Best brunch in Tokyo
Where to brunch in Tokyo — neighbourhood cafés, all-day breakfast counters and weekend institutions.
Top spots in Tokyo
Tsukiji Outer Market
Food & DrinkChuo
Tamagoyaki, uni rice bowls and tuna jerky at 8am.
Top brunch spots in Tokyo
12 locals' picks — neighbourhoods, price tiers and what to order.
bills Odaiba
$$$Odaiba
Bill Granger's pancakes on Tokyo Bay.
Order: Ricotta hotcakes
Eggs 'n Things
$$Harajuku
Hawaiian brunch chain, sweet pancakes.
Order: Strawberry whipped pancakes
Sarutahiko Coffee
$Ebisu
Specialty coffee brunch counter.
Order: Pour-over & buttered toast
Buy Me Stand
$$Shibuya
Sandwich brunch favourite among locals.
Order: Hot sandwiches
Café Kitsuné
$$Aoyama
French-Japanese cafe brunch in design house.
Order: Cookies & cappuccino
Streamer Coffee
$$Shibuya
Award-winning espresso & brunch bites.
Order: Latte art champ's flat white
Bondi Cafe
$$Yoyogi
Aussie brunch room in Yoyogi.
Order: Aussie smashed eggs
Glitch Coffee
$Jinbocho
Roastery brunch counter.
Order: Light-roast pour-over
Sawamura Bakery
$$Hiroo
Karuizawa bakery brunch.
Order: French toast & loaf bread
Sarabeth's
$$$Shinagawa / Lumine
NYC brunch import in Tokyo.
Order: Lemon ricotta pancakes
Crisscross
$$$Omotesando
Garden brunch in Aoyama.
Order: Buttermilk pancake stack
FUGLEN Tokyo
$$Tomigaya
Norwegian cafe-bar, brunch crowd.
Order: Norwegian filter coffee
Where to eat
Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi
$$$$Sushi · Roppongi
The Roppongi outpost (the main shop stopped taking foreigners) — book through hotel concierge.
Den
$$$$Modern kaiseki · Jingumae
Zaiyu Hasegawa's playful tasting — Dentucky fried chicken in a real bucket.
Ichiran Shibuya
$Ramen · Shibuya
Solo-booth ramen — order via vending machine, customise everything.
Narisawa
$$$$Innovative tasting · Minato
Forest-on-a-plate tasting — bread that bakes at the table.
Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama
$$Tonkatsu · Aoyama
Former public bathhouse turned tonkatsu temple — get the kurobuta loin.
Frequently asked
- Local favourites include Tsukiji Outer Market and the all-day kitchen at Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.