Shinjuku, Tokyo · Food
Where to Eat in Shinjuku: 11 Places with Hours, Access and What They Serve
11 places to eat · checked October 20, 2026
11 places to eat in Shinjuku, 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.
1Tempura Shinjuku Tsunahachi, Main Store Annex天ぷら新宿つな八 総本店 別館
Tempura restaurant · Shinjuku-sanchome
The annex of Tsunahachi's Shinjuku main store, on the 6th and basement floors of the TRES Shinjuku building, with counter and table seating. The main store itself is listed as temporarily closed for rebuilding.
Tempura. The main store is closed for rebuilding; this annex is the open branch.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Shinjuku-sanchome Station (Marunouchi and Fukutoshin lines); about 5 minutes from the East ticket gate of JR Shinjuku Station. 3-28-4 Shinjuku, TRES SHINJUKU 6F and B1F.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:00); lunch 11:00–15:00 (last order 15:00)
- Closed on
- Open every day except the New Year holidays
2Manna, Shinjuku Nakamuraya新宿中村屋 マンナ
Indian-style curry restaurant · Shinjuku-sanchome (east exit)
A restaurant and café on B2F of the Shinjuku Nakamuraya Building serving Nakamuraya's pure Indian-style curry and other signature dishes. The same building has a sweets and deli floor (Bonna, B1F) and casual dining (Granna, 8F).
Indian-style curry.
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station; directly connected to Exit A6 of Shinjuku Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line. 3-26-13 Shinjuku.
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30); Sundays and holidays 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:30)
- Closed on
- 1 January
3Takano Fruit Parlour, Shinjuku Takano main store新宿高野 タカノフルーツパーラー 新宿本店
Fruit parlour and fruit shop · Shinjuku-sanchome (east exit)
The fruit parlour is on the 5th floor of the Shinjuku Takano main store, with seasonal, standard and parfait and dessert menus. The shop floors below sell fruit gift sets, individual fruit and a melon-only shop (B1F), and desserts, cakes, deli items, bread and tea (B2F).
Fruit parlour, with fruit and dessert shops below.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station. 3-26-11 Shinjuku, 5F (parlour).
- Hours
- Fruit parlour (5F) 11:00–20:00 (last order 19:30); B1F and B2F shops 10:00–20:00
- Closed on
- Closed days for fiscal 2026 still to come: 1 January, 18 January, 15 February and 15 March (2027)
4Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi, Shinjuku Golden Gai Honkanすごい煮干ラーメン凪 新宿ゴールデン街店本館
Niboshi (dried-sardine) ramen · Golden Gai (Kabukicho)
A ramen counter on the 2nd floor inside Golden Gai, on its G2 street, with 10 seats at an L-shaped counter. The shop's own page files it under niboshi ramen; the brand's menu also lists a niboshi tsukemen.
Ramen, open 24 hours.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Shinjuku-sanchome Station; about 8 minutes from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station. 1-1-10 Kabukicho, 2F.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
5Soshi Menya Musashi, Shinjuku flagship創始 麺屋武蔵 新宿本店
Tsukemen and ramen · Nishi-Shinjuku
The flagship of the Musashi group, with 19 seats, serving a double soup of chicken and pork bones with a dried-bonito and dried-sardine seafood broth. The tsukemen menu includes rich tsukemen and tantan tsukemen.
Tsukemen.
- Access
- About 4 minutes on foot from the West Exit of JR Shinjuku Station. K-1 Building 1F, 7-2-6 Nishi-Shinjuku.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00
6Ichiran Shinjuku Kabukicho一蘭 新宿歌舞伎町店
Tonkotsu ramen chain, counter seating · Kabukicho
A 25-seat counter-only branch with no tables or private rooms. Tickets are bought at a vending machine; the shop accepts credit cards, IC cards, QUICPay, Rakuten Edy, iD and QR-code apps such as PayPay and Alipay.
Ramen, open 24 hours.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station. 1-17-10 Kabukicho.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours; hours can change suddenly, and the shop may stop admitting customers before last order at busy times
7Omoide Yokocho新宿西口 思い出横丁
Yakitori and offal-grill alley · Shinjuku (west exit)
Narrow alleys by the West Exit of Shinjuku Station that grew out of the open-air market in the burnt-out ruins after the Second World War. There are about 80 premises, including ticket shops, and about 60 bars and restaurants, mostly offal grills and yakitori. Each yakitori counter seats only five or six; GO TOKYO lists payment as cash.
