Tsukishima Monja Tamatoya Koenji — Restaurant in Tokyo

From the outside, this secret gem of a restaurant looks unassuming. Just a very short cross from Koenji station, the place was easy to find and it had an organised queue system.

We visited today, and once we were let in, the delicious smell of the Monjayaki grilling on the hot plates will take the senses away. We were led to our seats on the second floor with hidden compartments to neatly store our large coats.

The staff was super helpful and helped explain the menu items and the specials to us.

We started with a very delicious omelette.

Throughout the meal, the staff was super attentive, kept helping us (but also managed to keep other tables entertained) and even had a very nice and friendly conversation with us, recommending the best dishes. The quality of the food was also superb.

They are known for their mentaiko monjayaki topped with cheese, which was superb. The grilled oysters were sublime and very juicy and amazingly delicious. I think everything here is delicious. The prices were also very reasonable :)

An overall very amazing experience — would highly recommend this place for the food, the attentive and friendly service and the very cool place.

The music was also very appropriate and...

We went there kinda randomly without knowing what to expect.

We followed recommandations (marked on the menu that is in Japanese only). You have recommended dish and recommend toppings that to with.

You have to take a dish per person (you can take a small one per person). Anyway you'll have one after the other and share. And it was really excellent.

It is in the spirit of okonomiyaki (kind of omelette from Hiroshima) but there it is more liquid. The taste is kinda unique and very interesting.

Everything is prepared by the very friendly staff and you just have to use your small spatula to eat pieces (don't wait to much as it is on a hot plate and can therefore burn a...

Food is wonderful! Nori-san is very friendly. Even though my Japanese is bad, he still tried to make conversation with me, and that made me feel at ease as this was my first time hving Monja in Japan. They cook the food in front of you so that’s a pretty unique experience The monjayaki comes in two sizes, which in the menu is written 茶碗 and 丼. First is the smaller size (chawan) and the latter is bigger (don). I didn’t know. I thought it is a rice set 😂 so just fyi if u are new, too. I could finish don on my own but i guess if you want to try more flavours, can go...