Tokyo's Best 6 Best Tempura Restaurants in Japan 2024

We have prepared for you 6 of the most popular and recommended tempura restaurants in Tokyo. Discover the best restaurants Japan has to offer.

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1. Tempura Fukamachi

Tempura
2-5-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo A/M Kyobashi Building 1F

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"Tempura Fukamachi" is located right near Kyobashi Station. The owner, Mr. Masao Fukamachi, is so talented that he even became the manager of the famous tempura restaurant "Tempura and Washoku Yamanoue." Seasonal ingredients are quickly fried in the highest quality Taihaku sesame oil, and the tempura has a smooth texture on the tongue and throat.

2. Tempura Maedaira

Tempura
2-8-16 ISI Building 4F, Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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"Tempura Maehira" was opened independently by Mr. Tomokazu Maehira, who worked as the head chef at "Yamanoue Hotel", which is famous as the pinnacle of tempura. Located about a 2-minute walk from Azabujuban Station, it is known as a popular restaurant with one Michelin star.

3. Tempura Kondo

Tempura
5-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Sakaguchi Building 9F

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Tempura by Mr. Fumio Kondo, who has charmed palates around the world. With more than 50 years of experience as a craftsman, he is a regular in the Michelin Guide who creates ever-changing tempura with his inquisitive mind. You can enjoy tempura that brings out the color and aroma of the ingredients by thinning the batter to the very last minute. We recommend the sweet potato tempura. Stump-like thick sweet potatoes are deep-fried for 30 minutes to bring out their sweetness. We would like you to try the highest quality tempura that is packed with flavor inside the batter.

4. Tempura Nakayama

Tempura
1-10-8 Ningyocho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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A long-established tempura restaurant that has been in business for over 60 years. The specialty is the black tempura rice bowl, which uses a traditional sauce that has been used since the restaurant's founding. Introduced in Episode 2 of Season 2, Gourmet of Solitude. The exterior of the restaurant has the atmosphere of a downtown area, and the counter seats inside the restaurant are always full of office workers who come to the store for lunch, aiming to eat the famous tempura rice bowl. The pitch-black tempura bowl is filled with plump shrimp, fluffy conger eel, vegetables, and other ingredients, all dressed in a sweet and rich sauce for an elegant taste. Homemade pickles are also popular.

5. Tensei Haneda Airport

Tempura
Haneda Airport 2nd Passenger Terminal 5F, 3-4-2 Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo

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An Edomae tempura restaurant founded in 1936 in Sarugakucho, Kanda, Tokyo. Inheriting the technique from the first generation, it has continued to preserve the traditional taste for three generations. Located on the 5th floor of Terminal 2 at Haneda Airport, it is ideal for sending off and picking up guests before departure, and entertaining guests from abroad in a luxurious and calm atmosphere. If you have time, we recommend the seasonal course meal where you can enjoy the long-established tempura. You can add your favorite tempura separately, and at the counter seats you can enjoy freshly made tempura being fried in front of you.

6. Fukuan

Tempura
Sugita Building 2F, 1-22-26 Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo

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A 2-minute walk from Monzen-Nakacho Station. A popular tempura restaurant where you can enjoy Edomae tempura made with seasonal ingredients at a reasonable price. The interior of the store has a stylish and modern atmosphere with a high quality feel. The tempura is omakase, and it is a restaurant where you want to enjoy yourself with a drink in your hand.

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