Asakusa, Tokyo · Food
Where to Eat in Asakusa: 11 Places with Hours, Closed Days and Access
11 places to eat · checked October 20, 2026
11 places to eat in Asakusa, grouped by what you eat
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Nakamise-dori仲見世商店街
Shopping street for snacks and souvenirs · Kaminarimon to Hozomon
The approach to Senso-ji, about 250 m long from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, with around 90 shops. Ningyo-yaki, hand-baked senbei, dango, deep-fried manju and kaminari-okoshi are sold along it, and some shops make their goods in front of you.
Snacks while you walk: ningyo-yaki, senbei, dango, deep-fried manju.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Asakusa Station (Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tobu Skytree Line); about 10 minutes from Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express.
2Tokiwado Kaminari-okoshi Honpo, Kaminarimon main store常盤堂 雷おこし本舗 雷門本店
Kaminari-okoshi shop · Kaminarimon
A shop next to Kaminarimon selling kaminari-okoshi, ningyo-yaki and Edo-style sweets. Kaminari-okoshi is baked to order on the shop floor, though not at every hour or on every day. The second floor is the Kaminarimon Tenbo Shokudo, which serves udon and sweets with a view of the gate.
Kaminari-okoshi, baked on the shop floor at set times.
- Access
- Next to Kaminarimon. 1-3-2 Asakusa, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:30
- Closed on
- Open all year
3Asakusa Kagetsudo, main store浅草花月堂 本店
Jumbo melon-pan stall · Senso-ji west approach
A melon-pan shop known for its jumbo melon-pan, crisp outside and soft inside; the shop says about 3,000 are sold a day. It closes as soon as the jumbo melon-pan sells out, so closing time depends on the day.
Jumbo melon-pan; closes when it sells out.
- Access
- On the left side of the Senso-ji main hall, at the entrance to the Nishi-Sando shopping street. 2-7-13 Asakusa, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- Weekdays from 11:00, weekends and holidays from 10:00 (Japanese page; the English page says from 9:00); closes when the jumbo melon-pan sells out
- Closed on
- No regular closed day
4Pan no Pelicanパンのペリカン
Bakery (loaves and rolls only) · Kotobuki, near Tawaramachi
A bakery that has run since 1942 and sells only two kinds of bread, loaves and rolls. The shop warns that stock can sell out and asks customers to order ahead. A 1-loaf shokupan is ¥560 and a pack of 10 small rolls ¥860 (tax included).
Loaves and rolls only; closed Sundays.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line); about 5 minutes from Asakusa Station (Toei Asakusa Line) and from Kuramae Station (Oedo Line). 4-7-4 Kotobuki, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 8:00–17:00 (may close earlier if sold out)
- Closed on
- Sundays and special closures (summer, year-end and New Year)
- Price
- 1-loaf shokupan ¥560; 10 small rolls ¥860 (tax included)
5Tempura Daikokuya天麩羅 大黒家
Tempura and tendon restaurant · Kaminarimon
A tempura restaurant founded in 1887 that calls tendon its Asakusa speciality, served with a thick, sweet-salty sauce it has kept unchanged. Ebi-tendon (four prawns) is ¥2,700 and the basic tendon ¥2,300, tax included.
Tendon, tempura rice bowl.
- Access
- Asakusa Station: Ginza Line exit 1, Toei Asakusa Line exit A4, Tobu main exit, or Tsukuba Express. 1-38-10 Asakusa, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–20:00 (the shop's news page lists occasional later openings)
- Price
- Tendon ¥2,300; ebi-tendon ¥2,700 (tax included)
6Komagata Dozeu, main store駒形どぜう 本店
Dozeu (loach) restaurant · Komagata
A loach restaurant founded in 1801 that has served dozeu soup and dozeu pot since the Edo period. The main store is an Edo-style merchant-house building with a large shared seating hall just inside the entrance curtain. Dozeu-nabe is ¥3,480, Yanagawa-nabe ¥3,500 and dozeu soup ¥350, tax included.
Loach pot and soup, since 1801.
- Access
- 1-7-12 Komagata, Taito-ku. The shop's site does not give a walking time from a station.
- Hours
- 11:00–20:30 (last order 20:00)
- Closed on
- Announced month by month: 26 October, and 17, 24 and 26 November 2026
- Price
- Dozeu-nabe ¥3,480; Yanagawa-nabe ¥3,500; dozeu soup ¥350 (tax included)
7Komagata Maekawa, Asakusa main store駒形前川 浅草本店
Eel restaurant (unagi) · Komagata
An eel restaurant that dates its start to the Bunka–Bunsei era, about 220 years ago. The main store has tatami rooms only, from private rooms to a large hall, with 108 seats (tables and tatami) and windows toward the Sumida River and Tokyo Skytree. Shoes come off at the entrance.
