Tokyo Tempura Restaurants (55)

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Tempura Ono

Just north of the old Tsukiji Market, a tempura master creates specialized omakase menus based on guests' preferences, made with premium seasonal ingredients from all across Japan.

Lunch: $118.16-194.61
Dinner: $152.91-222.41
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Assorted Japanese tempura and sushi platter with dipping sauces
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Nishiazabu Tempura Uoshin

Starting out as a fish supplier to restaurants in the Akasaka area over 130 years ago, Uoshin’s tempura restaurant offshoot has since made a name for itself with its astonishingly fresh seafood, fried to perfection by a Japanese culinary legend.

Lunch: $34.75-69.50
Dinner: $76.45-132.06
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Tempura Ten Soso Roppongi Hills

Tempura Ten Soso offers a premium tempura experience featuring fresh seasonal ingredients sourced within and outside Japan. The restaurant is headed by Chef Keita Sato, a famous name in the tempura scene.

Dinner: $215.46-486.53
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TOKYO

Tempura Ginza Onodera Namikidori

This Ginza tempura restaurant’s counter-only seating allows guests to observe masters at work.

Lunch: $55.60-201.56
Dinner: $222.41-229.36
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Crispy tempura shrimp lifted from soy sauce with chopsticks
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Arakicho Tenpaku (Formerly Kondou)

As is apt for an establishment that takes its name from a Zen saying about purity and natural beauty, this tempura restaurant uses pure taihaku sesame oil to enhance the inherent flavor of its carefully-chosen produce.

Lunch: $97.31-104.26
Dinner: $97.31-104.26
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Crispy tempura eel on chopsticks in a Japanese restaurant setting.
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TOKYO

Tempura Yokota

This Azabu-juban tempura legend has more than earned its stripes, with a Michelin Star for 8 consecutive years and counting. Chef Shogo Yokota carries on the legacy of excellence with family traditions like curry salt and a strict order of service.

Dinner: $139.01-208.51
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Gourmet tempura vegetables on a sleek black and white plate
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Kagurazaka Tempura Tenko

Chef Arai Hitoshi’s family has been making tempura at his Kagurazaka restaurant for almost 50 years, and he has lectured on the subject from Paris to New York. His secret ingredient? A focus on hospitality.

Lunch: $145.96-152.91
Dinner: $215.46-222.41
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Elegant city-view restaurant with modern dining setup
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XEX ATAGO GREEN HILLS / tempura & sushi An

Located in one of the most cosmopolitan areas of Tokyo, this restaurant has an Iron Chef with over 20 restaurants founded as its advisor. Combined with seafood from the finest suppliers in Toyosu, XEX ATAGO GREEN HILLS is an unmissable destination.

Dinner: $125.11-208.51
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How to reserve tempura restaurants in Tokyo?

Depending on the type of tempura restaurant, you can call the restaurant directly to book a table. However, some people find this challenging due to potential language barriers. Another option is to use a reservation service on the web. There are many sites that help users make reservations easily online. You can filter different restaurant or meal types, such as tempura, and different areas, such as specific districts in Tokyo. Simply select the tempura restaurant that tempts you most (pun intended) and enter your booking details into the restaurant page. ByFood will submit a reservation for you and send a confirmation to your email if the reservation is successful, or a notice of failure if it is not.

Is a reservation required for tempura restaurants in Tokyo?

Many tempura restaurants in Tokyo will not allow a reservation, such as the cafeteria-style or casual tempura chain restaurants. On the other hand, most high-end Tokyo tempura restaurants require a reservation as they are popular and are all booked up weeks or months in advance.

What is the average cost of a meal at tempura restaurants in Tokyo?

Cheap tempura restaurants usually cost under 1500 yen for a set meal. However, there are also expensive tempura restaurants which specialize in deep-fried dining, and can cost around 20,000 yen for a luxurious meal.

Tempura Restaurants in Tokyo

Tempura restaurants in Tokyo are known for mastering this art of deep frying, from upscale specialty tempura restaurants to chain store tendon "tempura bowl" shops. There is something so simple yet elegant about the traditional deep-fried dish of Japanese tempura. While this is a common cooking technique that is widely utilized by many countries across the globe, somehow Japanese cuisine handles it so delicately and perfectly. You can enjoy this comforting yet refined cuisine at one of the many tempura restaurants in Tokyo.

Tokyo is full of tempura restaurants for any budget or style. If you want to try a hidden tempura restaurant in Tokyo under the train tracks in Ueno, or a high-class dining experience in Roppongi, you can always find a tempura restaurant in Tokyo. Scattered throughout the different districts in Tokyo you can find local, family-run specialty tempura restaurants and casual shokudo cafeterias serving up temping tempura around the clock in this crazy modern city.

With different ingredients like vegetables for meats ready to be perfectly fried, tempura is a crowd pleaser for kids and adults alike. It can be a lifesaver and no-brainer when you are exploring Tokyo and are stumped on what to feed the family. Tempura is an essential and ever-tasty traditional Japanese food that you should definitely try on any trip to Tokyo.

Reserve ahead of time to join the salarymen at local tempura restaurants in Tokyo, or eat unbelievable tempura during a Tokyo dining experience. This could be at a specialty Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo, or just one of the many courses of a meal at a kaiseki restaurant in Tokyo.