[Video]5 Monjayaki Shops in Tokyo’s Tsukishima Area

Monja Fuugetsu is a shop where the chefs will cook the monjayaki, which could be a bit tricky for first-timers, right in front of the guests. You will surely be impressed with how the chefs, who have mastered the delicious way of cooking monjayaki, will skillfully cook your food. Customers can also cook their own monjayaki, so try it after watching the chefs do it. If you visit this shop, the recommended item on the menu is the Gyusuji Negi Monja (beef tendon and green onion monjayaki) (1,200 JPY (excl. tax)) that uses homemade beef tendon. You won’t get enough of the superb taste of the green onions combined with the beef tendon. Another great point about this restaurant is their staff who can speak English and Chinese.

Housed in a renovated traditional Japanese house that was built 70 years ago, Daruma Tsukishima Main Shop is a place where you can relish monjayaki while drinking rare liquor. It is particular about the dashi (soup stock) used on the monja, and customers can choose between the Japanese stock (seafood flavor) and the rich stock made from chicken bones. Here, the recommended item is the Daruma-kun Monja (1,460 JPY (incl. tax)) that is filled with fresh seafood from the neighboring Tsukiji Market. Enjoy your food with specialty beers or some other alcohol that is carefully chosen by the sommeliers of the suppliers who are confident about their perfect compatibility with monjayaki. Mondays and Tuesdays are Ladies Days at this shop, wherein groups of three or more women get to enjoy drinks at half price. So, if you have a group of women friends, then why not come during those days of the week?

Koboreya is a shop that serves the ultimate monjayaki that even gourmands will flip over for, characterized by the use of the shop’s specialty soup stock and overflowing with extremely fresh fish and seafood that are delivered directly from Tsukiji Market. Obsessed about the ingredients, soup stock, flavors and appearance/arrangement, this shop’s unique traits still shine bright among the few shops in Tsukishima. Here, customers love the bestseller Koboreya (Seafood) (1,880 JPY (excl. tax)) that is filled with so much fresh seafood ingredients that you'd find yourself asking if this and that ingredient are really in the mix. The shop is a 5-minute walk from Tsukishima Station, but if you will be coming from Toyosu, the taxi will charge you with fare for just a meter, so you can try that.
※Foreign language menu: English only