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¥2,500-4,500BrunchAustralian-style brunch
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.
OrderRicotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana
TipReserve weekend brunches; queues from 09:00 otherwise. The ricotta hotcakes plate stays the menu's anchor.
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¥1,500-3,000BrunchAmerican Hawaiian pancake breakfast
Eggs 'n Things Harajuku in Tokyo is the Honolulu pancake chain's Japanese flagship. Mountain of whipped cream, strawberries and macadamia syrup over pancakes.
OrderPancakes with whipped cream and macadamia nut sauce
TipWeekend queues from 08:30. Walk-in only; arrive by 09:00 weekdays for the canonical breakfast.
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¥1,500-2,800BrunchAustralian cafe breakfast
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.
OrderSmashed avocado on toast with poached egg
TipOpen from 10:00. The smashed-avocado plate is the consistent order; weekday afternoons calmest.
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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.