[2024 Latest] 8 Recommended Foodie Spots to Try While Walking Around Tsukiji! Enjoy High-Quality Fish and Meat at Reasonable Prices

Tsukiji, where food experts gather, is popular for its gourmet food that allows you to casually enjoy high-quality ingredients. We will introduce 8 recommended restaurants, from savory to sweet.

*Please refrain from eating while walking in the Tsukiji Outer Market. Please use the eating and drinking spaces attached to stores or designated rest areas to eat and drink.
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*Please check here for the market's closed days.

Food professionals come together! Tsukiji's recommended gourmet spots to eat while walking

Tsukiji Outer Market also functions as a wholesale district. Its biggest attraction is that you can eat carefully selected ingredients from all over the country at reasonable prices. Many stores are bustling from early in the morning, so getting up a little early to have breakfast is one of the pleasures. Early in the morning, customers who are purchasing goods have priority, and many stores close around 3 p.m., so the golden time to go food-hunting is between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Secret recipe tamagoyaki! Enjoy it hot and fresh at "Marutake"

Marutake is a long-established store that was founded in the late Taisho period and specializes in tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelets). It is also well known as the family home of director Terry Ito. The fresh eggs, carefully selected from the chickens' feed, are cooked in a secret broth to create a refined taste that is exquisite. Furthermore, you can enjoy freshly cooked tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelets) at Tsukiji.

The "yakitama" is cooked right in front of you by a craftsman. The sweet aroma rising from the mouth will make your heart leap. With one bite, your mouth will be filled with a meltingly juicy, fluffy texture. Another great thing about this shop is that you can try the taste of this long-established shop for just 150 yen a piece.

Their standard product, tamagoyaki, is also popular as a mail-order gourmet item. It is also a popular small gift for locals. If you like it while walking around, why not take it home with you?

Marutake

Saito Suisan: Enjoy seasonal fish at its most delicious

Many people who visit the market will want to enjoy seafood, and Saito Suisan's appeal is that you can enjoy small portions of fresh, seasonal fish carefully selected by experts.

Fresh sashimi and raw sea urchin... it's hard to resist trying different dishes, but the most popular items are the spectacularly large raw oysters. Oyster lovers will love the sight.

Sometimes you can find one that is as big as the palm of your hand! Its creamy texture and strong sweetness make it a truly rich and luxurious taste.

The "season" of ingredients is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Our commitment to sourcing from the most delicious producing areas for each season is the result of over 50 years of experience and tradition. The lively atmosphere inside the restaurant is also heartwarming.

Saito Fisheries

The tuna served in a food stall style is extremely fresh! "Maguroya Kurogin Tsukiji Outer Market Main Branch"

Speaking of Tsukiji, it's all about tuna. Even in the fiercely competitive outer market, Maguroya Kurogin is a popular restaurant with long queues. You can have fresh tuna caught in various places prepared for you on the spot.

The food stall atmosphere creates a special sense of realism. The sight of the fatty, shiny fish will get your heart racing. Order your favorite style, such as sashimi or rice bowl.

As a tuna specialty store, it is also attractive that you can try and compare various cuts. On this day, we had tuna kamatoro, otoro, and chutoro sushi. It goes without saying that it was extremely fresh, and the thickness of the meat was simply luxurious.

The tuna melts in your mouth, creating a truly blissful taste. Popular menu items may sell out before noon, so be sure to visit early.

Maguroya Kurogin Tsukiji Outer Market Main Branch

Tsukiji Unagi Shokudo: Enjoy the Edo gourmet staple eel in a more casual setting

If you get tired from walking, it's nice to eat some eel as a stamina food with one hand. "Tsukiji Unagi Shokudo" offers delicious eel at reasonable prices under the theme of "Every day is Doyo no Ushi no Hi."

The savory aroma of the eel being grilled in front of the store will whet your appetite. The specialty "eel skewer" is 400 yen. It's nice to be able to enjoy eel, which has a high-class image, in a casual atmosphere. The skin is crisp and the meat is plump. It goes perfectly with the sweet and spicy sauce. You should also try the "eel liver skewer."

