where to eat - near asakusa

Hi]

we are staying at the Chisunn Inn Asakusa

Where is decent but cheap and affordable to eat near there. We love Japanese curry, teppanyaki, tempura and yakitori etc etc. I like to eat in dept store or shopping mall restaurants as they are cheap and you can point to what you want. ( my japanese is bad)

Is there anywhere near where we are staying so we wont go hungry?

Thanks

where to eat - near asakusa

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where to eat - near asakusa

Asakusa is filled with good places to eat! You%26#39;re in luck! WALK around and you%26#39;ll find any and everything.

Go to Kaminari-mon (the main walking street to the temple). There%26#39;s a cross street with lots of stores half way down with LOTS of shops and eateries.

If you%26#39;re in the mood to venture into a whole new realm of ';outdoor dining,'; turn left at the Pagoda and walk out the back gate, towards Rox or Win (horserace betting place). You%26#39;ll find a street filled with little izakaya-type yakitori shops.

Tap water is safe, ice is safe, local food stalls are safe. :-)

If in doubt, observe what other people are eating, and if it looks good, point to it and say ';ona-ji'; (the same)! Bon appetit!

Right outside Nakamise-dori (the shopping street outside Sensoji), there is a concentration of some very good tempura restaurants. I think most of them should be good so look for one that fits your budget.

We had a lovely Tempura and noodle meal for our first in Japan in Asakusa. We wandered down Rokku Broadway (which has the slot machine arcades) and I think towards the Rox building end there were lots of Japanese restaurants. We popped our head into one and asked ';English menu?'; They did have one and also spoke a bit of English. The meal was nice, filling and very reasonable. Unfortunately, I didn%26#39;t take note of the name but I%26#39;m sure you would easily find something similar on that street

';Go to Kaminari-mon (the main walking street to the temple). There%26#39;s a cross street with lots of stores half way down with LOTS of shops and eateries.';

If this is the one I%26#39;m thinking of, about 2-3 blocks from the southern entrance to Kaminari-mon at Asakusa Dori (where there%26#39;s a gate with a big lantern hanging from it,) as you head toward Sensoji, there%26#39;s a covered street on the left. There are lots of shops and restaurants there. I ate there all the time last year.

Actually, some of the best food I had was in bento boxes that I bought in little convenience stores like Family Mart and Lawsons.

How about going to a family restaurant?

I think eating at a family restaurant is better to buy a bento in a convenience store because you can have a seat and the price is similar at lunch time.

I think one of Sky Lark Restaurant Group is good for tourists.

';Johnathan'; is several locations in Asakusa. Their vegetables are organic. You can find it easily. The restaurant name sounds in western, but they have both Japanese and English dishes.

http://brand.gnavi.co.jp/jonathan/brand_m.htm

http://brand.gnavi.co.jp/jonathan/lunch.htm

http://brand.gnavi.co.jp/jonathan/morning.htm

Japanese food family restaurant called ';Hanaya Yohei'; or ';Yumean'; are well-known and popular here. It%26#39;s not in Asakusa, but several locations in Japan include Tokyo; if you can find one, it it is lucky for people who like to eat Japanese food in very reasonal, less-expensive prices.

http://www.hanayayohei.co.jp/

http://www.skylark.co.jp/yumean/index.html

Denny%26#39;s may perhaps familiar for people from western countries. They have Japanese menu also.

dennys.jp/dny/menu/dennys/japanese/index.html

';Mingei'; is an Udon (Noodle) family restaurant chain.

www.ajino-mingei.com/osina/sousakuudon2.html

';Watami'; is Izakaya (Japanese pub/food) chain and 2 location in Asakusa.

http://www.watami.co.jp/watami/index.html

Enjoy Japanese food with local people while you are here!

Junechan,

Please don%26#39;t be offended but..............Fami-Resu (family restaurant) food is mostly, if not all, frozen and pre-packaged. And you never know what%26#39;s REALLY in there!

There are hundreds of Mama-Papa shops that Hideyspidey can go to which are sooooooooooooo much better which use local veggies and food products!

Most importantly, it helps the neighborhood!

Simba,

Yes, that would be one of the streets. No traffic! :-)

Aren%26#39;t ';Combini'; (convenience stores) bentos boxes/riceballs great? They%26#39;re especially a treat when the weather is nice and you can go sit outside. People-watch as you dine!

Cheers,

mamagelli

mamagelli-san,

I like to eat several restaurants that are located in Ebisu Garden Place.

http://gardenplace.jp/restaurantcafe/

And I like Umegaoka%26#39;s Midori-sushi.

sushinomidori.co.jp/picture/main_menu_l.jpg

If prices fits and location are ok, I would like to recommend to go those restaurants. Department stores are already pointed out by others. Konbini is also pre-cooked food, and some tourists like to get food there, and pointed it; so I should say others. Same as Konvini, there are many kinds of food people can choose from at a family restaurant. If one person want to eat noodle, others are curry, or Italian... A family restaurant will be perfect. And prices are not be worried, inexpensive, the average is 1300 yen for dinner. I just wanted to say that tourists are also like to eat the same way as local people do.

Jonathan%26#39;s and Skylark are convenient when you are in a group that can%26#39;t agree on where to go. I would not go there if you could decide on something together. Family style restaurants are probably OK for most tourists but you can do much better at a local diner where locals tend to go to.

hey all

is WATAMI the same branch as hong kong??

if so, i%26#39;m staying in shinjuku...i fly this monday

is there one nearby?

i love the choice of the hong kong menu...its like snacky food