics: Tempura Asakusa SAKURA fries everything in rice flour (gluten-free and halal), and Sometaro, Tokyo's oldest okonomiyaki house since 1937, lets you grill your own. For Muslim visitors, Asakusa Sushi Ken is Japan's first halal-certified sushi, Wagyu Panga grills halal A5 wagyu, and Yoshi's Passion ladles halal Japanese curry steps from the temple. Vegetarians can seek out 300-year-old temple cuisine at Fucha Ryori Bon nearby. Finish with Suzukien's near-black No. 7 matcha gelato — the richest in the world.
Make a day of it
Visit Senso-ji in the morning, graze the Nakamise stalls, then book a sit-down dinner from the list above. Filter the directory to Asakusa to plan your route.
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Asakusa Sushi Ken
Edomae nigiri course — soy sauce to fish, all halal-certified
Japan's first halal-certified sushi house, steps from Senso-ji, serving full Edomae nigiri — soy, fish and pickles all halal — with a second-floor prayer room built with the local mosque.
- 清真
- 鱼素
- Date
- Anniversary
Tempura Asakusa SAKURA
Wagyu sirloin and tiger prawn tempura in rice-flour batter
A ten-seat counter beneath a canopy of cherry blossoms where every course — even the wagyu and prawn tempura — is fried in rice flour: fully gluten-free and halal.
- 无麸质
- 清真
- 素食
- Date
- Anniversary
Wagyu Yakiniku Panga Asakusa
A5 Kuroge wagyu yakiniku course
Grill halal-certified, top-4% A5 Kuroge wagyu over charcoal on a fourth-floor perch with Asakusa's nightscape glittering beyond the window.
- 清真
- Date
- Business
Furyu Okonomiyaki Sometaro
Cook-it-yourself okonomiyaki
Since 1937, Tokyo's oldest okonomiyaki house lets you grill your own savory pancake at low tatami tables in a wonderfully creaky wooden shack.
- 素食
- Casual
- Solo
Halal Japanese Curry Yoshi's Passion
Kobe beef Japanese curry
A two-minute stroll from Senso-ji, this all-halal kitchen ladles rich Japanese curry over crisp cutlets and even Kobe wagyu, so Muslim travellers never have to skip Japan's comfort dish.
- 清真
- Solo
- Casual
Suzukien Asakusa
No.7 Premium Matcha Gelato — the world's richest
This 1848-founded tea house teams up with Shizuoka's Nanaya to serve matcha gelato in seven escalating intensities, climaxing in a near-black No. 7 so concentrated it tastes like eating pure tea leaves.
- 素食
- Solo
- Casual
Fucha Ryori Bon
Multi-course fucha-ryori banquet in a private tatami room
A 1959-vintage temple-cuisine institution near Iriya where John Lennon and Yoko Ono once dined, serving 300-year-old fucha-ryori in garden-view tatami rooms.
- 素食
- 纯素
- Anniversary
- Private room