Kittan Gyoza — Restaurant in Tokyo

I am reluctant to post this review because I do not want one of my favorite go-to restaurants to be overrun with tourists (last time I ate here there was an inordinate amount of tourists who seem to have discovered this place). However, this an adorable gyoza place in the cute and trendy Nakameguro area. It’s about a 5 minute walk from Nakameguro station, and it’s sort of easy to miss as the sign is small and its one the second floor. The atmosphere is light and airy, and actually not what one may expect in a gyoza place. Their menu is a variety of gyoza, all delicious, and a few other smallish but shareable chicken and vegetable dishes. They also serve beer and Japanese cocktails (sake, highball, etc). The prices are also extremely reasonable, especially at lunch (note credit cards are not accepted at lunch, only dinner). I love this place and will continue to come here, hopefully it does not get too crowded like so many...

We’ve spent about a week in Tokyo. This was by far our favourite dinner so far. Food tasted delicious. We really liked the portion sizes. Perfect for sharing but you also get to try lots of items on the menu. Highly recommend. We didn’t need a reservation.

Staff were very friendly and service was exceptional. We got a bottle of wine which they kept chilled in the back for us but we never had to ask for a top up.

We suggest going even if you’re not in the area. Close to a train station in a cute neighbourhood.

Enjoy!

PS, get the soft...

I'm not going to leave a 1 star review because we didn't get to eat here but I think it fair to warn others. For some reason, they have a minimum spend per person of 2000 yen plus 1 drink. This doesn't make a lot of sense given the menu prices. Sets are around 1400 yen.

We were looking to share a few smaller things and opted to eat elsewhere once saw this. They had seats available and lost a customer. It is annoying to look into a place and travel there specifically only to be faced with that. I think it is a...