Yakitori and offal grills.
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from Shinjuku Station, west exit side.
- Hours
- Varies by shop
8Shinjuku Golden Gai新宿ゴールデン街
Bar alleys · Kabukicho
About 280 small bars in a block of six rows of alleys next to Kabukicho, many seating five or six. Some bars are members only and others are open to everyone. Photography without permission is not allowed, and smoking and drinking in the street are not allowed.
Bars.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from the East Exit of Shinjuku Station. 1-1-6 Kabukicho.
- Hours
- Varies by bar; most open around 20:00
9Shinjuku Kabuki Hall, Kabuki Yokocho新宿カブキhall～歌舞伎横丁
Food hall of regional eateries · Kabukicho (Tokyu Kabukicho Tower)
An entertainment food hall on the 2nd floor of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, listing nine regional eateries (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Yokohama Chinese, Kanto, Chubu, Chugoku-Shikoku, Kinki, Kyushu-Okinawa and Korea) and KABUKI CAFE. Some areas close briefly before opening for preparation.
Regional food hall.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Seibu-Shinjuku Station; about 7 minutes from Shinjuku Station (JR, Odakyu, Keio and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi lines). 1-29-1 Kabukicho.
- Hours
- 6:00 to 5:00 the next day
10Isetan Shinjuku food hall伊勢丹新宿店 食品フロア
Department store food hall (depachika) · Shinjuku-sanchome
The food hall is on B1F of the Isetan Shinjuku department store, with the 7th-floor restaurants including EAT PARADISE. Isetan notes that shops may move or close temporarily without notice.
Department-store food hall.
- Access
- Exits B3, B4 and B5 of Shinjuku-sanchome Station connect directly to the store's B1F (about 1 minute from the Marunouchi Line, 2 from the Fukutoshin Line, 3 from the Toei Shinjuku Line). About 5 minutes on foot from JR Shinjuku Station. 3-14-1 Shinjuku.
- Hours
- Store 10:00–20:00; 7F restaurants 11:00–22:00 (varies by restaurant)
11Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square, Restaurants Park新宿高島屋タイムズスクエア レストランズパーク
Department store restaurant floors · Shinjuku Station south side
Restaurants Park fills the 12th to 14th floors of the Takashimaya Times Square Main Building with 35 restaurants. The floor maps list xiaolongbao, Thai, hamburg steak, tempura (Tsunahachi), soba, sushi, Indian, Italian, sukiyaki, eel, yakiniku and Beijing and Shanghai cuisine. The building's address is in Shibuya Ward.
Restaurant floors.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from the New South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station; about 3 minutes from the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin and Marunouchi lines; about 5 minutes from the Toei Shinjuku, Toei Oedo and Keio New lines. 5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–23:00 per the park guide; individual restaurants vary (Tsunahachi on 13F: Sunday–Thursday 11:00–22:00, Friday–Saturday 11:00–23:00)
Good to know
Shinjuku's food sits in four zones around the station. The east side, Kabukicho and Golden Gai, is where the late-night options are: Ichiran and Nagi are open 24 hours and the Kabuki Yokocho food hall runs 6:00 to 5:00 the next morning. The west exit has Omoide Yokocho and a tsukemen flagship in Nishi-Shinjuku. Shinjuku-sanchome and the east exit hold the department-store food hall, the tempura, curry and fruit-parlour institutions. The south side has Takashimaya's 35-restaurant floors.
Daytime and evening are different here. The Isetan food hall closes at 20:00 and the Takano fruit shop and parlour at 20:00, while Golden Gai bars mostly open around 20:00. Omoide Yokocho and Golden Gai counters seat only five or six, and Omoide is listed as cash. At Ichiran you buy a ticket at a vending machine.
Check before you go: Tsunahachi's main store is temporarily closed for rebuilding, and the open Shinjuku branch is the annex listed below. Takano lists closed days for fiscal 2026, the next being 1 January, 18 January, 15 February and 15 March 2027. Hours change, and the sources on each card are the places' own pages, checked 20 October 2026.
