Western Food Spots in Japan

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Western Food

Ponta Honke

4.5

71 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Ueno 3-23-3

A yoshoku Japanese-style Western cuisine restaurant founded in 1905 which serves old-fashioned breaded pork cutlets. Ponta takes select cuts of pork loin and carefully removes excess at and gristle. The meat is then breaded and deep-fried slowly at relatively low temperature in lard made from the trimmed fat. The restaurant's cutlet recipe was invented by its original owner, who worked as a chef for the Imperial Household Agency. Ponta's cutlets are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. In addition to pork cutlets, Ponta serves a selection of other delicious gems made with Tokyo seafood, including deep-fried Japanese tiger shrimp and deep-fried sillago, as well as stewed tongue and sauteed pork.

This is a traditional tonkatsu or pork cutlet restaurant in the Ueno district. Close to the Okachimachi station it has the kitchen on the ground floor and seating for about 18 on the first floor...
J.S. Burgers Cafe (Shinjuku Shop)

3.5

145 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Shinjuku 4-1-73F

The Shinjuku location of a hamburger-focused cafe produced by the select clothing shop Journal Standard. The cafe's filling J.S. burger and other burgers are made with 100% chilled aged beef patties served on homemade buns. Besides burgers, the cafe has a full menu of other options, including a maple butter BLT and Cajun chicken salad, as well as coffee and a number of alcoholic beverages such as Hitachino Nest Beer.

I love cheeseburgers! There are some very good places in which to eat too. J S Burger cafe is one of them. This location includes a covered outdoor eating area as well as a large indoor space. The...
L'AS

4.0

71 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Minato-ku Minamiaoyama 4-16-3 Minami Aoyama Co-Trivil 1F

A French restaurant dedicated to simplicity and reasonable prices located on the first floor of the Minamiaoyama Kotori Building. Daisuke Kaneko, who has been to France and won multiple awards, is the owner and chef. Kaneko's ideology and beliefs are deeply reflected in the restaurant's menu, which consists of just a single omakase chef's choice course. Comprised of nine to 10 dishes from amuse-bouche to dessert and post-meal beverage, the content of the course changes every three weeks or so, ensuring you'll enjoy your visit no matter how many times you come. LA'S also offers over 120 wine varieties.

This is within a 5 minute walk for me and I have been meaning to go for some time. Friday night at 2030, I was right up for it. The wine pairing option was great. If youre new to Natural Wines, then...
Mercer Brunch Ginza Terrace

3.5

99 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Ginza 1-8-19 Kirarutoginsa 4F

An Italian restaurant located on the fourth floor of Kirarito Ginza a one minute walk from Ginza Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. The restaurant's choice brunch menu includes New York-style brioche French toast brunch. Made with a special brioche just for French toast, the hearty French toast exquisitely balances sweetness and moistness and is sure to fill you up. From the atmospheric balcony terrace, you can take in the streets of Ginza while partaking in an elegant meal.

Tables and some other furnitures were damaged and not maintained enough. The staffs were young boys and their way of servings was so rough. Making noises to prepare cutlery and staring at our tables...
Original Teppanyaki Steak Misono Kobe Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Shimoyamatedori 1-1-2 Miso Building 7/8F

This is an old teppan-yaki restaurant established in 1945 in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. As a famous restaurant said to be the originator of the teppan-yaki steak, they have maintained the same flavor from establishment until now. As for beef, they use only A4/A5 rank Japanese Black beef from Kobe and elsewhere. The steak, prepared before customers’ eyes on the iron plate at their table, has a rich melt-in-your-mouth flavor. Seasonal vegetables and the tender lobster are also popular options. From the glass-sided interior one can look out over the Kobe nighttime scenery, and is therefore used often for anniversaries and dinner events.
Villa d’Est Gardenfarm and Winery

4.5

35 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Toumishi Kanou 6027

This winery located in the Kano district of Nagano Prefecture, Tomi City was opened in 2004 by the celebrated essayist and painter Toyoo Tamamura. It also includes a café, shop, and gallery on the premises. More than 15,000 grape plants are being cultivated in the vineyards, and the wine brewed at the winery has earned itself high praise, having won at domestic wine competitions for example. The café with its open kitchen offers cuisines with a French base made using fresh-picked vegetables and Shinshu-produced ingredients. From the terrace seats one can enjoy an outstanding tea time while looking out at the beautiful sunset.

