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A long-running udon and soba house, open since 1979 in Ginza 7-chome, with a light Kansai-style broth. Lunch sets are the value; late at night it doubles as a quiet sake stop. About eight minutes from Shimbashi.

How to book: Phone or online booking; walk-ins are normal.

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A ten-seat basement shop on the Ginza 8-chome side of Shimbashi, making its own soba and udon. The wagyu sukiyaki bowl and cold noodles are the draws, and the menu comes in English. Open very late, which suits the after-work crowd.

How to book: Online reservation preferred, phone available; cash only.

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A small black-pork cutlet specialist that Tabelog has named among its top tonkatsu shops in recent years. With only a few counter seats and two tables, a booking saves a wait. Four minutes from Shimbashi.

How to book: Reserve through the website's reservation system, preferred for both lunch and dinner. Twelve seats.

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A salaryman favourite by the Karasumori exit, known for a no-frills pork cutlet set that has long been on Tabelog's tonkatsu top lists. Counter and table seats turn over fast, and there is takeaway too. Two minutes from JR Shimbashi.

How to book: No reservations; walk in. Closed Sundays and holidays.

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A counter-only eel bowl shop that puts unagi within reach for a quick meal, a rarity in the city. The izakaya menu starts at lunchtime, so it also suits a drink and a bowl on the way home. Seventeen seats; expect a brief queue at peak.

How to book: No reservations at the counter; just walk in. English menu available.

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A conger eel specialist on the fourth floor in Ginza 6-chome, working with the small premium anago called mesokko. The medium box, served with a dashi made for the eel, is the dish to order. A fine change from the usual unagi.

How to book: Online booking preferred, phone also accepted.

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A basement sake bar near the station built around kushiten, tempura on skewers fried to order, with oden and a sommelier-picked list of sake. The Shimbashi after-work crowd comes here for a quick round. One minute from the station.

How to book: Online reservation required; phone also available. Closed Sundays and holidays.

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A casual Osaka-style kappo izakaya built around tempura, sushi and yakitori, with a long sake list. The Kawachi duck shabu-shabu is the signature. Three minutes from the Karasumori exit, in the heart of Shimbashi's after-work streets.

How to book: Online booking or phone; an English menu is available.

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A counter tonkatsu shop on the fourth floor of the New Shimbashi Building, repeatedly picked for Tabelog's tonkatsu top list. Lunch comes with free refills of rice and cabbage, a big part of its following. It is a one-minute walk from the Karasumori exit.

How to book: Phone reservations accepted. Cash only; closed weekends and holidays.

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A yakitori izakaya two minutes from the Karasumori exit, in the salaryman heart of Shimbashi. Skewers are grilled with care, with grilled, fried and pot dishes around them. The site is available in English, though in-store English menus are not promised.

How to book: Phone or online booking through the site; closed weekends and holidays.

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One of Ginza's best-known Edomae sushi houses, now in its ninetieth year, with the main shop in Ginza's eighth block on the Shimbashi side. Sushi kaiseki and counter sushi are both offered. A classic first stop if you want a traditional Ginza sushi meal.

How to book: Reservations through the website's reservation portal or by phone; English version of the site exists.

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A kappo counter where the chef from Iwate pairs seasonal Iwate vegetables with seafood from Tsukiji. Crab and fugu appear in season, and the meal runs a leisurely two and a half to three hours. It is on the Hibiya line side of Shimbashi, a few minutes on foot.

How to book: Online reservation required; last seating is early evening. Phone number on the Tabelog page.

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A counter tempura shop open since 1986 and repeatedly named in Tabelog's tempura top list, known for a thick yet light batter that lets the ingredient speak. Lunch is the gentler way in for visitors, dinner the full course. Four minutes from Shimbashi's Exit A3.

How to book: Instant online reservation, no phone bookings. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

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A teppanyaki room on the 21st floor of Daiichi Hotel Tokyo, with Kobe and Sendai beef, lobster and abalone cooked at the counter. The city view is a large part of the appeal, and it is only two minutes from the station.

How to book: Online booking through the hotel's page or by phone.

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A seventh-floor counter in the Ginza 8-chome side of Shimbashi pairing yakitori with fluffy Aichi-sourced eel cooked in the soft style. The sake and shochu list is considered, and the late hours suit a long evening. Five minutes from Shimbashi.

How to book: Instant online reservation; phone for group inquiries. Weekday evenings and late night only, closed weekends and holidays.

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Chef Hideaki Motoe brings Niigata eel technique together with Kyoto kaiseki training, serving eel in reinterpreted forms and a signature unagi sushi. Opened in 2025 and already among Tabelog's highest rated Japanese places near the station. Five minutes from Shimbashi, on the Ginza side.

How to book: Online booking via Tablecheck; phone number on the Tabelog page. Multilingual menu.

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A counter of eight seats in Ginza 6-chome, in the family tempura line since the Taisho era. The frying is light and crisp, in premium sesame oil, and the omakase is the only sensible order. A ten-minute walk from Shimbashi's Ginza exit.

How to book: Online reservation preferred; phone available.

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A fourteen-seat omakase counter at the Ginza 8-chome end, on the Shimbashi side, built from old Yoshino cypress. The rice is served warm and the appetizers come with a sommelier's pairings. A Tabelog Sushi Tokyo top-hundred pick in both 2022 and 2025.

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

Listing (Tabelog) ↗ Verified 2026-09-29