Best 10 Restaurants Near Tokyo Station: Train-Side Temptations

If you’re planning on spending any time in Tokyo, you will likely pass through Tokyo Station at some point to reach the city’s most-visited spots like Ginza, the Imperial Palace, Nihombashi, Akihabara and more. 

During those times when you don’t want to venture too far from the station, eating at one of the restaurants within the station itself or close by is a great option. But with so many restaurants to choose from, it can be overwhelming trying to pick just one. 

So today, we’ve compiled a list of the top restaurants in or near Tokyo Station for you to grab a delicious meal. 

Located on the top floor of the 13-story Daimaru Tokyo building, which is connected directly to Tokyo Station, XEX TOKYO is an intimate, upscale teppanyaki experience open for lunch and dinner. 

Choose from either the Station course or the An course for a decadent meal with sweeping views of the Tokyo skyline: 

Station Course: Sauteed oyster and sea urchin, cheese miso fondue, seasonal seafood teppanyaki and more.

An Course: Seasonal vegetable potage with foam, Nagasaki Goto udon noodles, and a choice of either Japanese spiny lobster or abalone teppanyaki. 

Both meals heavily star kuroge wagyu beef tataki and other beefy items, ensuring both meat lovers and seafood lovers a winning meal all-around. 

Born from Chef Katayanagi Haruka’s unforgettable first bite of his father’s Japanese-style steak, Oniku Karyu is an ode to wagyu. And one that is so well-received, in fact, that it’s earned a Michelin Star. 

Located in Ginza, this wagyu kaiseki restaurant showcases premium cuts of A4 and A5-grade wagyu beef — personally selected by Chef Katayanagi himself. 

Enhancing each meal is the addition of finely prepared seasonal ingredients, including vegetables and seafood. All are presented on beautiful lacquerware, showing that every aspect of the dining experience is carefully thought about. 

As if he couldn’t get more impressive, Chef Katayanagi is also a trained sommelier, so you can get a professional’s recommendation on which spirit, wine or sake would go best with your dish. 

Reserve your spot either at the counter or in a private dining room.

Read our full review: A Michelin-Starred Wagyu Wonderland: A Review of Oniku Karyu

The humble chicken skewer gets an upgrade at this Ginza yakitori restaurant in the form of a wine pairing and an unexpected French addition. 

After training in Tokyo, Chef Inoue opened his first restaurant, Yakitori Roppongi I, in Roppongi in 2012. It was a smash success, enabling him to open Yakitori Ginza I six years later. 

What makes Chef Inoue’s yakitori stand out is his invention of the chicken tsukune mincemeat skewer with foie gras. The fattiness of the foie gras adds a rich flavor and aroma to the skewer, which is then accentuated with a glass of Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir. 

But the meat and drink isn’t the only thing that’s paid attention to here. Chef Inoue also uses seasonal vegetables to his advantage, serving fresh salads with house-made dressings and other produce, balancing the heaviness of the meat splendidly. 

Step back in time at the first-ever sushi restaurant to be opened up in Otemachi, Tokyo. 

While the vinegar rice is original to the restaurant, Chef Imai takes the knowledge from two generations of predecessors and adds his own innovative touch.

One such specialty? The conger eel, prepared with a combination of the boiling and grilling methods for an out-of-this-world texture. 

See the chef’s talent up close at the counter or enjoy your meal in solitude in a private dining room. The best part — besides its proximity to Otemachi Station and the Marunouchi Northern Exit of Tokyo Station — is Imayoshi Otemachi Sushi’s availability for lunch and dinner. 

There’s no better introduction to ramen than Tokyo Station’s Ramen Street, home to eight different ramen restaurants, all serving a slurpy bowl of goodness. Each restaurant is meant to represent different elements of Tokyo’s ramen scene, so there’s something for everyone in this ramen-packed area of Tokyo Station. 

Find out more: Tokyo Ramen Street: Best Ramen in Tokyo Station

There’s a reason why the founder of Ippudo Ramen, Kawahara Shigemi, is known as the “Noodle King.” With over 100 locations across Japan and 60 restaurants across the world, the love for Ippudo Ramen runs deep. 

Here, you can go for the Shiromaru Classic, Ippudo’s original tonkotsu ramen, or you could go for Ippudo Karaka if you’re feeling spicy. Also on offer are the Akamaru Modern miso ramen and the Ippudo Kawane with a tonkotsu and chicken broth. 

