Kushiya Monogatari - Kushiage: Ikebukuro
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
This popular Osaka-based shop lets you cook your own kushiage skewers in a deep-fryer right at your table. It's all you can eat, including various side dishes and a big variety of skewered tidbits. ...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5-10pm (LO) daily.
You'll find high-quality skewered morsels that are deep-fried with a light touch here, and ordering is simple - just tell them when to stop. (Don't worry, you can specify in advance any ingredients...
Open 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
One of Tokyo's most reliable kushiage shops, Kushinobo offers creative skewers, a decent sake selection and good value for money. A ten-skewer set menu is Y3240 at dinnertime, while an eight-skewer...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
A branch of one of Tokyo's best kushiage chains. (Kushiage is deep-fried meat, seafood and vegetable morsels served on skewers.)
Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 5pm-1am daily.
This popular Osaka-based izakaya is the complete opposite of your typical Tokyo gourmet kushiage shop - the atmosphere is lively and often raucous, with every inch of the tightly packed tables...
Open 5pm-1am daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed Saturdays, Sundays.
Spread out vertically over four narrow floors, this old-fashioned izakaya offers fantastic, very creative kushiage - some of the best we've found in Tokyo - along with a small but well-chosen sake...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed Saturdays, Sundays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Top-quality seafood, meats and vegetables go into the kushiage here, and while the average dinnertime budget is around Y6000, lunch is a real bargain at just Y1000. The set lunch features eight...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Kushinobo - Kushiage: Ginza
Open 5-10pm. Closed Sundays.
Good deep-fried meat and vegetables on skewers from this popular chain.
Open 5-10pm. Closed Sundays.
Kushinobo (honten) - Kushiage: Ginza
Open 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Assorted seafood and vegetable delicacies on skewers from this long-running shop. Budget around Y5500 for dinner and drinks.
Open 5-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
While this is ostensibly a soba shop, most evening visitors are here for the deep-fried kushiage skewers, served with sake, shochu or beer. Skewers come in a nice range of both seafood and vegetable...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 4-11pm daily.
You'll find high-quality skewered morsels that are deep-fried with a light touch here, and ordering is simple - just tell them when to stop. (Don't worry, you can specify in advance any ingredients...
Open 4-11pm daily.
Hantei - Kushiage: Nezu
Open noon-2, 5-9:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
A popular kushiage restaurant located in a charming old wooden country-style house. You'll be amazed at the variety of foods that can be served on sticks. New items arrive six sticks at a time, and...
Open noon-2, 5-9:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Mondays.
The specialized sake selection at this small neighborhood izakaya is beyond reproach, with many seasonal bottles and a number of hard-to-find labels from the elusive Juyondai brewery. The food menu...
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Mondays.
Open 5pm-1:30am (LO) daily.
This very lively Osaka-based izakaya serves kushiage - deep-fried meat and vegetables on skewers - at very budget-friendly prices. Most deep-fried skewers are Y100-120 each, with luxury items like...
Open 5pm-1:30am (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
This popular Osaka-based shop lets you cook your own kushiage skewers in a deep-fryer right at your table. It's all you can eat, including various side dishes, and a big variety of skewered...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 4-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Located along a bustling shopping arcade near Minami-Asagaya station, this charming local izakaya has a real neighborhood feel to it, with patrons of all ages. The specialty of the house is kushiage...
Open 4-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 4-11pm daily.
Good, all-you-can-eat kushiage from this very popular Osaka-based chain. Pick your own skewers of fish, meat and vegetables from the counter and deep-fry them yourself at your table. Y2500 for two...
Open 4-11pm daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Good, all-you-can-eat kushiage from this very popular Osaka-based chain. Pick your own skewers of fish, meat and vegetables from the counter and deep-fry them yourself at your table. Y2500 for two...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 11am-10pm daily.
This tiny shop adjacent to the Hageten tempura restaurant serves decent kushiage at quite reasonable prices - ten deep-fried skewers of seasonal seafood and vegetables, along with rice, soup, salad...
Open 11am-10pm daily.
Open 11:30am-3, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Good, all-you-can-eat kushiage from this very popular Osaka-based chain. Pick your own skewers of fish, meat and vegetables from the counter and deep-fry them yourself at your table. Y2500 for two...
Open 11:30am-3, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
This popular Osaka-based shop lets you cook your own kushiage skewers in a deep-fryer right at your table. It's all you can eat, including various side dishes and a big variety of skewered tidbits. ...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 5pm-2am (Sat 1pm-; Sun noon-) daily.
This late-night drinking spot serves up more than 25 different deep-fried kushiage skewers, ranging from simple vegetables like lotus root and shiitake mushrooms to pork belly, scallops and shumai...
Open 5pm-2am (Sat 1pm-; Sun noon-) daily.
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This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan's favorite specialty foods that are less well known abroad, along with a guide to the best places in Tokyo to try them and expert tips on what to order. From Bento.com.
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