Chen's Mapo Tofu Shinjuku Nomura Building — Restaurant in Tokyo

I was looking for a good place to get mapo tofu and this place kept showing up in my search. I made a reservation on the same day with no problem. The star of the show is certainly the mapo tofu, as it was absolutely delicious. The evil chili and steamed dumplings were also really tasty, and the tantanmen was good. The ambiance is nice and feels a little upscale. The service was...

There are more options than mapo tofu, but whenever I come here, the mapo tofu lunch set is always what I order. 😋

The lunch set is substantial with soup, small side dish, rice (can be upgraded to large with no additional charge), almond jello and of course the mapo tofu.

It’s spicy 🌶️🌶️ , as expected and complements well-cooked hot white rice perfectly.

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Located at the basement level of Nomura building, it is ideal to come for dinner as the location meant higher chances of getting a table. The food is good as can be expected and the serving associates very friendly. The orders came in no time! Highly recommended though the outlet is small and can be cramp. That wasn't an issue in the evenings when the office...