Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu is a japanese izakaya restaurant in Nishi Azabu, Tokyo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1-13-11 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Afuri Harajuku in Tokyo is the Yamagata-Kochi yuzu-ramen chain's brightest branch, with a vegan yuzu-shio bowl on the same menu. Open 11:00-23:00 daily.
OrderYuzu shio ramen with chashu and ajitama egg; the vegan version is the equal pick.
TipCashless vending-machine ordering. Tucked behind Tokyu Plaza Omotesando.
Kondo Monjayaki Tsukishima in Tokyo is the canonical Monja Street counter, on the alley that built the Tokyo style. Mentai-mochi monja is the local order.
OrderMentai-mochi (cod-roe and mochi) monjayaki, cooked tableside.
TipClosed Mondays. Cash and major cards. Tsukishima station exit 7 lands on Monja Street.
Yoshinoya Branch No. 1 followed the fish merchants from Tsukiji to Toyosu Market in 2018: 5am beef bowls under 500 yen, same noren, same counter ritual.
OrderGyudon beef bowl with extra red pickled ginger and a raw egg.
TipOpen 5am-1pm to match the fish market shifts; counter seating turns fast.
Sometaro Asakusa in Tokyo has cooked okonomiyaki and monjayaki on tableside teppan since 1937. Wooden house, low tables, the canonical Asakusa griddle.
OrderPork and squid okonomiyaki cooked tableside; monjayaki as the second order.
TipClosed irregularly; open daily 12:00-22:00 typically. Cash and major cards.
Afuri in Tokyo's Ebisu pours light yuzu-shio ramen from Kochi citrus into a chicken-dashi broth. Open 11:00 until 05:00, the canonical late-night clean bowl.
OrderYuzu shio ramen with extra chashu and a soft-boiled egg.
TipCashless only at this branch; pay by IC card or credit at the vending machine.
Tsuta in Tokyo's Yoyogi-Uehara was the first ramen shop with a Michelin star (2016), held it four years, still pours shoyu with stone-milled noodles.
OrderShoyu soba with the signature black truffle oil; tsukemen if you prefer dipping.
TipClosed Tuesdays. Lunch only, 11:00-15:00, no numbered ticket system. Arrive by 11:00 or after 14:00.