5 minutes into the mountains of Tomi youll get to the small winery. The view looking down into the valley and the mountains across it tells you youre in the heart of Nagano. Nice botanical garden...
Roast Beef Kamakurayama Main Shop

4.5

68 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Kamakurayama 3-11-1

This roast beef specialist is in 3 Chome Kamakurayama, Kamakura City. They focus on Wagyu roast beef wagon service with multi-course meals including fresh fish hors d'oeuvre, bouillabaisse made only from Ise prawns, and other exquisite dishes.

Their location is not convenient; but it’s a must visit. They utilized one of those very traditional house and they have a good view because they are located at the top of Kamakura yama. Services are...
Center Grill

4.0

97 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Yokohama-shi Naka-ku Hanasakicho 1-9

こちらは、桜木町駅より8分程度？にあるお店です。人気との事で、土曜日の11：10頃伺うと待たずに入れましたが、店内は満席でした。（帰るころには待ち行列が出来ていました）店内は広くスッキリ・ゆったりしています。メニューを見ると、昭和感がある洋食メニューがすらっと並んでします。ナポリタンをオーダーしました。ほどなくして出てきました。麺は昔ながらの太めの麺で、具は少なめです。味は昔懐かしい...
Kamakura Matsubaraan

4.0

138 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Yuigahama 4-10-3

A soba noodle restaurant located a few minutes away from Yuigahama Station operating out of a remodeled Japanese home which has watched over the streets of Kamakura and the ocean of Yuigahama for 70 years. Once you take your shoes off and enter the residence-cum-restaurant, you’ll feel like you’re visiting the home of a trusted friend. In the restaurant’s relaxing Japanese-style rooms, you can take your time and enjoy a la carte dishes together with sake and wine. The restaurant doesn’t close for any breaks between when it first opens and closes and thus is also recommended for a late lunch or early dinner.

They serve one of the best soba in Kamakura. Located in a quiet residential area, making it a hidden gem. The restaurant has an adjoining cafe with its retro vibe, just like the main restaurant. We...
PATH

4.5

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Tomigaya 1-44-2A-FLAT1F

This authentic bistro and cafe is located close to Yoyogi-koen Station. This secluded shop has unique plates, interior designs and accessories, and you can enjoy refined dishes in a space where you can pass time casually like in a cafe. Enjoy simple items like their sandwiches of homemade bread, salad and homemade ham, their Dutch pancakes with raw ham and burrata cheese thoroughly baked in a Dutch oven, and soups for breakfast or brunch. The dinner menu changes depending on the season, and they even pair meals with the perfect wine.

I went to Path on a Sunday for brunch as it was close to the Meiji Jingu and Yoyogi park areas. The restaurant was very easy to find. It is not very big, but it is incredibly cosy. Due to its...
Capital Touyoutei Honten

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Kamigamoiwagakakiuchichou 28-3

Just four minute walk from exit number four of the Kitayama Station on the Karasuma Subway line, this historic western cuisine restaurant is located across from the north gate of the Kyoto Botanical Gardens, and was established in 1897. Marketed as the restaurant with one hundred years of western cuisine in Kyoto, the restaurant has preserved the founding motto of ‘We want many people to enjoy our delicious food at a reasonable price.” Known for their Toyotei special, the hamburger steak with a hot creamy baked potato slathered with butter is one of the most popular dishes, and their chilled ‘whole tomato salad’ is also popular.
Captain Kangaroo

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Umusa 183

This hamburger shop is said to be the best one in Okinawa. It boasts an overwhelming popularity because of their large and tasty burgers and reasonable price. Besides hamburgers, they also offer highly satisfying large drinks. The wait is often long for this popular shop, but you definitely want to eat here at least once if you go to Okinawa.
GORDIES

4.5

205 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Nakagami-gun Chatancho Sunabe 100

Burgers were just average, in our opinion. The milkshake was delicious, however! The fact that this restaurant has available parking is a big sell. Staff was friendly.
PASTA FRESCA DAN-MEN

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Awaji-shi Ikuhoniijima 9-15
Sandaya Honten Yasuragi no Sato

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Sandashi Mukogaoka 7-5

"A restaurant located a two-minute walk from Kobe Electric Railway Flower Town Station. The world's first steak restaurant to feature a fully-fledged Noh stage called the Arima Nogakudo, diners can eat top quality Japanese beef steaks while enjoying Noh theater. The restaurant's stage is used to hold ""Takiginoh"" nighttime Noh shows by firelight by top class performers (advance reservation required) as well as daily live piano and other performances. The menu primarily consists of course meals with a focus on German-style pork loin ham and top quality Japanese black beef steaks, and one of the restaurant's biggest draws is the perfect moments of relaxation diners can enjoy enwrapped in music and theater."
Charlie's Tacos

