Maido Okini Higashishinjuku Shokudo — Restaurant in Tokyo

I came here because I was staying 2 blocks away and watched a Mark Wiens video where he highlighted this place as a local diner frequented by locals. I arrived on a Wednesday morning around 6:15 am and the place had about 5-6 other customers, all locals. The food gives you a good cross section of what the locals eat for breakfast. We tried some mackerel, dumplings, roast beef with noodles, tofu, squash, miso soup, and a bowl of rice. Each item was ¥150-300 (US $1-2). Expect to pay ¥1200 (USD $8) for a filling breakfast. The food is mostly cold because it's prepared an hour or more in advance and left sitting on the counter top for customers to grab. Two industrial-grade microwaves are present in the back--be careful with these, as they are more powerful than your normal microwaves. 10 second is all you need, up to 20 seconds max if you want it hot. Overall,...

We got a wonderful Japanese style breakfast here. You pick up a tray and pick any dishes you like. A very good range of options from cold appetisers dishes (oden) to grilled fish dishes. Rice and miso soup can also be added. There was also a menu to order freshly cooked hot meals. Very good value for money and we left feeling satisfied and fuelled for our morning exploring Tokyo. Basic English spoken by staff, but was easy enough to point and communicate with some broken English! Tables were clean, and they kept us topped up with ice cold water. We noticed too late, but microwave was available if you wanted to heat...

This is the place that I come to eat for breakfast while staying in Shinjuku since they open since 6 AM. You can consider this place as self service restaurant. They all speak Japanese but it is not difficult to get food. You can just pick anything that you want and put it on your tray. Each food has different price shown on it. After that, you walk to the center to get rice and soup. And then go the left hand side of the restaurant to pay the money. They accept cash and card and can provide the receipt as well. If you don’t want to get hungry in morning, just come...