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Osaka is not the only diners’ paradise in Japan.
Where there are people, there is always good food. The wonderful cuisine culture of Asakusa has attracted many gastronomers by constantly blending the best of new styles into its traditional Japanese cooking. Asakusa has eateries offering a wide range of foods where not only delicious Japanese cuisine, but also wonderfully tempting Western, Chinese and ethnic varieties to please every taste can be found. Listed below are just a few of the well-known restaurants in the Asakusa area.

Please tell us about the restaurants you recommend in Asakusa and stories you have about Asakusa cuisines as well as your opinions.

Restaurants are listed in Japanese syllabary order.

map will direct you to a map of the area in which the restaurant is located.
Restaurants marked with LUNCH are also open during lunch hours.

A KA SA TA NA HA MA YA RA WA

Name

Address

Phone Number

Opening hours

Holidays
MAP LUNCH

Details

daikokuya Daikokuya

1-38-10 Asakusa

03-3844-1111

11:30AM-8:30PM
(Closes at 9:00PM on Saturdays)

Open 365 days a year
LUNCH

Daikokuya has been serving its famous Tendon, rice topped with Tempura since it opened in 1887. Daikokuya’s delicious Four Tiger Prawn Tempura, deep-fried in sesame seed oil, is so popular, people line up for it on Saturdays and Sundays.

tatumi Tatsumiya

1-33-5 Asakusa

03-3842-7373

12:00PM-2:30PM
5:00PM-10:00PM

Closed Mondays

Tatsumiya is a traditional Japanese restaurant that occupies an old wooden house. Its name comes from the old word for South-East, the location of the restaurant when seen from the Sensoji temple. As it used to be an antiques shop, everything about the house, both inside and out, reminds customers of good old Japan. Enjoy Tatsumiya’s tasty Nabe (hot pot) dinner in this very Japanese atmosphere.

taberuna Taverna

1-36-8 Asakusa

03-3875-8788

6:00PM-12:00AM

Closed Mondays
MAP

This bistro-style restaurant serves various chopstick foods with a Japanese-Italian twist. Taverna is a husband and wife restaurant that has offered a cozy atmosphere since it opened 14 years ago at the back of Sensoji temple. The chef’s experience with both Japanese and Italian cooking is blended into unique and delicious dishes that will fully satisfy your yen for Italian food while remembering your love of Japanese flavors. Pizza dough and pasta are made from scratch by the chef himself.

Daigakuimo Chibaya Daigakuimo Chibaya

3-9-10 Asakusa

03-3872-2302

Monday to Saturday: 10:00AM-6:30PM
Sundays and national holidays: 10:00AM-5:30PM

Closed Tuesdays

Chibaya is a popular Daigakuimo (deep-fried syrup-coated sweet potatoes) shop. Chibaya has been using select ingredients to cook up homemade and rib-warming Daigakuimo at the back of Sensoji temple since 1950, and there is always a line of customers waiting in front of the trademark red Noren shop curtain for this delicious treat. Besides the popular favorite 400g Daigakuimo (\700), Kiriage (thinly-sliced Daigakuimo/ 400g - \700) and Fukashi-imo (steamed sweet potato/ 400g - \350) are also big treats.
※Sale of only shop front.

Tokutaro Tokutaro

3-36-2 Asakusa

03-3874-4073

10:00AM-7:00PM

Closed Sundays

Tokutaro is an old-established Japanese sweet shop that opened back in the Meiji era (1903). Tokutaro is famous for its Kintsuba, sweet bean paste covered with a thin layer of flour and then baked/ \120, and the seasonal specialty, Mame-Daifuku, rice cakes sprinkled with beans and stuffed with bean paste/ \140, which are only available from October to May. Creating thin layers of flour over bean paste for tasty Kintsuba requires delicate skill. Delivery outside Tokyo is also available.
※Sale of only shop front.

Loach restaurant Iidaya Loach restaurant Iidaya

3-3-2 Nishi-Asakusa

03-3843-0881

11:30AM-9:00PM

Closed Wednesdays (open on national holidays)
LUNCH

Savoring “Dojo Nabe” (loach pot dish) cross-legged on the polished floor will make you feel just like one of the great novelist of old. Enjoy the excellent taste of Dojo Nabe, from a recipe that has been kept unchanged since the Meiji era, in a wonderfully retro downtown atmosphere.

Trattoria Fukuhiro Trattoria Fukuhiro

2-18-10 Asakusa

03-3841-4896

11:30AM-2:00PM (Last order: 1:30PM)
6:00PM-2:00AM (Last order: 1:00AM)

Closed Mondays
LUNCH

Fukuhiro is a casual restaurant that serves home-style Italian dishes and wine at very reasonable prices. Dinners are available from \5,000 for two. Enjoy this tasty and healthy Italian food made from seasonal vegetables and fresh seafood and meats.

Toritako Toritako

2-32-2 Asakusa

03-3844-2756

6:30PM-9:00PM

Closed Sundays, national holidays, and August

This chicken restaurant is open only two and a half hours a day and serves only two dinner courses. The owner’s policy is to not stock ingredients but to use only those ingredients that were purchased that day. The style of eating by dipping yakitori into grated radish originated at this restaurant. Reservations only.

