Ueno, Tokyo · Food
Where to Eat in Ueno: 10 Places with Hours, Access and What They Serve
10 places to eat · checked October 20, 2026
10 places to eat in Ueno and Okachimachi, 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.
1Isen Honten井泉 本店
Tonkatsu restaurant · Okachimachi / Ueno-Hirokoji
A tonkatsu restaurant founded in 1930 in Ueno. Its own site calls itself the birthplace of the katsu sando and describes its cutlet as tender enough to cut with chopsticks. Seating is 10 counter seats, 2 tables and private tatami rooms.
Tonkatsu, and the katsu sando.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from Ueno-Hirokoji Station (Ginza Line, Exit A4) and Ueno-Okachimachi Station (Oedo Line, Exit A4); about 3 minutes from JR Okachimachi Station and from Yushima Station (Chiyoda Line, Exit 4). 3-40-3 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku.
- Hours
- Lunch 11:30–15:00 (last order 14:50); dinner 16:30–20:10 (last order 19:45)
- Closed on
- Wednesdays (open when a Wednesday is a public holiday)
2Izuei Honten伊豆栄 本店
Unagi (eel) restaurant · Ueno (Shinobazu Pond side)
An unagi restaurant whose English page says Izuei goes back about 300 years and over nine generations of Edo-style eel cooking. The menu page lists unaju, unadon, kabayaki and shirayaki; unaju is ¥3,960 (Matsu), ¥5,060 (Take) or ¥6,160 (Ume), with clear soup and pickles.
Unagi.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station (Shinobazu Exit) and JR Okachimachi Station (North Exit); about 3 minutes from Ueno-Hirokoji, Keisei Ueno and Ueno-Okachimachi stations. 2-12-22 Ueno.
- Hours
- 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:15). On weekdays 15:00–16:30 only unaju and kabayaki are served.
- Closed on
- No regular closing day
- Price
- Unaju ¥3,960 / ¥5,060 / ¥6,160 (Matsu / Take / Ume), as listed on the menu page
3Tempura Tsunahachi, Ueno PARCO_ya天ぷら 新宿つな八 上野パルコヤ店
Tempura restaurant · Okachimachi
The Ueno branch of Tsunahachi on the 6th-floor restaurant level of PARCO_ya, with 20 table seats and 8 counter seats. Lunch sets are served until 15:00, and the store follows the building's irregular closing days.
Tempura, on the PARCO_ya restaurant floor.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from JR Okachimachi Station (South Exit) and Ueno-Hirokoji Station (Ginza Line, Exit A1); about 3 minutes from Ueno-Okachimachi Station (Oedo Line). PARCO_ya 6F, 3-24-6 Ueno.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (last order 20:30); lunch menu until 15:00
- Closed on
- Irregular, following the PARCO_ya building schedule
4Usagiyaうさぎや
Dorayaki shop (take-away wagashi) · Ueno-Hirokoji
A wagashi shop that opened in 1913 on its present site. It sells dorayaki, Kisaku monaka and Usagi manju. Dorayaki are baked until 16:00 and bought without a reservation until then; after 16:00 the shop asks you to reserve by phone. Cash only.
Dorayaki to take away. Cash only.
- Access
- About 4 minutes on foot from Ueno-Hirokoji Station (Ginza Line, Exit A1) or Ueno-Okachimachi Station (Oedo Line, Exit A4); about 8 minutes from JR Okachimachi Station (South Exit). 1-10-10 Ueno, diagonally across Chuo-dori from the Ueno Frontier Tower.
- Hours
- 9:00–18:00 (dorayaki baked until 16:00)
- Closed on
- Wednesdays (21, 28 October; 4, 11, 18, 25 November 2026)
- Price
- Dorayaki ¥270 each, tax included (from 10 April 2026)
5Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko)アメ横（アメヤ横丁）
Market street · Ueno–Okachimachi
A shopping street of over 400 shops along about 500 m between Ueno and Okachimachi stations. The street's own site lists eating while walking among the ways to enjoy it. It gives no common opening hours; each shop sets its own.
Market street. Hours are set by each shop.
- Access
- Very close to JR Ueno Station (Shinobazu Exit) and JR Okachimachi Station (North Exit); about 2 minutes from Exit 7 of Ueno Station (Ginza and Hibiya lines). Ueno-Hirokoji, Naka-Okachimachi and Keisei Ueno stations are also very close.
6ecute Uenoエキュート上野
Station shops, cafés and restaurants · JR Ueno Station
Shops and eateries inside JR Ueno Station: sweets, bento and prepared food, and cafés and restaurants on 3F inside the gates, plus a Park Gate side outside the gates with a 2F café and restaurant level.
Inside JR Ueno Station: sweets, bento, cafés and restaurants.
- Access
- 3F inside the JR Ueno Station ticket gates, and the Park Gate side outside them. For the inside-gate shops you need a ticket that includes Ueno, an entry ticket, or the IC-card station-entry service (valid 2 hours).
