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Tiktok Tokyo: Cafes, Desserts, Bars, and Restaurants Edition
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items Scoured through my entire Japan Tiktok collection to create this giant list of cafes, desserts, bars and restaurants to check out while you're in Tokyo! Some are viral famous spots while others are local favorites.
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Cafes
Dessert!
Restaurants
Bars, speakeasy, and brewerys!
Cafes
Cute coffee or tea shops in Tokyo!
Ultra pink, cute, and whimsical tea salon serving desserts shaped like little mountains!!!
Shorakuen Tea Salon & Boutique
Small but quaint coffee shop that you can watch the trains go by.
ONIBUS COFFEE NAKAMEGURO, Meguro - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Rich and smooth medium dark roasted coffee. They roast the beans themselves!
BONGEN COFFEE, Ginza - Ginza / Tokyo Nihonbashi - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Delicious coffee and matcha!
KITASANDO COFFEE, Sendagaya - Shibuya / Harajuku / Ebisu - Restaurant Reviews & Photos - Tripadvisor
Grab a jade green matcha latte near the Sumida River.
Hatoya Asakusa · 2 Chome-14-3 Hanakawado, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0033, Japan
BREAD LOVERS UNITE! This unique bakery lets you try their homemade shokupan or Japanese milk bread with a variety of toasters! You can pick you your toaster and a selection of butter, jams, and spreads to go with it. they also have sandwich options i...
Centre The Bakery · Japan, 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 1 Chome−2−1 紺屋ビル 1F 東京高速道路
Dessert!
Japan is FAMOUS for their desserts like souffle pancakes, dango, ice cream, and mochi!
Lot's of varieties of different cookies with Japanese flavors. The cookies are more crunchy and shortbread like versus chewy and soft.
Aunt Stella's Cookies Shibuchika · Japan, 〒150-0043 Tokyo, Shibuya, Dogenzaka, 2 Chome−2−1 しぶちか
Souffles that are made to order with a variety of different flavors both savory and sweet to choose from!
Le Souffle · Japan,
Japanese shaved ice made by a Michelin star pastry chef!
Azuki To Kouri
Get the super famous Totoro cream puffs! Outer shell is crispy and the inside has a variety of different cream fillings.
Shirahige's Cream Puff Factory
Get one of their seasonal parfaits!
Unomachi Coffee Shop in Shibuya
Fruit daifuku! Or fruit on top of mochi!
Kanadaya · Japan, 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 5 Chome−7−10 EXITMELSA 1F
Try the viral fried sandwiches filled with fruit and fresh cream!
AGE.3 GINZA - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
Grab a crispy and perfectly spiced curry pan while visiting Asakusa!
Tokyo Curry Pan · 1 Chome-20-4 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Get the glorious matcha mont blanc in a cone!
CHACHA FUTATSUME, Asakusa - Restaurant Reviews & Photos - Tripadvisor
Assorted dessert but also have the famous cremia ice cream made with 25% fresh Hokkaido cream.
FUNAWA NAKAMISE FIRST BRANCH, Asakusa - Ueno, Asakusa - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Matcha creme brulee crepes!
ASAKUSA CHAYA TABANENOSHI - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
They have mont blancs as well as a sweet potato creme brulee!
Imo Pippi · 2 Chome-3-24 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Japanese souffle pancakes that are so fluffy and stacked high that they "sway" aka jiggle!
AIMU - Koenji/Cafe | Tabelog
Gorgeous ice cream cones with intricately made flowers made out of bean paste.
(THISIS)SHIZEN, Kyoto - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Serving up traditional dango and other Japanese confectionaries.
TAKAGIYA RŌHO, Katsushika - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
Has traditional and fusion Japanese confectionaries such as dango and dorayaki
ISHII, Katsushika - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Restaurants
This list of restaurants has everything from udon, tempura, shabu shabu, and yakiniku!
Fast food yakiniku chain! You can choose different set meals depending on how hungry you are and you get a little individual grill! Great for solo dining!
Yakiniku Like
Affordable unagi don (freshwater eel over rice) that's cooked over charcoal. They have multiple locations all over Japan.
Nadai Unatoto Akihabara
Michelin recommended and famous for their carbonara udon!
SHIN UDON, Yoyogi - Shinjuku - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number
All of the seats have tablets so you can order without speaking! Onigiri is made fresh in front of you.
Togoshiya onigiri place · Japan, 〒150-0043 Tokyo, Shibuya, Dogenzaka, 2 Chome−10−4 高野商店
AYCE shabu shabu restaurant where you can choose a variety of broth and ingredients.