Towada Towada

1-13-4 Asakusa

03-3841-7375

11:30AM-10:30PM
Sundays: 11:30AM-8:30PM

Closed Tuesdays
LUNCH

Towada serves soba noodles and other Japanese dishes made from such exquisite ingredients as ground buckwheat and chicken shipped fresh daily by air from Akita, fresh and tender duck from Aomori and delicious dried bonito from Kagoshima. Towada’s owner is the head of the Asakusa Association of Okami, an association of traditional Japanese-style restaurant and inn proprietresses.

A KA SA TA NA HA MA YA RA WA

Name
Address
Phone Number	Opening hours	Holidays
Details
Daikokuya
1-38-10 Asakusa
03-3844-1111	11:30AM-8:30PM (Closes at 9:00PM on Saturdays)	Open 365 days a year
Daikokuya has been serving its famous Tendon, rice topped with Tempura since it opened in 1887. Daikokuya’s delicious Four Tiger Prawn Tempura, deep-fried in sesame seed oil, is so popular, people line up for it on Saturdays and Sundays.
Tatsumiya
1-33-5 Asakusa
03-3842-7373	12:00PM-2:30PM 5:00PM-10:00PM	Closed Mondays
Tatsumiya is a traditional Japanese restaurant that occupies an old wooden house. Its name comes from the old word for South-East, the location of the restaurant when seen from the Sensoji temple. As it used to be an antiques shop, everything about the house, both inside and out, reminds customers of good old Japan. Enjoy Tatsumiya’s tasty Nabe (hot pot) dinner in this very Japanese atmosphere.
Taverna
1-36-8 Asakusa
03-3875-8788	6:00PM-12:00AM	Closed Mondays
This bistro-style restaurant serves various chopstick foods with a Japanese-Italian twist. Taverna is a husband and wife restaurant that has offered a cozy atmosphere since it opened 14 years ago at the back of Sensoji temple. The chef’s experience with both Japanese and Italian cooking is blended into unique and delicious dishes that will fully satisfy your yen for Italian food while remembering your love of Japanese flavors. Pizza dough and pasta are made from scratch by the chef himself.
Daigakuimo Chibaya
3-9-10 Asakusa
03-3872-2302	Monday to Saturday: 10:00AM-6:30PM Sundays and national holidays: 10:00AM-5:30PM	Closed Tuesdays
Chibaya is a popular Daigakuimo (deep-fried syrup-coated sweet potatoes) shop. Chibaya has been using select ingredients to cook up homemade and rib-warming Daigakuimo at the back of Sensoji temple since 1950, and there is always a line of customers waiting in front of the trademark red Noren shop curtain for this delicious treat. Besides the popular favorite 400g Daigakuimo (\700), Kiriage (thinly-sliced Daigakuimo/ 400g - \700) and Fukashi-imo (steamed sweet potato/ 400g - \350) are also big treats. ※Sale of only shop front.
Tokutaro
3-36-2 Asakusa
03-3874-4073	10:00AM-7:00PM	Closed Sundays
Tokutaro is an old-established Japanese sweet shop that opened back in the Meiji era (1903). Tokutaro is famous for its Kintsuba, sweet bean paste covered with a thin layer of flour and then baked/ \120, and the seasonal specialty, Mame-Daifuku, rice cakes sprinkled with beans and stuffed with bean paste/ \140, which are only available from October to May. Creating thin layers of flour over bean paste for tasty Kintsuba requires delicate skill. Delivery outside Tokyo is also available. ※Sale of only shop front.
Loach restaurant Iidaya
3-3-2 Nishi-Asakusa
03-3843-0881	11:30AM-9:00PM	Closed Wednesdays (open on national holidays)
Savoring “Dojo Nabe” (loach pot dish) cross-legged on the polished floor will make you feel just like one of the great novelist of old. Enjoy the excellent taste of Dojo Nabe, from a recipe that has been kept unchanged since the Meiji era, in a wonderfully retro downtown atmosphere.
Trattoria Fukuhiro
2-18-10 Asakusa
03-3841-4896	11:30AM-2:00PM (Last order: 1:30PM) 6:00PM-2:00AM (Last order: 1:00AM)	Closed Mondays
Fukuhiro is a casual restaurant that serves home-style Italian dishes and wine at very reasonable prices. Dinners are available from \5,000 for two. Enjoy this tasty and healthy Italian food made from seasonal vegetables and fresh seafood and meats.
Toritako
2-32-2 Asakusa
03-3844-2756	6:30PM-9:00PM	Closed Sundays, national holidays, and August
This chicken restaurant is open only two and a half hours a day and serves only two dinner courses. The owner’s policy is to not stock ingredients but to use only those ingredients that were purchased that day. The style of eating by dipping yakitori into grated radish originated at this restaurant. Reservations only.
Towada
1-13-4 Asakusa
03-3841-7375	11:30AM-10:30PM Sundays: 11:30AM-8:30PM	Closed Tuesdays
Towada serves soba noodles and other Japanese dishes made from such exquisite ingredients as ground buckwheat and chicken shipped fresh daily by air from Akita, fresh and tender duck from Aomori and delicious dried bonito from Kagoshima. Towada’s owner is the head of the Asakusa Association of Okami, an association of traditional Japanese-style restaurant and inn proprietresses.