If you're thinking, "Since I'm here, I want to enjoy eel to my heart's content!", you can also enjoy unaju and hitsumabushi in the restaurant. You'll surely be very satisfied with the generous servings of eel.

Tsukiji Eel Restaurant

Very satisfying! Tuna is delicious even when fried "Aji no Hamato Tsukiji Main Branch"

Aji no Hamato has been making fish pickles and fish paste for over 80 years. At their main Tsukiji store, you can enjoy a wide variety of kushiage kamaboko and fries with just one hand.

The menu, which makes full use of seafood, is lined up in the showcase. It has the feel of fast food that is typical of Tsukiji. As a long-established restaurant that knows everything about fish dishes, the taste is of course guaranteed.

One of the must-try items is the "Tuna Minced Cutlet." The delicious fat melts at body temperature and is perfect for deep-frying!

The large size of this dish is made with plenty of tuna and onions, making it very satisfying to eat. It has a light and smooth texture, so you can eat it in no time.

Aji no Hamato Tsukiji Main Branch

For a light snack: "Suga Shoten" - a specialty dim sum restaurant from Tsukiji

If you want to try some meat as well as seafood, Suga Shoten is the perfect place to go when you're in that mood, as they serve piping hot dim sum.

They have a lineup of small meat buns that are just right for a light snack, as well as shumai made with luxurious fresh ingredients such as chicken, black pork, and scallops. There is also an anecdote that the Rakugo performer Tatekawa Danshun trained here when he was a junior performer.

The chicken shumai uses Daisen chicken from Tottori, and the black pork shumai uses Abel black pork from Kagoshima. All of the ingredients are purchased in Tsukiji every day, so it can be said to be "pure Tsukiji gourmet."

The steamed shumai are packed with meat and gravy, and the crunchy cartilage adds a fun accent. Even a bite-sized portion is extremely satisfying.

Suga store

"Yoshizawa Shoten" - Crunchy batter filled with delicious beef flavor

If you want to savor a hearty meal of meat, head to the meat professionals at Yoshizawa Shoten. Enjoy the high-quality beef used in Ginza sukiyaki restaurants in a delicious and convenient way while eating on the go.

The crunchy batter goes perfectly with the delicious meat. Particularly popular is the minced meat cutlet, which is filled with juicy beef. The minced meat cutlet, made with a mixture of Japanese beef and pork, is priced at 200 yen, while the Matsusaka beef minced meat cutlet is priced at 350 yen. It's amazing that you can enjoy high-quality beef at such a low price.

The beef is plump and flavorful, and not at all oily or heavy. It's delicious even when cooled, but it's a dish you should definitely eat hot and fresh.

Yoshizawa store

Just like a barista. Matcha is made right before your eyes at "MATCHA STAND MARUNI"

MATCHA STAND MARUNI, which opened in 2018, is a stand-style cafe where you can casually enjoy matcha. As soon as you step inside the stylish store with its tiled counter, you'll feel relaxed by the soft aroma of tea.

The matcha is carefully brewed one by one after receiving an order, and the rich aroma is a real surprise. The freshly brewed matcha is combined with plenty of milk.

The shop's recommendation is the iced matcha latte, which is said to bring out the rich, full-bodied flavor of the tea even more, and is recommended for the cold season as well.

Don't miss the beautiful moment when the matcha is poured into the milk and they blend together. Why not spend some relaxing time in the warm interior of the shop?

MATCHA STAND MARUNI Tokyo Tsukiji

Tsukiji Outer Market is a lively food town that is popular both in Japan and overseas. It is dotted with historical landmarks such as Tsukiji Honganji Temple and Tsukuda Namiyoke Inari Shrine, making it a great place for a stroll. Once you've filled up on your appetite, we recommend heading out to nearby tourist spots such as Ginza, Hama Rikyu, and the Sumida River.

Originally posted: March 31, 2023
*Some content was updated on May 27, 2024.

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