Top 5 Long-Established Restaurants in Ueno, Tokyo

This luxury blowfish restaurant, established in 1928, is located only a minute’s walk away from Ueno Station (reservations required during the summer). Enjoy blowfish in a variety of ways here – sashimi, nabe (hotpot), karaage (fried blowfish)! They are all carefully prepared by chefs who are licensed to handle blowfish. Dip the sashimi into some of their homemade ponzu (citrus-seasoned soy sauce) for the ultimate experience!
Another highly recommended dish is the Special! Yakimen (Beef for 1 person: 1,200 JPY (excl. tax)), which is only available from March to November. It consists of fried udon made with wakame (seaweed) that’s topped with beef, nori (another type of seaweed), and kinshi egg (thin omelet cut into strips). This delicious dish is eaten with piping hot soup. It is an evolved form of a regional dish from Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is more refreshing that it looks, making it perfect for ending a meal with!

This popular yoshoku (Japanese-style Western cuisine) restaurant, only a 4-minute walk from Ueno Station, was established in 1902. It inherited its traditional flavor from its predecessor, Kikuya Restaurant, which was famously visited by John Lennon and his wife. Come here to enjoy delicious, traditional, and authentic yoshoku.
Kurofune-tei's Hayashi Rice (1,700 JPY (excl. tax)) is especially recommended. The ingredients for the demi-glace sauce are stewed thoroughly for over a week before being used. It has a deliciously rich flavor and an umami (Japanese savory taste) that you definitely will never forget!
Most of the dishes can be ordered as a half-size, allowing customers to try a lot of dishes in one visit. It is also ideal for those with children.

This veteran yakiniku restaurant, established in 1963, is only a minute’s walk away from Ueno Station. Led by a head chef with over 20 years of experience, the team of chefs use their expertise and skill to serve the most succulent, umami-filled, premium marbled Japanese Black beef. Rare cuts, such as the Tokusen Zabuton (2,950 JPY (incl. tax)) and the Atsugiri Jo-tan Shio (1,950 JPY (incl. tax)), are extremely popular.
Though the choice of meat is already set for their 120-minute All-you-can-eat Yakiniku Course (Men: 4,200 JPY (incl. tax), Women: 3,500 JPY (incl. tax)), which consists of 20 dishes in total, customers will no doubt be surprised by the high quality of the meat that is served. It is almost like it isn’t an all-you-can-eat course at all!