11 editor picks in Tokyo.
11 brunch places 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 in Tokyo serves the city's best-value sushi breakfast: standing-counter nigiri at 1,500 yen, tamagoyaki at 200, fish skewers at 400.
OrderStanding sushi, tamagoyaki sticks, uni don
TipClosed Wednesdays and Sundays. Start at the Namiyoke shrine corner; the standing-sushi counters thin out after 10:00.
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.
Blue Bottle Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in Tokyo opens at 08:00 daily for pour-over coffee, waffles and breakfast pastries inside its converted-factory flagship.
OrderPour-over coffee with the New Orleans-style iced and a Belgian waffle
TipWeekend queues from 09:00. The drip flight reads three single-origins side by side; the Belgian waffle is the food order.
Ain Soph Journey in Tokyo's Shinjuku-Sanchome serves the souffle-style vegan pancake brunch that built its reputation. All-plant menu, English staff.
OrderHeavenly Vegan Pancakes with maple syrup
TipSaturday brunch queues from 11:00; arrive by opening or reserve. The pancakes serve two comfortably.
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.
OrderThree-style shokupan toast flight with butter, jam, sweet bean paste
TipCafe side seats a 50-minute toast brunch; takeaway counter sells loaves whole. Queue from 10:30 most days.
Viron Shibuya in Tokyo is the French boulangerie-brasserie open from 09:00 for breakfasts of Retrodor baguette, croissants, and croque-monsieur with wine.
OrderCroque-monsieur with Baguette Retrodor and a glass
TipBakery counter downstairs, brasserie upstairs. The morning queue is for the takeaway window.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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