Which side of Shinjuku Station
Walking times are the places' own, from the station exit they name. Hours are the latest listed on each card above.
| Area | From the station | What you eat there | Open until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabukicho and Golden Gai (east) | Ichiran about 5 min and Golden Gai about 5 min from the East Exit; Nagi about 8 min; Kabuki Yokocho 1 min from Seibu-Shinjuku Station, about 7 min from Shinjuku Station | Ramen, bar alleys, a regional food hall | Ichiran and Nagi 24 hours · Kabuki Yokocho 5:00 next day · Golden Gai bars mostly from about 20:00 |
| West exit and Nishi-Shinjuku | Omoide Yokocho about 2 min; Menya Musashi about 4 min from the West Exit | Yakitori and offal grills, tsukemen | Menya Musashi 22:00 · Omoide Yokocho varies by shop |
| Shinjuku-sanchome and the east exit | Takano about 1 min and Manna about 2 min from the East Exit; Tsunahachi annex about 5 min from the East ticket gate; Isetan about 5 min from JR Shinjuku | Fruit parlour, Indian-style curry, tempura, department-store food hall | Isetan 7F restaurants 22:00 · Tsunahachi annex 22:00 (last order 21:00) · Manna 22:00 Mon–Sat · Takano 20:00 |
| South side: Takashimaya Times Square | About 1 min from the New South Exit | 35 restaurants on 12F–14F, many cuisines | 11:00–23:00 per the park guide; varies by restaurant |
By kind of trip
Eating late at night
Ichiran Kabukicho and Nagi in Golden Gai are open 24 hours, and the Kabuki Yokocho food hall runs from 6:00 to 5:00 the next day. Golden Gai bars mostly open around 20:00.
Ichiran Shinjuku Kabukicho · Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi, Shinjuku Golden Gai Honkan · Shinjuku Kabuki Hall, Kabuki Yokocho · Shinjuku Golden Gai
Yakitori and small bars
Omoide Yokocho is mostly offal grills and yakitori, with five or six seats per counter and cash listed as payment. Golden Gai has about 280 bars; some are members only, and photography needs permission.
Omoide Yokocho · Shinjuku Golden Gai · Shinjuku Kabuki Hall, Kabuki Yokocho
Ramen and tsukemen
Nagi serves niboshi (dried-sardine) ramen, Musashi serves tsukemen with a double soup of animal and seafood broth, and Ichiran is a counter-only ticket-machine shop.
Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi, Shinjuku Golden Gai Honkan · Soshi Menya Musashi, Shinjuku flagship · Ichiran Shinjuku Kabukicho
Under a roof, close to the station
These are in department stores or connected buildings: Takashimaya is 1 minute from the New South Exit, Isetan connects to Shinjuku-sanchome exits B3 to B5, and Nakamuraya connects to Marunouchi Line exit A6.
Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square, Restaurants Park · Isetan Shinjuku food hall · Manna, Shinjuku Nakamuraya · Takano Fruit Parlour, Shinjuku Takano main store
Tempura, curry and fruit
Tsunahachi's annex serves tempura at counter and table seats, Manna serves Nakamuraya's Indian-style curry, and Takano's fifth-floor parlour has seasonal fruit menus.
Tempura Shinjuku Tsunahachi, Main Store Annex · Manna, Shinjuku Nakamuraya · Takano Fruit Parlour, Shinjuku Takano main store
Questions
Where can I eat late at night in Shinjuku?
Ichiran Shinjuku Kabukicho and Nagi's Golden Gai Honkan are both open 24 hours, and the Kabuki Yokocho food hall in Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is open from 6:00 to 5:00 the next day. Ichiran notes that hours can change suddenly. Most Golden Gai bars open around 20:00.
What are the rules in Golden Gai?
GO TOKYO lists about 280 bars, many seating only five or six. Some are members only and others are open to everyone. Photography is not allowed without permission, and smoking and drinking in the street are not allowed.
How do I order at Ichiran in Shinjuku?
The Kabukicho branch has 25 counter seats, with no tables or private rooms. You buy a ticket at a vending machine. The shop accepts credit cards, IC cards, QUICPay, Rakuten Edy, iD and QR-code apps such as PayPay and Alipay.
Can I pay by card at Omoide Yokocho?
GO TOKYO lists the payment method for Omoide Yokocho as cash. It has about 60 bars and restaurants, each yakitori counter seating five or six, and opening hours vary by shop.
Is the Tsunahachi main store in Shinjuku open?
Tsunahachi's store list shows the main store as temporarily closed for rebuilding. The annex, on the 6th and basement floors of the TRES Shinjuku building, is open every day except the New Year holidays, 11:00 to 22:00 (last order 21:00), with lunch until 15:00.