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¥2,500-4,000BrunchNew York all-day breakfast
Sarabeth's Shinagawa in Tokyo is the New York all-day-breakfast institution's Japanese flagship. Lemon ricotta pancakes and Goldie Lox eggs, with house jams.
OrderLemon ricotta pancakes and the Goldie Lox eggs
TipReserve weekend brunches. Easy from JR Shinagawa via the Konan exit and Atre Mall.
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¥1,500-3,000BrunchItalian-inspired bakery brunch
Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo opens at 07:00 for Italian Princi bakery breakfasts and reserve-level espresso. Four-floor flagship by the Meguro River.
OrderPrinci panini and a reserve cortado
TipSakura season brings queues. Order Princi pastries on the second floor; cortado is the canonical reserve pull.
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¥1,500-3,000BrunchNorwegian cafe with light bites
Fuglen Tokyo in Tomigaya pours Norwegian filter coffee from 07:00, with croissants and brown-cheese toasts in a brunch room behind a vintage Oslo cafe front.
OrderLight-roast filter coffee with Norwegian brown cheese on toast
TipWeekday mornings calm; weekends queue from 09:00. The brown-cheese toast is the local order.
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¥1,500-2,500BrunchThird-wave cafe brunch
Blue Bottle Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in Tokyo opens at 08:00 daily for pour-over coffee, waffles and breakfast pastries inside its converted-factory flagship.
OrderPour-over coffee with the New Orleans-style iced and a Belgian waffle
TipWeekend queues from 09:00. The drip flight reads three single-origins side by side; the Belgian waffle is the food order.
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¥2,000-3,500BrunchVegan pancake brunch
Ain Soph Journey in Tokyo's Shinjuku-Sanchome serves the souffle-style vegan pancake brunch that built its reputation. All-plant menu, English staff.
OrderHeavenly Vegan Pancakes with maple syrup
TipSaturday brunch queues from 11:00; arrive by opening or reserve. The pancakes serve two comfortably.
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¥1,500-2,500BrunchShokupan toast tasting brunch
Centre The Bakery in Tokyo's Ginza runs the shokupan toast flight that put the city's milk bread on the map. Three loaves, three preparations, side-by-side.
OrderThree-style shokupan toast flight with butter, jam, sweet bean paste
TipCafe side seats a 50-minute toast brunch; takeaway counter sells loaves whole. Queue from 10:30 most days.