Sometaro Asakusa is a japanese restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Taste Asakusa’s history through traditional sweets and savory snacks while discovering how temples, pilgrims, commerce, and entertainment shaped its distinctive food culture.
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Discover another Asakusa that only locals know. Visit family-owned hidden gems and try great local foods on this food tour in Asakusa.
1h 40m
Make sushi and create memories in the heart of Asakusa near Tokyo Skytree. Learn to make roll and authentic sushi with friendly staff, and leave full of food, smiles, ...
Address: 2-2-2 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0035
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.
Ichiran in Tokyo's Shibuya runs the solo-booth tonkotsu format 24 hours, with the customisation slip for noodle firmness, broth richness and spicy level.
OrderThe classic ramen with kaedama (noodle refill). Order spicy level 1 on a first visit.
TipVending-machine ticketing only. Queues run after 22:00 and before 02:00 on weekends.
Kanda Yabu Soba in Tokyo has served Edo-style buckwheat noodles since 1880 and is the canonical room for the yabu lineage. Sing-song order calls still in use.
OrderSeiro cold soba; kamo nanban duck soba in winter.
TipClosed Wednesdays. Queue from 11:30; afternoons are calmer. Cash and major cards.
Tonkatsu Maisen's 1965 Aoyama shop in Tokyo occupies a former Omotesando public bathhouse. Kurobuta cutlets so tender they slice with chopsticks.
OrderKurobuta hire (lean) set with shredded cabbage refills; the katsu sando is the takeaway hero.
TipOpen daily 11:00-22:45. Long lunch lines from 12:00; counter seating turns faster than tables.
Ippudo Roppongi in Tokyo is the Hakata-style tonkotsu chain's late-night branch, open until 03:00 weekends. The standard intro to creamy pork ramen.
OrderAkamaru modern with extra-firm noodles; add a kaedama refill.
TipOpen 11:00-03:00 Fri-Sat, until 24:00 weekdays. Counter and tables, English menu.
