Kinkume — Restaurant in Tokyo

This was the most homestyle meal I had in Tokyo. It felt like simple classic home cooked food. The staff who worked here were so sweet and super friendly and very kind!

They only have maybe 8 stools so we had to wait just a bit for something to open up. You order and pay first and then wait for a seat if they’re currently all taken. This place seemed to be frequented by locals. I had the braised red miso fish and all the sides were very authentic. The amount of fish is generous.

The winter special offering was fried oysters and they came with this most delicious smoky egg salad with some sort of crunchy pickled vegetable in it. The oysters themselves...

We wanted teishoku and found this place on Google map. It was a bit hard to find, at B2F of the Sibuya square with other food stalls (we took the escalator down). The lady at the reception was very nice and was able to communicate with English. The teishoku sets were 1800 yen each and you grt to choose 2 side dishes, and it comes with main dish, rice, miso, and pickled veggies. We had miso braised mackerel and grilled mackerel sets (and you could eat the bones of the miso dish). Food portions were great and they were so yummy! Highly recommend if you want a...

After Shibuya Sky, we needed lunch. While on Floors 12 and 13 are many restaurants, they were crowded and expensive given the classy setting. We decided to try our luck at the basement floors and what a serendipitous find Kinkume was! Hidden in B2, this small eatery (sits only 7 at a time) served up some excellent fish dishes at very reasonable prices. A thick slab of miso-simmered mackerel for only ¥1,800? And so tasty at that. I’m so glad we stumbled upon this place.

Even if there are no seats, do a takeaway. The bento sets look just as good. Come...