Bento Restaurants in Japan
COURSE MENUYakiniku Kappo Note
This niku-kappo restaurant in upscale Azabu-Juban prepares course after course of succulent A5-grade wagyu beef right before diners' eyes.
COURSE MENUThe Grill on 30th
Scenes of the Rainbow Bridge and luxury French-inspired dining await guests at this sky-high Odaiba restaurant. Visiting guests are spoilt for choice with an extensive international wine menu and the finest steaks from across the globe.
COURSE MENUSushi Academy Shinjuku Nishiguchi
Eat your fill of over 65 different menu items at this all-you-can-eat Shinjuku sushi restaurant. All sushi is made to order, and children receive significant discounts — those 3 and under dine free.
COURSE MENUSushi Hajime (Shibuya)
Fall in love with Edomae sushi at this Shibuya sushi restaurant. It’s the rice that steals the show here: Aizu Koshihikari cooked traditionally in a hagama pot and treated with a proprietary blend of red vinegar made from sake lees.
Japanese bento boxes are said to have their roots back in the country’s feudal era, when the warlord Oda Nobunaga took to feeding his troops boxed meals as a matter of convenience. Nowadays, far from being filled with utilitarian army fare, bento boxes are now a minor decorative art! Everyone from office workers to school kids is in on it, carrying off their carefully-arranged boxes of traditional Japanese cuisine to see them through another busy day.
Meanwhile, in modern Japanese bento restaurants, the chefs compete to present the most colorful range of seasonal treats in beautiful lacquerware boxes. With byFood’s Japanese restaurant reservation service, we’ll introduce you to the best of these inventive bento eateries, and help you secure your seat with just a few clicks and no Japanese required.
Be careful though — after you’ve savored a beautiful lunch box filled with delicious traditional Japanese foods, a sandwich in a brown paper bag just won’t cut it any more! You’ll have to learn how to make your own Japanese bento box to get your fix back home.