11 brunch rooms in Tokyo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tokyo | Brunch across every city.
Brunch in Tokyo runs from imported pancake institutions to the city's own bread culture. Bills Omotesando is Bill Granger's Tokyo flagship, serving the ricotta hotcakes he has made since 1993, while Centre The Bakery in Ginza turns its shokupan toast flight into the centrepiece. For a calmer start, Fuglen Tokyo in Tomigaya pours Norwegian filter coffee from 07:00 with croissants and brown-cheese toasts.
Tsukiji Outer Market breakfast stalls ★ 4.5
Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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.
Fuglen Tokyo ★ 4.8
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063, Japan
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.
Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa ★ 4.4
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0023, Japan
Blue Bottle Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in Tokyo opens at 08:00 daily for pour-over coffee, waffles and breakfast pastries inside its converted-factory flagship.
Ain Soph Journey Shinjuku ★ 4.6
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Ain Soph Journey in Tokyo's Shinjuku-Sanchome serves the souffle-style vegan pancake brunch that built its reputation. All-plant menu, English staff.
Centre The Bakery brunch counter ★ 4.7
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
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.
Viron Shibuya brasserie ★ 4.4
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
Viron Shibuya in Tokyo is the French boulangerie-brasserie open from 09:00 for breakfasts of Retrodor baguette, croissants, and croque-monsieur with wine.
Bills Omotesando ★ 4.5
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
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.
Eggs 'n Things Harajuku ★ 4.3
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Eggs 'n Things Harajuku in Tokyo is the Honolulu pancake chain's Japanese flagship. Mountain of whipped cream, strawberries and macadamia syrup over pancakes.
Deus Ex Machina Cafe brunch ★ 4.0
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
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.
Sarabeth's Shinagawa ★ 4.2
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan
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.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery brunch ★ 4.1
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0042, Japan
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.