Guidebook for Shinjuku-ku
Food Scene
Tatsunoya
7-chōme-4-5 NishishinjukuOne of the most popular Kyusyu-style ramen in Shinjuku
Ramen Jiro Otakibashi
7-chōme-5-5 NishishinjukuOne of the brunches of legendary ramen restrant.
Ramen Furaikyo Shinjuku
7-chōme-19-18 Nishishinjukufamous for salt or Miso soup
麺処 古武士
7-chōme-4-6 Nishishinjukufamous for dipping noodle
麺屋 翔
Famous as "legendary salt", chicken broth
Mouko Tanmen Nakamoto Shinjuku
7-chōme-8-11 NishishinjukuVery spicy hot "Mongolian style?" noodles
Misoya Hachiro
7-chōme-5-5 NishishinjukuMiso soup as its name
Hakata Tenjin Ramen
3-chōme-22-6 Shinjukulong established orthodox Kyusyuu style ramen
Ramen Nagi
1-chōme-1-10 KabukichōOrthodox syouyu noodle, famous with unusuall quantity of roast pork
Koganeya
7-chōme-8-11 NishishinjukuThe best tavern serving grilled fish and meat
炭火焼専門食処 白銀屋
7-chōme-19-7 NishishinjukuThe best tavern serving grilled fish ans meat
Takamaru
7-chōme-15-1 NishishinjukuThe most popular and the best value fish tavern
Isomaru Suisan
1-chōme-42-1 NishiikebukuroPopular fish tavern open for 24h
四十八漁場 西新宿店
7-chōme-8-3 NishishinjukuFish tavern run by fishman
新宿 うなぎ菊川
7-chōme-8-3 NishishinjukuTraditional Unagi(grilled eel)
The best traditional Japanese cuisine in this area.
Value lunch
9 locals recommend
Itamaegokorokikuura
7-chōme-16 NishishinjukuThe best traditional Japanese cuisine in this area.
Value lunch
牛かつもと村
3-chōme-32-2 ShinjukuFamous beef cutlet, always long cue
天ぷら 船橋屋
Reasonable but Traditional Tempura
綱八 天婦羅
Reasonable but traditional tempura
Nakajima
Michellin stared Japanese cuisine, value lunch
Mimiu - Shinjuku Branch
3-chōme-37-12 ShinjukuUdon noodles in hot pot
Torishige
2-chōme-6-5 YoyogiGrilled pork and beef, not chicken although the name means chiken
Kabuto
2-chōme-53-2 IkebukuroLegendary bars for unagi at famous "Memory alley"
光来
7-chōme-14-12 NishishinjukuOld styled ramen, not in fashion, nothing special but cheap and really good
Tanba-tei
7-chōme-14-9 NishishinjukuOkonomiyaki(Japanese pancake) in Kyoto style
Gyu no Tatsujin - Master of Beef
7-chōme-4-7 NishishinjukuThe best BBQ in this area
Tenkichiya
1-chōme-26-2 NishishinjukuVery reasonable tempura
Best value
Tenhide
7-chōme-12-21 NishishinjukuThe best tempura in this area, rising young chef