Many sushi restaurants compete with each other within Toyosu Market, but the oldest is Sushibun, which has been in business since the Edo period at the Nihonbashi Fish Market. With a history of over 180 years, the restaurant is particular about using only wild-caught ingredients. This renowned restaurant is located within the market, but it opens early...

Founded in 1924 (Taisho 13), Koshuya is a long-established soba noodle restaurant celebrating its 100th anniversary, located close to Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, and close to Asakusa and Kappabashi. With a warm, family-run atmosphere, it has become a popular spot for lively dining during the day and for soba drinking at night...

Glovertei, a renowned Nagasaki Chinese restaurant in a back alley in Mitaka, has been loved by locals for half a century. The second-generation couple continues the tradition of the original proprietress, who was born in Nagasaki, and her predecessor, who trained in Nagasaki. While the restaurant has a homey local Chinese atmosphere, the food is as authentic as the famous restaurants in Shianbashi. In Mitaka...

Unlike local Chinese restaurants or the up-and-coming authentic Chinese food of recent years, you can enjoy authentic Taiwanese street food in Ogikubo. This small, counter-only restaurant is run by a veteran proprietress with over 30 years of experience. The atmosphere, where regulars relax with a drink in hand, is like being lost in the backstreets of Taipei.