Kiwamiya Shibuya PARCO Store — Restaurant in Tokyo

Kiwamiya, a grilled beef burger restaurant, is located at B1 Shibiya Parco. It is easily accessible : locate Shinuya Parco first then take the escalator down to B1 turn left. Anyway you can’t miss the restaurant because there is constantly a queue outside the small restaurant. There are only two bar counters accommodate around 25-30 patrons. No tables. If you have small kids, then maybe they find it difficult to sit on the bar chairs. This is not a restaurant where you can hang out to have a meal leisurely. People are waiting few feet away from the bar counters. When we were waiting for our seating, the couple in front had two very young children. The mother held her young kid on her lap and fed him with his food whilst the father fed the young boy who was sitting uncomfortably on the bar chair.

Staff are nice and efficient. Once they took your order and you are expected to wait for around an hour. (One tip : maybe you don’t need to wait too long after 3pm). We were lucky to be seated at the counter in 35 minutes. We ordered 2 medium hamburger and waygu beef steak sets (2850 yen each) and 2 medium hamburger sets (2090 yen each) with the side dishes includes unlimited rice, salad, miso soup and soft serve ice cream. Soon after we were seated, our side dishes (unlimited rice, salad, miso soup) were served. The chef confirmed our orders before he started to sear the burgers and beef steaks. I think the pounding of the burgers make the texture become more fluffy. I started to pound my burger patty when I returned home after the trip. Guess what? It works, the burger texture become fluffier and softer!

Just a reminder: when the chef put the burger on a small plate the first time, he just wants to show you the raw burgers are now ready to be seared on his hot plate. You just need to wait for him to put the slightly seared burger on your plate the second time then you can start to cook your burger to your liking.

The staff were very nice and friendly. The chef was funny yet courteous. Although he spoke little English he tried his best to communicate. He was pounding and cooking the burgers constantly in front of hot grills, yet he was polite and pleasant to his patrons. 👍

The marinated burger patty was scrumptious and melted in your mouth whilst the side sauces perfectly complemented the beef burger. 🍔

A great and convenient place to have a quick meal before a visit to the Nintendo store on 6/F or the nearby Shibuya Sky. (We walked to Shibuya Sky after lunch: if you have time, read my reviews on Shibuya Sky and stunning photos at Mt. Fuji.)

If you want to add more flavor to your beef burger then you definitely order a raw egg with truffle salt. You will definitely enjoy the already tasty burger even more. The savory broth with some sautéed onion is refreshing to your taste palette. Also the burger is complimented with the salad with sesame dressing.

I will visit Kiwamiya again when I...

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Food was so good that we had to return a second time during our trip. Be prepared to join a standing queue for about 1 hour - even when we visited at an off-peak timing we had to wait around 40 minutes. But the food was so worth it!

The staff are polite and efficient, with a 1:3 ratio of staff to customers. They are also very attentive to food hygiene, and put on a pair of clean gloves each time they handle the meat.

We had the Imari beef steak (~¥3,000 for 180g) which was flavourful with melt-in-the-mouth goodness. The chef does a light sear on each side, before plating it for you to cook it on the hot plate to the doneness you prefer. Cook the meat with the metal chopsticks, before eating it with the wooden chopsticks. Customers are provided 6 options of condiments and dipping sauces for the meat.

We also had the hamburger steak (¥1,800 for 200g) which is prepared in a similar manner. You can enjoy it by breaking off and cooking smaller portions individually. This is the option that most other customers went for. The meat is extremely tasty, bursting in flavour with every bite. Do not be fooled by the more affordable price compared to the Imari steak - I daresay I enjoyed both as much, but in different ways!

Sides are refillable and about ¥200 per option. Alternatively, you can have the set which encompasses all the sides (rice, salad, onion soup, soft serve ice-cream) for ¥400.

Finally, there is a Halal wagyu beef hamburger option. Their Halal food certificate is displayed prominently at the front of their store. There were several Muslim guests enjoying the food here as well.

It is situated in the PARCO building. A must-try in Shibuya if you do not...