Stylish and Delicious: Shibuya’s 10 Best Newcomer Restaurants
As one of Tokyo’s major fashion, sightseeing, and nightlife areas, it comes as no surprise that Shibuya has an astonishing amount of restaurants to offer. As such, it can be rather hard to keep an overview over Shibuya’s gourmet side, and you might easily miss noteworthy newcomer restaurants. This is why we have roamed the lively streets of Shibuya and tasted our way through all kinds of newly opened stores, to bring you an extensive list of the ten best newcomer restaurants of the area! From international cuisine to Japanese classics and elaborate snacks, we’re sure that there’s something that’ll strike your gourmand fancy!
1. Everyone Loves Cheese: Burrata and Raclette in Shibuya
Our very first recommendation will please all of you cheese lovers out there. Meat Bar CCC Shibuya – Cheese Cheese Café is exactly what it promises, with a menu offering an extensive selection of flavorful and delicious cheeses. Just a 5 minute walk from Shibuya Station, you can savor dishes such as Burrata, an Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. Another must-try is the “Raclette Grill Cheese” which consists of a piece of juicy meat served in a skillet, which has melted cheese is poured all over it! The best way to enjoy Meat Bar CCC Shibuya – Cheese Cheese Café is to try a variety of different cheese dishes – don’t hold back!
Meat Bar CCC Shibuya – Cheese Cheese Cafe
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2. Savory Hamburger Steaks made from Brand Pork
The next newcomer restaurant on our list is sure to make meat eaters very happy. At Bon Gout Hamburg, you’ll get to savor a juicy hamburger steak made from 100% high-quality Yonezawa pork, one of the most famous pork brands in Japan. We promise that this hamburger steak will be unlike any other you’ve ever tried! During lunch, the delicacy is served with either rice or bread, including free refills. The bread is particularly recommended, as it is provided by a bakery from another very popular restaurant. When you’re in Shibuya and have a craving for meat, make sure to head over to Bon Gout Hamburg!
Bon Gout Hamburg
BC Salon B1F, 1-14-11 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0002
3. The Most Reasonably Priced Lunches in all of Shibuya
Our next recommendation isn’t just a single newcomer restaurant but five in total. Focusing on cheap but very delicious lunch, one of them is the French restaurant Concombre, offering both classic a la carte dishes as well as a daily changing lunch menu, prepared by a chef who studied the art of cooking in France. Another one is Jiryuya, a restaurant that is all about seafood. Whether grilled fish or sashimi, you can enjoy an amazing lunch, including side dishes, for less than 1,000 yen here. This is particularly recommended for those who crave delicious but cheap Japanese food! If you’re tired from all the shopping and sightseeing, make sure to stop by one of those amazing newcomer restaurants.
Concombre
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One Dish Thai
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Jiryuya
2F, 1-10-7 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0002
Gyoro Gyoro
https://gurunavi.com/en/g853111/rst/
Goo Italiano
https://gurunavi.com/en/g285013/rst/
4. Of Tuna, Beef, and Sea Urchin
Three minutes away from the Shinsen Station on the Keio Inokashira Line lies Kininaruki, a newcomer pub famous for its insanely cheap all-you-can-drink offers and its “leave it to the chef” courses. This is the perfect place to go when your main interest is to drink while snacking on one or the other delicacy. Savory tuna, juicy beef dishes, sea urchin bowl – the selection of amazing dishes that fit all kinds of drinks just right is astonishing. We especially recommend the raw tuna slices, which seems to be Kininaruki’s signature dish. It isn’t just incredibly delicious but also very pleasing to the eyes.
Kininaruki
Hagiwara Bldg. B1F, 5-3 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0044
5. Snack on Skewers while Enjoying Drinks
Called a “sophisticated drink bar,” Shibuya’s Yakitori Marukin offers not only drinks for unbelievably cheap prices but will also tickle your tongue with a variety of skewered dishes. Thirty minutes of all-you-can-drink will cost you a mere 299 yen while a single skewer is available for just 60 yen. The size of the served skewers might surprise you as a bit smaller than what is usually served but combined with the reasonable price, this allows you to try a large variety of different kind of skewers!
Yakitori Marukin
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6. Enjoy an Italian Drinking Party right in Shibuya!
Al Forno is a newcomer restaurant, two minutes away from Shibuya Station, and has become particularly popular for its Italian food that isn’t just very delicious but also reasonably priced. The restaurant’s recommendation of the day is always showcased on the blackboard, but we urge you to try the authentic Neapolitan pizza! Feel free to order from the extensive side dish menu and enjoy your Italian gourmet experience with a nice selection of wines.
Al Forno
2-3 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0031
7. Custard Pudding That’ll Melt on Your Tongue…
After meat and Italian, it’s time to cater to all the sweet toothed people out there. At Coffee House Nishiya, you’ll get to enjoy one of the most delicious sweets on the Yamanote Line! The café is within walking distance of Shibuya Station, offering a wonderful oasis of relaxation for tired tourists and Tokyoites. Make sure to try the custard pudding which isn’t just incredibly smooth but also has a faint, pleasant bitterness to it to balance out the sweetness of the pudding. It is best enjoyed with a hot cup of cappuccino.
Coffee House Nishiya
1-4-1 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0011
8. Directly from France – Shibuya’s Bread Delicacies
Staying with café culture for a while, there’s yet another very noteworthy store among the newcomer restaurants of Shibuya. Gontran Cherrier is a café directly from France opened in 2012, serving amazingly delicious bread to the hungry crowds of Shibuya. While staying true to the authentic French way of baking, the café uses Japanese ingredients for its pastries, creating unique and one-of-a-kind bread varieties that have gained a huge following since the café’s opening. Discover classic French bread made in new and intriguing ways as Gontran Cherrier!
Gontran Cherrier
BC Salon Shibuya 1F, 1-14-11 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0002
9. New Soup on the Ramen Battlefield of Shibuya!
We’re sure you’ve eagerly awaited our newcomer recommendation for ramen restaurants! Behold, as we weren’t able to decide on one but have a total of five ramen stores for you. One of them is Kojiro, founded by a ramen master who has worked at the famous Ramen Jiro. The shop makes its ramen creations with the same Kaneshi soy sauce that can be found at Ramen Jiro.
Another one is Shinbusakiya, created by the manager of one of Sapporo’s top ramen shops called Sumire. Its specialty is miso-based ramen, enhanced with 12 different kind of spices! This is a definite must-try for every ramen fan. Do make sure to check out all the other recommended ramen restaurants as well.
Ramen Kojiro 526
1-3 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0033
Shinbusakiya
2-10-3 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0043
Hayashi
1-14-9 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0043
Nagi
1-3-1 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0011
Kiraku
2-17-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0043
10. Fukuoka Style Ramen, Savored in Shibuya
We lied – there’s actually more than five newcomer ramen restaurants in Shibuya that deserve to be mentioned but the three we are about to introduce now are their own category. Serving you Fukuoka Prefecture’s famous tonkotsu ramen is Hakata Shokudo and its menu of authentic, classic Hakata-style ramen creations. Its head store is actually located directly in Hakata, thus you can look forward to the real deal here, be it sesame and garlic you’re after or ramen with mustard greens.
Another Hakata-style ramen store is Hakata Umauma, regarded as a legend among ramen connoisseurs from all around Japan. While its signature dish is Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen, look forward to delicious side dishes from the gourmet city as well!
Hakata Shokudo
36-16 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0042
Hakata Umauma
Shibuya Hikarie 7F, 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0002
Tosoba
2-22-6 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo-to 150-0002