Ramen restaurants can be a bit intimidating if you don’t speak Japanese, but luckily, Ippudo has English, Mandarin and Korean descriptions of every dish and topping option on the menu, making it easy for everyone to select the perfect bowl of ramen for them. 

Take a look for yourself at the closest Ippudo Ramen to Tokyo Station, only a 6-minute walk away. 

Want to try ramen, but unable to eat it because of the animal products it contains? Pay a visit to T’s Tantan, an all-vegan ramen shop that doesn’t use any meat, dairy or eggs. 

Its most popular dish is the tantan noodles, with a rich taste of golden sesame seeds and enough fresh produce that it feels healthier than the average ramen. If you find yourself craving ramen in the summer, go for the black sesame cold tantan noodles with unique additions like watermelon radish, marinated goya and fried eggplant. 

Don’t forget to order the combo meal and get some juicy veggie gyoza dumplings on the side. If you’re still hungry, you can finish off with a selection of soy milk pudding or ice cream. 

With a name meaning “all about food” in Hindi, Annam Indian Restaurant’s reputation for serving fresh, authentic Indian cuisine comes as no surprise. In operation since 1968, its menu is more expansive than most Indian restaurants in Japan, offering dishes like aloo paratha, tandoori roti, mutton biryani, goa fish curry, samosas, kulcha and more. 

Plus, if you’re looking for an Indian restaurant near Tokyo Station with vegetarian, vegan and halal options, this is the place for you.

Note: This is either a 20-minute walk from Tokyo Station, or, if easier, travel from stop from Tokyo Station to Shimbashi Station and walk for eight minutes from there.

Visit Japan’s oldest beer haul with a diverse menu of draft beer and a German beer haus-inspired cuisine. For drinks, sip on Sapporo, Ebisu or one of the eight different kinds of draft beer at the bar. 

As for eating, you can get anything from macaroni and seafood gratin to fish and chips to ribs. Order a bunch of dishes to try or just get a few for some late-night snacks and drinks. 

Adding to the nostalgia is the warm brown interior, the sunny mosaic piece behind the bar and the tables close by one another, encouraging you to start up a conversation with locals and travelers alike! 

Make a reservation at Beer Hall Lion Ginza 7Chome, only a 15-minute walk from Tokyo Station.

Located just outside of Tokyo Station’s Yaesu Central Exit, Unagi Narita Shinkawa serves unagi in no fewer than seven different regional styles so that every traveler is catered to. 

You can go for Kansai-style hitsumabushi where the eel goes straight to the grill and gets covered in a mildly sweet sauce, or go for Kanto-style Edoyaki unaju, where the fish is steamed between two grilling sessions before being lathered in sauce, then served in a lacquer box over rice. 

Worth noting is the superb quality of the fish from Narita-based eel wholesaler Shinkawa, which sources the fattiest Japanese eel from farmers in Aichi Prefecture and China. 

So if you’re in the mood for tasty unagi that makes you forget the chaotic commuters around you, go for Unagi Narita Shinkawa next time you’re in Tokyo Station. 

To keep the foodie feasts going, explore more restaurants in Tokyo Station. Or browse Tokyo’s Bib Gourmand restaurants, Michelin Star restaurants, restaurants with a view of Tokyo Tower, and a 3-day Tokyo itinerary for more things to do in the city.

Tokyo Station is famous due to its central location, stunning red-brick exterior (built in 1914) and its wealth of restaurants, shops and gateway to many other areas of Tokyo and Japan itself.

Tokyo Station is large enough that it crosses over two Tokyo districts: Marunouchi on the western side, and Yaesu on the eastern side.

Tokyo Ramen Street can be found outside the ticket gate on the Yaesu Exit side of the Shinkansen and JR local line. From there, look for the sign that says “東京ラーメンストリート" (Tokyo Ramen Street) and follow the people and smells of ramen wafting through the station.

Tokyo Station is not the largest station in the world. In fact, it's not even the largest station in Tokyo. In terms of daily travelers passing through, Tokyo's biggest station is Shinjuku Station, seeing 1.5 million people per day.

After that, it goes Shibuya Station (1.2 million), Ikebukuro Station (1.1 million) and, finally, Tokyo Station (0.9 million).