- Hours
- Inside the gates: cafés and restaurants 10:00–22:00 (Sundays and holidays 21:00); sweets and bento 9:00–21:00 (Fridays 22:00). Park Gate side, 2F: 10:00–20:00 (Fridays 21:00). Some shops differ.
7Ueno Seiyoken, Honten Restaurant上野精養軒 本店レストラン（洋食）
Western-style restaurant and café · Ueno Park
The casual restaurant of Ueno Seiyoken in Ueno Park. Its page features hayashi rice, traditional beef stew and pudding à la mode. Reservations are not taken; guests are seated in order of arrival.
Western-style café restaurant in Ueno Park. No reservations.
- Access
- In Ueno Park, 4-58 Uenokoen. About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station (Park Exit), Keisei Ueno Station (Main Exit) and Tokyo Metro Ueno Station (Exit 7); about 8 minutes from Ueno-Okachimachi Station (Oedo Line, Exit A3).
- Hours
- Weekdays 11:00–17:00 (last order 16:00); Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 10:30–18:00 (last order 17:00)
- Closed on
- Mondays (open when Monday is a public holiday)
8Ueno Seiyoken, Honten Grill上野精養軒 本店グリル
French restaurant · Ueno Park
The course-based French restaurant of Ueno Seiyoken in Ueno Park, with three private rooms. Dinner is by reservation only; reservations go through TableCheck, an online form or phone.
French course dining in Ueno Park. Dinner by reservation only.
- Access
- In Ueno Park, 4-58 Uenokoen. About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station (Park Exit), Keisei Ueno Station (Main Exit) and Tokyo Metro Ueno Station (Exit 7); about 8 minutes from Ueno-Okachimachi Station (Oedo Line, Exit A3).
- Hours
- Weekdays: lunch 11:00–15:00 (last order 14:00); dinner 17:00–21:00 (last order 20:00). Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: lunch 11:00–16:00 (last order 15:00); dinner 17:00–21:00 (last order 20:00).
- Closed on
- Mondays (open when Monday is a public holiday)
9Inshotei上野の社 韻松亭
Japanese kaiseki restaurant · Ueno Park
A Japanese restaurant in Ueno Park open every day. The lunch menu runs from a ¥2,000 Chatsubo three-tier bento and the ¥3,000 Hanakago-zen set to seasonal kaiseki; without a reservation, kaiseki courses are last-ordered at 14:00.
Japanese kaiseki and bento in Ueno Park. Open every day.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station (Park Exit) and from Keisei Ueno Station (Ikenohata Exit). 4-59 Uenokoen. No on-site parking.
- Hours
- Lunch from 11:00 (last order 15:00); dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–22:00 (last order 21:00), Sundays and holidays 17:00–22:00 (last order 20:30)
- Closed on
- No closed days listed
- Price
- Lunch from ¥2,000 (Chatsubo bento), ¥3,000 (Hanakago-zen), ¥4,400 (Hanakago Honzen), tax included
10EVERYONEs CAFE Ueno Onshi Park
Café and restaurant · Ueno Park
An all-day café-restaurant in Ueno Park with 166 seats (82 indoors, 84 on the terrace), using Tokyo-grown ingredients including Edomae seafood and Tokyo and Edo vegetables. Dogs are allowed on the terrace only. Reservations are not accepted.
Café-restaurant with a terrace, in Ueno Park.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station. 8-4 Uenokoen. No on-site parking.
- Hours
- Weekdays 10:00–21:00 (last order 20:00); Saturdays and Sundays 9:00–21:00 (last order 20:00)
- Closed on
- Follows the park facility's schedule; no fixed closed day listed
Good to know
Ueno's sit-down food falls into three clusters. On the Okachimachi side, between the Ginza Line's Ueno-Hirokoji Station and JR Okachimachi, are the tonkatsu at Isen, the tempura at Tsunahachi in PARCO_ya and the dorayaki at Usagiya. Around Shinobazu Pond, Izuei serves unagi. In Ueno Park, about 3 to 5 minutes from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station, are Ueno Seiyoken's two restaurants, Inshotei and EVERYONEs CAFE. Ameyoko runs between Ueno and Okachimachi stations, and ecute is inside Ueno Station itself.
Closed days and reservations decide most of the choices. Both Ueno Seiyoken restaurants close on Mondays, and Isen and Usagiya close on Wednesdays. Izuei's main restaurant has no regular closing day and Inshotei lists none. Usagiya bakes dorayaki until 16:00 and sells them without a reservation until then; Isen takes phone reservations for the tatami seats only, 2 groups a day; the Seiyoken Grill takes dinner by reservation only.
Time of day matters too. Seiyoken's casual restaurant closes at 17:00 on weekdays and 18:00 at weekends, Isen's dinner service ends at 20:10, and Tsunahachi's last order is 20:30. Inshotei and the ecute restaurants inside the gates stay open until 22:00. Hours change, and the sources on each card are the places' own pages, checked 20 October 2026.
