From Cheap Eats to Proper Dining

Situated between Ginza and Marunouchi, Yurakucho is a destination for locals typically commuting to and from work. As such, there is a mix of cheap eats to unwind after work as well as proper restaurants and establishments for a nice meal for yourself, your family, or with clients.

Yurakucho’s Yakitori Alley

Yurakucho is most known for its Yakitori Alley located under and around the train tracks. Here you can find restaurant after restaurant specializing in yakitori and izakaya for grilled meats and seafood, as well as a few other restaurants mostly serving Japanese cuisines.

This is the place to unwind after work or to have a few sticks for a casual night out. If you walk further down, you will arrive at Ginza Corridor where you will find nice bars and restaurants in another local’s area of Ginza.

Yurakucho Yakitori Alley
One of the yakitori restaurants in Yurakucho’s Yakitori Alley. Many of the restaurants offer English menus, and they also limit the time in which you can dine in the restaurant to guarantee turnovers and accommodating as many diners as possible

 

Proper Dining in Yurakucho at The Peninsula Tokyo

If you want a proper setting for a meal, head to The Peninsula Tokyo. Even The Lobby on the ground floors offers amazing dishes far better than in the average restaurants around the city. Here you will have high-quality ingredients creating dishes by five-star hotel chefs and served with The Peninsula’s attention to detail.

Peninsula Tokyo Coffee Cart
Coffee break at The Peninsula Tokyo’s coffee cart located along the hotel’s side entrance. You can have a drink and a little bite during the day and leisurely enjoy it on the tables located on the sidewalk
Japanese Beef Curry Peninsula Tokyo
The Peninsula Tokyo Lobby’s beef curry made with premium cuts of beef and their own blend of curry spices which incorporates Japanese flavors and Western influences of curry and stews. A must order for Japanese curry lovers. Read more about the history of Japanese curry here 

 

Addresses & Hours

The Peninsula Tokyo Lobby
1-8-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
+81-3-6270-2731
Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 11pm
Saturday and Sunday, 6:30am to 12am

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