10 brunch in Tokyo, editor-picked for sunday brunch. The sunday brunch destinations editors return to. All brunch in Tokyo.
Fuglen Tokyo ★ 4.8
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063, Japan
Hours: Mon-Wed 07:00-22:00, Thu-Sun 07:00-01:00
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.
Tip: Weekday mornings calm; weekends queue from 09:00. The brown-cheese toast is the local order.
Centre The Bakery brunch counter ★ 4.7
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Hours: Daily 10:00-19:00
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.
Tip: Cafe side seats a 50-minute toast brunch; takeaway counter sells loaves whole. Queue from 10:30 most days.
Ain Soph Journey Shinjuku ★ 4.6
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Hours: Daily 11:30-22:00 (varies)
Ain Soph Journey in Tokyo's Shinjuku-Sanchome serves the souffle-style vegan pancake brunch that built its reputation. All-plant menu, English staff.
Tip: Saturday brunch queues from 11:00; arrive by opening or reserve. The pancakes serve two comfortably.
Bills Omotesando ★ 4.5
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Hours: Daily 08:30-22:30
Bills Omotesando in Tokyo is Bill Granger's Tokyo flagship. Ricotta hotcakes since 1993 and scrambled eggs that started a global brunch trend in Sydney.
Tip: Reserve weekend brunches; queues from 09:00 otherwise. The ricotta hotcakes plate stays the menu's anchor.
Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa ★ 4.4
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0023, Japan
Hours: Daily 08:00-19:00
Blue Bottle Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in Tokyo opens at 08:00 daily for pour-over coffee, waffles and breakfast pastries inside its converted-factory flagship.
Tip: Weekend queues from 09:00. The drip flight reads three single-origins side by side; the Belgian waffle is the food order.
Viron Shibuya brasserie ★ 4.4
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
Hours: Daily 09:00-22:00
Viron Shibuya in Tokyo is the French boulangerie-brasserie open from 09:00 for breakfasts of Retrodor baguette, croissants, and croque-monsieur with wine.
Tip: Bakery counter downstairs, brasserie upstairs. The morning queue is for the takeaway window.
Eggs 'n Things Harajuku ★ 4.3
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Hours: Daily 08:00-22:30
Eggs 'n Things Harajuku in Tokyo is the Honolulu pancake chain's Japanese flagship. Mountain of whipped cream, strawberries and macadamia syrup over pancakes.
Tip: Weekend queues from 08:30. Walk-in only; arrive by 09:00 weekdays for the canonical breakfast.
Sarabeth's Shinagawa ★ 4.2
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan
Hours: Daily 09:00-22:00
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.
Tip: Reserve weekend brunches. Easy from JR Shinagawa via the Konan exit and Atre Mall.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery brunch ★ 4.1
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0042, Japan
Hours: Daily 07:00-22:00
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.
Tip: Sakura season brings queues. Order Princi pastries on the second floor; cortado is the canonical reserve pull.
Deus Ex Machina Cafe brunch ★ 4.0
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Hours: Daily 10:00-21:00
Deus Ex Machina Cafe Harajuku in Tokyo serves Australian-style cafe brunch all day. Flat whites, smashed-avocado plates with surf and bike retail around.
Tip: Open from 10:00. The smashed-avocado plate is the consistent order; weekday afternoons calmest.