Eel, in tatami rooms.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Asakusa Station exit A2 (Toei Asakusa Line); 3 minutes from exit 4 (Ginza Line); 5 minutes from Tobu Asakusa Station. 2-1-29 Komagata, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- 11:30–21:00 (last order 20:30)
8Kamiya Bar神谷バー
Historic bar and Western-style restaurant · Asakusa 1-chome, Kaminarimon-dori
A bar founded in 1880 (Meiji 13), known for Denki Bran, the cocktail its founder created in 1882. On the first floor the bar serves Denki Bran, draught beer and small dishes, and you buy a ticket at the entrance. The second floor, Restaurant Kamiya, serves Western-style dishes. Credit cards are not accepted at the first-floor bar.
Denki Bran cocktail and draught beer; Western-style dishes upstairs.
- Access
- 1–2 minutes on foot from Asakusa Station: Ginza Line exit 3, Toei Asakusa Line exit A5 or Tobu Skytree Line front exit. About 10 minutes from Tsukuba Express exit A1. 1-1-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–20:00 (last order 19:30); the shop selling Denki Bran 10:00–19:00
- Closed on
- Tuesdays and two Mondays a month (calendar on the official site); the shop closes on Tuesdays
9Yoshikamiヨシカミ
Western-style (yoshoku) restaurant · Rokku (Rokku Broadway)
A yoshoku restaurant that opened in December 1951 as a ten-seat open counter in the Rokku entertainment district. Its own site features beef stew, steak and katsu sandwiches, and sells hayashi rice, hamburger steak and beef stew as packs.
Western-style dishes: beef stew, katsu sandwich.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from the east exit of Tobu Asakusa Station, on the Senso-ji side. 1-41-4 Asakusa, Rokku Broadway.
- Hours
- 11:30–21:30 (last order 21:00); page last updated November 2023
- Closed on
- Every Thursday
10Asakusa Monja Shichigosan浅草もんじゃ 七五三
Monja and okonomiyaki (teppan) · Nishi-Asakusa, Kappabashi side
A monja, okonomiyaki and teppan restaurant where staff cook everything at the table, so it suits first-timers. The shop says its pork is Hirata Farm sanyuan pork and its yakisoba noodles come from Osaka.
Monja and okonomiyaki, cooked at the table.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station exit 3; 5 minutes from Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line). On Kappabashi Hon-dori, right by the Kappabashi crossing. 2-23-7 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00
- Closed on
- Mondays (open 11:00–22:00 when Monday is a national holiday)
11Asakusa Yokocho浅草横町
Festival-themed food hall · Asakusa 2-chome (Rokku)
A food hall on the 4th floor at 2-6-7 Asakusa. The official site lists eight venues, among them skewer grills, a sushi counter, eel skewers and two monja restaurants, plus a kimono rental. Each venue posts its own hours: openings run from 11:00 to 12:00 and closings from 22:00 to 23:00.
Food hall with grills, sushi, eel skewers and monja.
- Access
- About 6 minutes on foot from Asakusa Station exit 6 (Toei Asakusa Line). 2-6-7 Asakusa, Taito-ku, 4th floor.
- Hours
- Per venue: open 11:00–12:00, close 22:00–23:00
- Closed on
- Most venues list no closed day; the sushi counter is irregular
Good to know
Most of the places on this list sit between Kaminarimon and Komagata, a few minutes from Asakusa Station. Snacks come first: Nakamise-dori runs about 250 m with around 90 shops, Tokiwado (open 10:00–18:30 every day) is next to Kaminarimon, and Kagetsudo's jumbo melon-pan is beside the main hall. For a sit-down meal, Daikokuya serves tendon (founded 1887), Komagata Dozeu serves loach (1801), and Komagata Maekawa serves eel.
Times split the day. The snack shops finish early: Tokiwado at 18:30, Kagetsudo when the jumbo melon-pan sells out, and the Pelican bakery at 17:00 on Monday to Saturday. The older restaurants close between 20:00 and 21:30. Past 21:30 the options are Asakusa Yokocho (venues close 22:00 or 23:00) and Shichigosan (22:00).
Check the closed days before you go. Yoshikami is closed on Thursdays, Pelican on Sundays, Shichigosan on Mondays, and Kamiya Bar on Tuesdays and two Mondays a month. Komagata Dozeu publishes its closed days month by month: 26 October, then 17, 24 and 26 November 2026. The Yoshikami and Daikokuya pages were last updated in November 2023 and May 2024, so confirm their hours with the shop. Facts on each card come from the place's own page, checked 20 October 2026.