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Okinawashi Chuou 4-11-5

Charlie's Tacos was the first taco restaurant on Okinawa when it opened in 1956. The original taco recipe developed by the restaurant's founder proved very popular with U.S. military personnel, and Charlie's Tacos has since become a long-term favorite with local people, too. Diners can choose between beef, chicken and tuna fillings.
Shitamachi no Yoshoku Jidaiya

4.5

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagasaki Pref. Saseboshi Yoshifukuchou 172-1

"This Western restaurant along National Route 35 is located in Yoshifuku-cho, Sasebo City. The owner chef is one of the creators of Sasebo's famous ""Lemon Steak"" that is thinly sliced beef covered with an original sauce with a soy sauce based and cooked on a hotplate. Besides their signature ""Lemon Steak set,"" they offer Western dishes such as steak, hamburger steaks, fried shrimp and one of Sasebo's specialties, ""Kaigunsan no Beef Stew."""

長崎出身の方のおススメで来店。昼前に行ったがすでに行列。でも、回転は早い感じ。店員さんがメチャクチャ元気いい。店内がなんかベタベタ。つまり、洋食というより、焼肉屋さん？？これが入店してすぐの感想。じつは私はお肉は苦手。なので、家内がレモンステーキで、私はカレーライス。レモンステーキはみなさんの口コミとおり。湯気がモクモク！これを多くのお客が入れ替わり一斉に注文すれば、確かに焼き肉屋っぽくな...
Kurofune-tei

3.5

88 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Ueno 2-13-13 Kikuya Building 4F

A yoshoku Japanese-style Western restaurant first opened as Restaurant Kikuya and remodeled, and reopened as Kurofune-tei in 1986. Refined yoshoku dishes such as Hayashi rice made with a demi-glace sauce painstakingly stewed and strained for over a week; splendid red wine tongue stew; and piping hot shrimp gratin with hearty, plump shrimp are sure to delight the tongue. In addition to various lunches and courses, Kurofune-tei also offers a bento box menu perfect for those looking to enjoy a little bit of everything.

Made mistake of ordering stewed beef with rice as my main course in this upmarket Tokyo restaurant The dish consisted of three pieces of beef covered in heavy gravi accompanied by mushroom and...
Imperial Hotel Tokyo Buffet Restaurant the Imperial Viking Sal

4.0

256 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Uchisaiwaicho 1-1-1 Imperial Hotel Tokyo Motodate 17F

"This buffet restaurant is located on the 17th floor of the main building of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo located close to exit A13 of Hibiya Station on various subway lines. The hotel is the birthplace of Japan's ""Viking""-style all-you-can-eat buffets, and here customers can enjoy fresh-baked, flavorful pie dishes and dazzling roasted dishes prepared right in front of your eyes by experienced chefs. Particularly recommended are the modern recreations of classic recipes offered during the Tokyo Olympics in 1964; the exact selection of these dishes on offer is changed each season. From the restaurant, customers can get a view of lush Hibiya Park during the day and the glittering Tokyo nightscape in the evening."

I revisited the Imperial Hotel with my family to enjoy weekend dinner buffet. This time I reserved the plan of ‘Weekend Dinner Buffet with Flow-flowing drinks’. ■ Food: Dishes below are to be...
CAMBUSA

4.0

48 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Kanagawa-ku Tsuruyachou 2-11-2

At this restaurant diners can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine prepared by a chef who studied local cuisine throughout Italy. The entire restaurant is decorated in laidback colors. The restaurant has an atrium as well as seating on the first and second floors. CAMBUSA’s pastas and firewood oven-baked pizzas are renowned. The restaurant’s dishes are made with quality ingredients sourced from areas throughout Japan and the world. Everything on the menu at this popular restaurant is well-reviewed.

結婚記念日ディナー（この日の締め括り）最後は中々予約が取れない横浜のイタリアンレストランカンブーザさんこちらは横浜の駅のすぐ近くにあるにもかかわらず、凄く落ち着いた雰囲気を持つ別世界なお店。店内の内装と佇まいは特別なムードを演出してくれます。こちらのおすすめはシェフお任せのコース当日の旬の素材を使ったフルコースが楽しむことが出来、前菜、スープ、ワインはさることながら、ピザ...