Tokyo Station is the central transportation hub of the capital. There are plenty of things to do in and around the station, AND there are so Tokyo Station restaurants for where to eat as well.
If you are hungry in Tokyo Station, look no further. The station has Ramen Street with 8 famous ramen vendors all in one area. There’s also Kitchen Street, Daimaru department store basement food hall, GRANSTA restaurants, GRANROOF restaurants, and there’s even an Eataly.
Map to Tokyo Station
This is a fun building and hotspot among the office crowd with a local variety of restaurants in the basement floor including the famous Birdland for yakitori (a second branch to the Ginza location). There’s also Italian, nabe for hotpot, kushikatsu, Japanese curry, oden, okonomiyaki, seafood izakaya and more.
Map to iiyo!!
OOTEMORI is the premier destination in Otemachi Station located in the basement floors of the Otemachi Tower. The restaurants offer not only Japanese dishes like gyoza, udon, yakitori, and chazuke, but also there are international cuisines like Spanish, Italian, Belgian, and Korean.
Map to OOTEMORI
For a wide variety of restaurants and price ranges, head over to the Marunouchi Building which offers several floors of cafes, casual restaurants, and fine dining establishments. There’s sushi, sukiyaki, tempura, yakitori, yakiniku, unagi, ramen, as well as Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, and Hawaiian. Tip: If you plan to dine up in the 35th or 36th floor for lunch, you may be lucky to see Mt. Fuji in the distance.
Map to the Marunouchi Building
specialty restaurants including Okinawan cuisine, a restaurant for beef tongue, and restaurants for fried chicken and a specific variety of chicken. There’s also Kyoto-style cuisine, Kobe-style cuisine, and so so much more. This is definitely a building to explore. Plus, on the 6th floors there’s a terrace that overlooks the Tokyo Station trains.
Map to KITTE
If you want American burgers and pizzas, head over to Tokyo International Forum for Shake Shack and 800 Degrees. These will surely satisfy your cravings for these classics. Plus, on some lunch hours, there are the cutest food trucks serving an international and local variety of dishes.
Map to Tokyo International Forum
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