Azabudai Hills has been a hot topic ever since its opening and has been gaining attention as a spot for gourmet food. It has top-class restaurants that Japan can boast of to the world, as well as restaurants that are perfect for casual and ordinary use, such as ones serving sweets and cafes. Here are 5 restaurants that guests can casually use for lunch.
Hamburger - Limelight Azabudai Hills
The popular cheese hamburg, reported on by various media outlets, is a must-eat
Limelight has often been covered by the media for 38 years since its founding. The main branch in Ichigaya is a popular restaurant with long lines, and a new branch has opened in Azabudai Hills. The owner and chef is Kenji Kawakami, who has experience with Western food in Tokyo hotels and has trained at French restaurants in Tokyo. The steak and hamburg have an excellent melty feel in the mouth and feature simple fattiness, making these dishes popular for their addictiveness.
Their most popular menu item is the piping-hot Limelight-style Cheese Hamburg Steak, which features New Zealand cheese thickly spread on top of a beautiful and small hamburg steak. It is also glazed with the restaurant's original sauce, which can't be tasted anywhere else. They also serve options such as the Specially Made Rare Grilled Beef Rice Bowl, which features beef sirloin meat arranged in a Japanese style by a French-born chef, and the Beef Sirloin Meat Cheese Sliced and Fried.
Limelight Azabudai Hills
Tantanmen noodles - Kisurin Azabudai
Creamy Tantanmen noodles served by Kisurin, the famous Aoyama Chinese restaurant
At lunch time, many people line up, hoping to have the specialty Tantanmen. It contains stimulating and thoroughly effective ingredients, such as creamy sesame seed flavors and chili oil. The additional topping of pork ribs is also quite popular. This dish is fried with each order, so the piping-hot temperatures and crispy textures are very addictive.
Kisurin Azabudai
Curry - The Yellow Company TOKYO
A famous restaurant representing Sapporo soup curry, now in Tokyo
The Yellow Company TOKYO, located in the Ebisu and Shinjuku areas of Tokyo, is a restaurant specializing in Hokkaido soup curry. The owner and chef, Masato Otake, is a true Hokkaido native. He first came to Tokyo to bring the popular menu item soup curry served in the restaurant when he was in Sapporo. The Azabudai Hills location is the 3rd branch.
Here, a masterpiece soup curry with deep flavors is served. This soup curry uses 15 kinds of vegetables, mainly ones used in Hokkaido, as well as over 30 spices, including Chinese medicine. The greatest care is taken with the thickly cut fresh vegetables, to the point where the cooking style differs to bring out the most deliciousness in each one. Guests can choose from different spiciness levels at no extra cost, from Level 1 (mildly spicy) to Level 5 (extremely spicy).
The Yellow Company TOKYO
Access: Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Hamburger - SHOGUN BURGER Azabudai Hills Branch
Enjoy Wagyu hamburgers seriously made by a Japanese BBQ restaurant
The buns, made with 100% Japanese wheat and cooked with unique methods, feature strong textures. The patties, made with 100% Wagyu beef, are the star of the show, with a unique combination that mainly uses beef tendon and takes the greatest care with the deliciousness of the Wagyu. No filler is used, and homemade Wagyu sauce is coated on the patties in advance, completing the flavors of these hamburger steaks at a Japanese BBQ restaurant. The original brands are also eye-catching.
SHOGUN BURGER Azabudai Hills Branch
Pork cutlet - Tonkatsu Kawamura Azabudai Hills Branch
Juicy pork cutlet made with the best ingredients and techniques
Tonkatsu Kawamura is a restaurant where guests can enjoy high-quality pork cutlets using Hayashi SPF, a famous pork brand from Chiba. The high-quality meat is prepared to be in its most delicious state before being served, with carefully selected bread crumbs and frying oil, and with high-level techniques.
