Gotanda五反田

Thick-cut pork fried at a low temperature, served with rice cooked in a wooden hangiri and free refills of rice and cabbage. The katsudon topped with a soft egg and coriander is the odd one out. A practical office-district lunch three minutes from the east exit.

How to book: Online instant booking available; no phone needed. A multilingual page is provided.

Official site ↗ Listing (Tabelog) ↗ Verified 2026-09-29

A six-seat counter opened in 2022 that has become one of Gotanda's most reviewed ramen shops. The focus is oyster-based broth alongside regional soba styles. Four minutes from the west exit.

How to book: No reservations; walk in. Six counter seats, cash only.

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A standing-only Sanuki-style udon counter of twelve places, one of the most celebrated in eastern Japan. The chicken tempura bukkake udon is the order. Open very early and very late, one minute from the west exit.

How to book: No reservations; standing counter, walk in.

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A one-minute walk from the station, split between a casual standing bar by the entrance and a seated area further in. Lunch is soba with rice-bowl sets, and evenings are seasonal small plates with sake before a soba finish.

How to book: Online booking through TableCheck; the standing bar section is walk-in.

Official site ↗ Verified 2026-09-29

Rice with hot dashi poured over, in versions with sesame sauce, mackerel or sea bream, plus grilled eel and steamed Yanagawa-style eel rice. A lighter meal than a full course. Five minutes from the west exit.

How to book: Reservations by phone; closed Sundays.

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A calm wood-toned yakitori and wine izakaya that has been running near the west exit since 2017. Skewers are paired with about forty wines, which sets it apart from the usual smoky yakitori bar. Three minutes from the station.

How to book: Online reservation preferred; phone accepted during business hours. Closed Sundays and holidays.

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A kushiage counter, deep-fried skewers served course-style, run by a chef trained at a Bib Gourmand shop. The house oil blend keeps the coating light. Four minutes from exit A2.

How to book: Online reservations required; phone inquiries only in the afternoon; closed Mondays.

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A chicken specialist that butchers its birds in-house and serves raw and lightly cooked dishes beside the grilled skewers. A Tabelog chicken top one hundred pick for 2025, with only twenty-four seats. Three minutes from the station.

How to book: Online reservation only, no phone; cancellation fees apply. Closed Sundays and holidays; adults only.

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A Kanto-style eel shop known for fluffy grilled eel and the layered rice bowl called mamushi. Closed Sundays and holidays. Between Gotanda and Osaki-Hirokoji, about seven minutes on foot.

How to book: Dinner reservations by phone for early evening slots only; no lunch reservations.

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An izakaya that specialises in grilled eel skewers and yakitori, with an English menu. Try the eel skewers and the eel with butter. One minute from the station, open from the afternoon.

How to book: Online reservations through the shop's page; phone also accepted.

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A counter-and-table yakiniku room that offers Matsusaka beef lean cuts and wagyu fillet by the single slice, plus offal. The slice-by-slice ordering suits a small group who want to sample rather than commit. About six minutes from the JR east exit.

How to book: Reservation through the shop page or by phone; closed Sundays and holidays.

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An Edomae sushi counter with nine seats downstairs and private rooms upstairs, using carefully chosen rice and fish bought directly from producers. English menus and a multilingual site make it one of the easier bookings for visitors. Four minutes from the east exit.

How to book: Online reservation only; no phone bookings. Two seatings each evening; closed Mondays.

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A basement izakaya opened in 2015 that is particular about fish, working through a set course of creative dishes. Named to Tabelog's izakaya East top one hundred three years running. Two minutes from the west exit; book well ahead.

How to book: Reservation only by phone (Japanese), only under the booker's own name. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

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A sushi counter that is among the hardest reservations in Gotanda, with fish bought daily at Toyosu and a sake sommelier on the team. Omakase runs to about twenty pieces and small dishes, with sake pairings available. Three minutes from the east exit.

How to book: Online reservation only; no phone bookings. Payment is cashless only.

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A monthly-changing seasonal course built on domestic ingredients, finished with clay-pot rice of Uonuma koshihikari. Sake and wine pairings are available. English, Chinese and Korean menus.

How to book: Online reservations only; private rooms for groups of five or more; closed Sundays.

Official site ↗ Listing (Tabelog) ↗ Verified 2026-09-30