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A bit hidden in Tomigaya. The menu is Japanese only, but the staff is very helpful and the food is awesome. There is a nice little store upstairs as well. I wish I came here more often.
A bit hidden in Tomigaya. The menu is Japanese only, but the staff is very helpful and the food is awesome. There is a nice little store upstairs as well. I wish I came here more often.
This small bakery in Tomigaya makes the best bread I’ve found in Tokyo. They only have limited seating inside, but if it’s full or the weather is nice: pick up some pastries here, grab a coffee at Little Nap and head to the nearby Yoyogi Park.
A cafe/bar in Tomigaya near Yoyogi Park. It’s nice to sit at the window counter and watch people going by while having a coffee or a drink (the Negroni is especially great).
This was one of my favorite coffee places. The shop is quite small, but you can sit outside or take the coffee to the nearby Yoyogi Park.
A great Yakitori place in Yoyogi-Uehara. I think it is best to have a reservation as it is usually very crowded.
Vegetarian restaurant in Yoyogi-Uehara.
The best donuts I had in Tokyo. The shop is near the Yoyogi-Uehara station in a small side alley (I was lucky enough living almost next to this place so I’ve been there multiple times).
As most people who have been to Tokyo will tell you: this is a must visit (especially at the end of the trip as you can get all souvenirs there easily).
A small record shop specialized in Jazz. It is right around the corner from Paddlers Coffee.
Great coffee (they serve Stumptown Coffee) just a short walk from the Yoyogi-Uehara station right through the suburbs. The whole place feels like an extended living room: great interior (it looks like a cabin), very light and good music. And they open very early at 7:30, so it is perfect for an early morning coffee.
If drinking coffee while listening to classical music blasting through a great speaker system is your thing: this is your place. It was a special experience walking through the busy streets of Shibuya and then ending in this venue that seems a bit out of touch with everything in the area.
Afuri is a chain of ramen restaurants (and it’s the first ramen I had in Tokyo). I can recommend the yuzu ramen, but if time permits come here more often and try different ramens. There are more restaurants throughout the city, I’ve been to the ones in Ebisu and Nakameguro, they are all great.
There are more branches of this ramen chain, but this is sadly the only one I’ve visited. Loved the ramen, especially the brooth is great.