Which side of Ueno
Walking times are the places' own, from the station exit they name. Hours and closed days are those listed on the cards above.
| Area | From the station | What you eat there | Hours and closed days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okachimachi and Ueno-Hirokoji | Isen about 1 min from Ueno-Hirokoji Exit A4; Tsunahachi about 1 min from JR Okachimachi South Exit; Usagiya about 4 min from Ueno-Hirokoji Exit A1 | Tonkatsu, tempura, dorayaki | Isen 20:10, closed Wed · Tsunahachi 22:00 (last order 20:30), irregular closing · Usagiya 18:00, closed Wed |
| Shinobazu Pond side of Ueno | Izuei Honten about 5 min from JR Ueno Shinobazu Exit and from JR Okachimachi North Exit | Unagi | 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:15), no regular closing day |
| Ueno Park | EVERYONEs CAFE about 3 min and Inshotei, Seiyoken about 5 min from JR Ueno Park Exit | Western dishes, French courses, kaiseki, café menu | EVERYONEs CAFE 21:00 · Inshotei 22:00, no closed days · Seiyoken restaurant 17:00 weekdays and 18:00 weekends, closed Mon · Seiyoken Grill dinner to 21:00, closed Mon |
| Ameyoko | Very close to JR Ueno Shinobazu Exit and JR Okachimachi North Exit | Market street with over 400 shops | Set by each shop |
| Inside JR Ueno Station (ecute) | 3F inside the ticket gates; Park Gate side outside them | Sweets, bento, cafés, restaurants | Restaurants 22:00 (Sundays and holidays 21:00); sweets and bento 21:00 (Fridays 22:00) |
By kind of trip
Tonkatsu, tempura and unagi
Isen is a tonkatsu restaurant founded in 1930 that calls itself the birthplace of the katsu sando. Tsunahachi serves tempura at counter and table seats, and Izuei lists unaju from ¥3,960.
Isen Honten · Tempura Tsunahachi, Ueno PARCO_ya · Izuei Honten
Eating in Ueno Park
All four are within 3 to 5 minutes of the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station. The Seiyoken restaurant and EVERYONEs CAFE take no reservations; Inshotei is open every day; the Seiyoken Grill is closed on Mondays.
EVERYONEs CAFE Ueno Onshi Park · Ueno Seiyoken, Honten Restaurant · Inshotei · Ueno Seiyoken, Honten Grill
Inside a station or building
ecute is inside JR Ueno Station, with restaurants open to 22:00 inside the gates. Tsunahachi is on the sixth floor of PARCO_ya, 1 minute from JR Okachimachi.
Eating late
Inshotei's last order is 21:00 (20:30 on Sundays and holidays) and the ecute restaurants inside the gates close at 22:00 (21:00 on Sundays and holidays). Tsunahachi's last order is 20:30 and Izuei's is 20:15.
Inshotei · ecute Ueno · Tempura Tsunahachi, Ueno PARCO_ya · Izuei Honten
Sweets and food to carry
Usagiya sells dorayaki at ¥270 each, baked until 16:00, cash only. ecute lists sweets and bento from 9:00, and Ameyoko is a street where its own site lists eating while walking.
Questions
Where can I eat inside Ueno Park?
Four places have their own official pages. EVERYONEs CAFE (8-4 Uenokoen) is open 10:00–21:00 on weekdays and 9:00–21:00 at weekends, with last order at 20:00. Ueno Seiyoken's two restaurants and Inshotei are at 4-58 and 4-59 Uenokoen. All are about 3 to 5 minutes on foot from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station.
What is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays in Ueno?
Both Ueno Seiyoken restaurants close on Mondays, and open when a Monday is a public holiday. Isen Honten and Usagiya close on Wednesdays; Usagiya's closed Wednesdays through November 2026 are 21 and 28 October and 4, 11, 18 and 25 November. Izuei Honten has no regular closing day.
How do I buy dorayaki at Usagiya?
Usagiya bakes dorayaki until 16:00 and sells them without a reservation to customers arriving by then. After 16:00 it asks you to reserve by phone. Payment is cash only, and dorayaki have been ¥270 each, tax included, since 10 April 2026. The shop does not ship dorayaki.
Where can I eat late in Ueno?
Inshotei in Ueno Park serves dinner until 22:00 (last order 21:00, or 20:30 on Sundays and holidays). The ecute restaurants inside the gates of JR Ueno Station close at 22:00, or 21:00 on Sundays and holidays. Tsunahachi at PARCO_ya closes at 22:00 with last order at 20:30.
Do I need a reservation at Isen or Ueno Seiyoken?
Isen takes phone reservations only, for the tatami seats only, limited to 2 groups a day; the page states reservations for the tatami seats only. Ueno Seiyoken's casual restaurant takes no reservations and seats guests in order of arrival. The Seiyoken Grill takes dinner by reservation only, through TableCheck, an online form or phone.