Where in Asakusa, and until when
Walking times are the places' own, from the station exit they name. Hours and closed days are the latest on each card above.
| Area | From the station | Open until | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaminarimon and Nakamise: snacks | Nakamise about 3 min from Asakusa Station; Tokiwado next to Kaminarimon; Kagetsudo at the Nishi-Sando entrance | Tokiwado 18:30 · Kagetsudo until sold out · shop hours along Nakamise vary | Tokiwado open all year · Kagetsudo no regular closed day |
| Near Kaminarimon-dori: tendon and Kamiya Bar | Kamiya Bar 1–2 min from Asakusa Station exits; Daikokuya from Ginza Line exit 1 or Toei exit A4 | Daikokuya 20:00 · Kamiya Bar 20:00 (last order 19:30) | Kamiya Bar Tuesdays and two Mondays a month · Daikokuya none listed |
| Komagata, by the river: loach and eel | Maekawa 1 min from Toei exit A2; Dozeu gives no walking time | Maekawa 21:00 (last order 20:30) · Dozeu 20:30 (last order 20:00) | Dozeu monthly: 26 Oct; 17, 24, 26 Nov · Maekawa none listed |
| Rokku and Asakusa 2-chome | Yoshikami about 5 min from Tobu Asakusa Station; Yokocho about 6 min from Toei exit 6 | Yoshikami 21:30 (last order 21:00) · Yokocho venues 22:00 or 23:00 | Yoshikami Thursdays · Yokocho mostly none listed |
| Nishi-Asakusa and Kotobuki, Kappabashi side | Shichigosan about 3 min from Tsukuba Express exit 3; Pelican about 3 min from Tawaramachi | Shichigosan 22:00 · Pelican 17:00 (Mon–Sat) | Shichigosan Mondays · Pelican Sundays |
By kind of trip
Snacks while you walk
Nakamise-dori is about 250 m of snack and souvenir shops, Tokiwado bakes kaminari-okoshi next to Kaminarimon, and Kagetsudo's jumbo melon-pan is at the Nishi-Sando entrance. Pelican sells take-away loaves and rolls on Monday to Saturday.
Nakamise-dori · Tokiwado Kaminari-okoshi Honpo, Kaminarimon main store · Asakusa Kagetsudo, main store · Pan no Pelican
Old Asakusa names
Komagata Dozeu dates from 1801, Daikokuya from 1887 and Kamiya Bar from 1880, and Komagata Maekawa gives its age as about 220 years.
Komagata Dozeu, main store · Tempura Daikokuya · Kamiya Bar · Komagata Maekawa, Asakusa main store
Eating after 21:00
Yoshikami's last order is 21:00, Shichigosan closes at 22:00, and the Asakusa Yokocho venues close at 22:00 or 23:00. Komagata Maekawa takes last orders at 20:30.
Yoshikami · Asakusa Monja Shichigosan · Asakusa Yokocho · Komagata Maekawa, Asakusa main store
Monja and teppan
At Shichigosan the staff cook at the table. Asakusa Yokocho has two monja restaurants on its 4th floor, alongside skewer grills, sushi and eel skewers.
Western-style dishes and bread
Yoshikami has served yoshoku in Rokku since 1951, and Kamiya Bar's second floor serves Western-style dishes. Pelican, a bakery since 1942, sells only loaves and rolls.
Questions
What can I eat on Nakamise-dori?
Taito City's tourism site lists ningyo-yaki, hand-baked senbei, dango, deep-fried manju and kaminari-okoshi among the goods along the street. It is about 250 m long, from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, with around 90 shops, and some shops make their goods in front of you.
Which Asakusa restaurants are closed on which days?
Yoshikami is closed every Thursday, Pan no Pelican on Sundays and special closures, Asakusa Monja Shichigosan on Mondays (except national holidays), and Kamiya Bar on Tuesdays and two Mondays a month. Komagata Dozeu posts its closed days monthly: 26 October and 17, 24 and 26 November 2026.
Where can I eat in Asakusa after 21:00?
The venues in Asakusa Yokocho, on the 4th floor at 2-6-7 Asakusa, close at 22:00 or 23:00 according to their own pages. Shichigosan closes at 22:00, and Yoshikami at 21:30 with last order at 21:00.
Where can I try tendon in Asakusa, and what does it cost?
Daikokuya, which opened in 1887, calls tendon its Asakusa speciality. Its menu lists tendon at ¥2,300 and ebi-tendon (four prawns) at ¥2,700, tax included. Its access page gives hours of 11:00 to 20:00.
Is there a place for loach (dozeu) in Asakusa?
Komagata Dozeu, founded in 1801, serves dozeu-nabe at ¥3,480, Yanagawa-nabe at ¥3,500 and dozeu soup at ¥350, tax included. It is open 11:00 to 20:30 with last order at 20:00, and closed on dates it posts each month.