CoCo Ichibanya Shinjuku Higashiguchi is a japanese budget eat in Tokyo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
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Entry ticket · 3 hours
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Private tour · 2 hours
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Address: 3-26-13 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022
Ichiran in Tokyo's Shibuya runs 24-hour tonkotsu ramen for under 1,500 yen including a kaedama refill. Vending machine ticketing, solo-booth seating.
TryTonkotsu ramen with customisation slip
TipLate-night cheaper than peak hours. Pay at the machine; the slip lets you set spice, broth richness, noodle firmness.
Afuri in Tokyo's Ebisu serves yuzu-shio ramen for around 1,200 yen, open 11:00-05:00 daily. The lightest clean late-night bowl near Ebisu Station.
TryYuzu shio ramen
TipVending-machine ordering, cashless only. Lunch sets cheaper than dinner; tsukemen costs 100 to 200 yen extra.
CoCo Ichibanya in Tokyo's Shibuya is the Japanese curry-house chain where you build your bowl: rice size, spice level 1 to 10, toppings, all under 1,300 yen.
TryJapanese curry rice, choose-your-spice
TipPork katsu plus spinach is the canonical add-on. Spice level 5 is mid; vegetarian curry available.
Tsuta in Tokyo's Yoyogi-Uehara was the first ramen shop with a Michelin star (2016 guide), still under 1,800 yen for the truffle-oil shoyu soba.
TryShoyu soba with truffle oil
TipClosed Tuesdays. Lunch only 11:00-15:00; no ticket system, queue in person.
Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo serves the city's best-value sushi breakfast: standing-counter nigiri at 1,500 yen, tamagoyaki at 200, fish skewers at 400.
TryStanding sushi, tamagoyaki sticks, uni don
TipClosed Wednesdays and Sundays. Start at the Namiyoke shrine corner; the standing-sushi counters thin out after 10:00.
Yoshinoya Branch No. 1 followed the fish merchants from Tsukiji to Toyosu Market: 5am beef bowls under 500 yen, the canonical sub-500-yen Tokyo lunch.
TryGyudon beef bowl
TipOpen 5am-1pm to catch the auction-day market crowd. Cash and IC card accepted.
