Oden is a must-have food during the cold winters. But oden can't be easily summarized; there are various broth flavors and ingredients used depending on the region, and that's also part of oden's appeal. Here are 5 Tokyo restaurants where one can eat delicious local oden. Guests can encounter unique deliciousness that they've never known before.
Shinbashi - Robata and Oden Kyosuke Shinbashi Branch
Enjoy oden simmered with plain-flavored Kansai broth.
The Robata and Oden Kyosuke Shinbashi Branch is located in a convenient area just a 1-minute walk from Shinbashi Station. Their signature menu item is their Oden, which stands with their most popular item, Robatayaki, which uses seasonal ingredients. They have around 30 varieties of oden, simmered with plain-flavored Kansai broth made with kelp and dried bonito. The fluffy and delicious flavors are incredibly addictive.
The restaurant interior is clean and stylish due to its modern Japanese feel, and it has an atmosphere that is bright and easy to enter. They have counter seats and table seats available, so they can accommodate both solo customers and groups. This restaurant is very easy for solo female customers to casually drop by. In addition, they have an excellent lineup of drinks that can be enjoyed with the oden, including brand sake, beer cocktails, and unusual sours from all over Japan.
Robata to Oden Kyosuke Shinbashi Branch
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,000 JPY
Access: 1-minute walk from Karasumori Exit of Shimbashi Station on JR Yamanote Line. 110m from Shimbashi Station.
Address: Shinhana Bldg., 3-21-11, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
Asakusa - Asakusa Oden Otafuku
Oden with drinkable broth that combines the best parts of Kansai and Kanto.
Asakusa Oden Otafuku is located a 5-minute walk from Asakusa Station. It is a long-standing Oden restaurant that was founded in 1915. The broth is unique to this restaurant, as it adds the soy sauce culture of Kanto to Kansai-style roots, which include kelp and bonito. Guests can enjoy the rich variety of oden as single items or as chef's choice courses. The restaurant has both standard ingredients and seasonal limited oden to try, including bamboo shoots in spring, tomatoes in summer, gingko nuts in fall, and spear squid in winter.
The restaurant interior was renovated for its reopening in 2019. It is a comfortable and relaxing space with the lingering atmosphere of a long-standing restaurant. The comfortable counter seats are close enough to the staff to enjoy a friendly conversation with them and are perfect for solo guests. They also have private rooms that can be used for a maximum of 6 people, for when guests want to relax and enjoy oden and sake without worrying about their surroundings.
Asakusa Oden Otafuku
Shinjuku - Godaigo Shinjuku NS Building
Guest will smack their lips at the Kyoto-style oden while gazing at the Shinjuku night scenery.
The Godaigo Shinjuku NS Building is located a 10-minute walk from Shinjuku Station. The clear broth, which uses carefully scrutinized kelp and bonito, has simple flavors. Their Kyoto-style oden is made with ingredients ordered from all over Japan. A recommended oden variety to try here is the beef tendon, which has unique and enjoyable textures. It is packed with the delicious flavors of the ingredients.
Guests will find open-feeling and gorgeous sofa lounge seats right before their eyes when they enter the restaurant. The private rooms with table seats that can be used by up to 15 people are Japanese modern-style spaces that add some variety, and the private rooms with small sofa seats are enveloped in warm lights, giving them an even more private feel. The restaurant also has Japanese-style sunken kotatsu seats available, which are recommended for dates. Guests can spend a luxurious time here in a variety of situations.
Godaigo Shinjuku NS Building
Access: 10 minutes walk from Shinjuku Station
Daimon - Okinawa Izakaya Paradise Daimon Hamamatsucho
Toast with Awamori millet brandy and the authentic, enjoyable flavors of Okinawa Oden!
Okinawa Izakaya Paradise Daimon Hamamatsucho
Access: 3 minutes walk from Daimon Station
Shinbashi - Ginza Nodaya
Enjoy the flavors of a popular Shizuoka restaurant in Tokyo.
Enter the restaurant by passing through the shop curtain while gazing at the large wooden sign with the restaurant name written on it. The Japanese-style space has a cozy and relaxing atmosphere. Guests can spend a comfortable time here with the counter seats, which even solo guests can drop by easily, and the table seats, which are perfect for group use.
Ginza Nodaya
Access: 4 minutes walk from Shimbashi Station
