2025-09

When you think of what to eat at Toyosu Market, the first thing that comes to mind is sushi. But the interesting thing about the restaurants on the premises is that there's more to it than just sushi. There are many hidden gems that have satisfied the appetites of market workers wearing rubber boots and riding around on turrets. One of these is Fukusen, a long-established eel restaurant that opens at 6am...

Established in 1947 (Showa 22), Eiryu is a famous Iriya restaurant. This long-established restaurant, which still evokes the bustle of the postwar era, is a "Machi-Chuuka" restaurant that has captured the hearts and stomachs of locals. Enjoy their signature large, homemade shrimp shumai, and finish off with a nostalgic bowl of chicken rice. This time, we'll be introducing a Machi-Chuuka restaurant...

Shibuya "Hagakure" Located on the second floor of an alley just before Aoyama Gakuin University, just up Miyamasuzaka in Shibuya, the famous Hagakure restaurant is quietly located. Just as its name suggests, it operates as if hidden away in the bustling streets of Shibuya. Hagakure before opening: Breathing heavily, I was the first to arrive.