NABEZO SHIBUYA KOENDORI - Shibuya / Aoyama / Ebisu / Meguro - Menu, Prices, Restaurant Reviews & Reservations - Tripadvisor
Local udon spot where you can pick if you want it hot or cold then choose the serving size and add tempura on the side. Once you get your udon you can use a tap to get however much broth you want!
Tokyo Mentsu-dan · Japan, 〒160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 7 Chome−9−15 ダイカンプラザビジネス清田ビル １階
Eat gigantic Kaisendon and sit in a small but beautiful garden.
KAISENDOKORO MUKAI, Shibuya - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Abura soba! You dip the soba noodles into a thick delicious broth.
TOKYO ABURAGUMI SOHONTEN SHIBUYA - Shibuya / Harajuku / Ebisu - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
Delicious fresh fish at this affordable omakase in Shibuya.
SUSHI TOKYO TEN SHIBUYA - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Located on the 6th floor of the Zara Department store this is a Kyoto style izakaya with beautiful decor and ambience.
Kyomachi Koisigure Shinjyuku · Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 3 Chome−27−10 武蔵野会館 6F
Delicious yakiniku spot where you can choose either AYCE or order a la carte.
ROKKASEN, Nishishinjuku - Shinjuku / Nakano / Suginami - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Enormous portions of udon and also massive desserts!
TSURU TON TAN UDON NOODLE BRASSERIE, GINZA - Ginza / Tokyo Nihonbashi - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
High quality wagyu at this yakiniku restaurant.
JOJOEN SHINJUKU KABUKICHO - Shinjuku / Nakano / Suginami - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
A Michelin recommended tempura spot!
TEMPURA ABE GINZA HONTEN - Tokyo Station / Ginza / Nihonbashi - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
Thick and chewy soba noodles that you dip into a rich broth. You can also get crunchy fried tempura here.
BASO OMOTESANDO, Shibuya - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
Famous for their carbonara udon!
MENCHIRASHI, Shibuya - Shibuya / Harajuku / Ebisu - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
If you're tired of Japanese food, this restaurant has American Southern style bbq and all the sides plus whisky.
SMOKEHOUSE BY T.Y.HARBOR BREWERY, Shibuya - Shibuya / Aoyama / Ebisu / Meguro - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
Tendon or tempura over rice! They have a seafood tempura donburi.
Tendon Kaneko Hannosuke Otemachi One · Otemachi One, B1F, 1 Chome-2-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Delicious and unassuming, these juicy hamburger steaks are cooked to order.
Hikiniku to Kome (Shibuya) · Japan, 〒150-0043 Tokyo, Shibuya, Dogenzaka, 2 Chome−28−1 椎津ビル ３F
Elevated Japanese izakaya serving small dishes with natural wines.
LANTERNE Hanare(ex. goraku) · 3 Chome-25-9 Uehara, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0064, Japan
Chefs hand you food on wooden paddles!
Nakame no Teppen Honten · Japan, 〒153-0051 Tokyo, Meguro City, Kamimeguro, 3 Chome−9−5 プラージュ・メグロ 1F
No frills yakitori restaurant with delicious grilled skewers!
Iseya Sohonten · 1 Chome-2-1 Gotenyama, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0005, Japan
Viral cheeseburger served on a hot plate with a lake of cheese!
American Diner Andra · 5 Chome-13-7 Higashiueno, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0015, Japan
They have an 18 course Japanese style breakfast! Make sure to come at least 30 mins early or rsvp online!
CAFE TSUMUGI, Tsukiji - Ginza / Tokyo Nihonbashi
Award winning tsukemen (dipping ramen) spot!
FUUNJI, Yoyogi - Shibuya / Aoyama / Ebisu / Meguro
Bars, speakeasy, and brewerys!
Various unique bars and speakeasys in Japan
Small and cozy speakeasy with a bartender who's an award winning cocktail maker. No menu, you give your preferences and they recommend you a unique cocktail.
SPIRITS BAR Sunface SHINJUKU · Japan, 〒160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 1 Chome−13−7 大和家ビル 10F
One of my favorite bars, they make drinks inspired by movies. You can order from their menu, but you can also suggest movies and if they know it they will create a drink for you. Kids movies will get you sweeter drinks with fruits while action movies...
Hachigatsu no Kujira - The Whales of August · 28-13 Udagawacho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
Has an array of craft beers and pizzas!
Nihonbashi Brewery