Japan
Places I'd actually send a friend
From 1,400+ saved spots, these are the ones worth your time — restaurants, cafes, bars, and hidden gems I'd genuinely recommend.
.donut factory（ドットドーナツファクトリー）
🚃 Kobe (JR Tokaido)
ABURA SOBA • MIX SOBA ROMAN
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Cafe
🚃 Tokyo (JR Yamanote)
and wander MIYASHITA PARK
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
aoma coffee
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
Ayahiro Falls
Ayuya Waterfall
B portland coffee roastery
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
B-PUMP Ogikubo and Shop
🚃 Kichijoji (JR Chuo)
B-SIDE LABEL 原宿店
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
Bamboo Forest
Bar Composition
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
Bar Trench
🚃 Ebisu (JR Yamanote)
BEAMS GOLF YURAKUCHO
🚃 Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
Beams Japan
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
Ben Fiddich ベンフィディック
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
Botanic Gardens of Toyama
Bouldering gym roca (Roca)
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
BUAISOU
Camera Kitamura Osaka-Umeda Secondhand Center
🚃 Umeda (Hankyu/Hanshin)
COFFEE Aoi
🚃 Roppongi (Tokyo Metro Hibiya)
Coffee Elementary School
🚃 Asakusa (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
Coffee Supreme Tokyo
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
coffee swamp
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
DE FRITES STAAN
🚃 Kyoto (JR Tokaido)
dotccoffee（coffee & japanese tea）
🚃 Kobe (JR Tokaido)
dotcom coffee Asakusabashi
🚃 Akihabara (JR Yamanote)
Dotonbori
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
flour＋water Nakameguro
🚃 Nakameguro (Tokyu Toyoko)
Found MUJI 青山
🚃 Omotesando (Tokyo Metro)
FUGLEN SANGŪBASHI
🚃 Yoyogi (JR Yamanote)
Fukagawa Edo Museum
🚃 Tokyo (JR Yamanote)
G. Sakai Knife Museum
GARAGE SUN'S ガレージサンズ
GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS
🚃 Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
GLITCH COFFEE OSAKA
🚃 Osaka (JR Osaka Loop)
"low crowd version of the Tokyo ones"
Gyoza-dokoro Sukemasa - Takatsuji Main Shop
🚃 Kyoto (JR Tokaido)
Hakata Issou
🚃 Fukuoka (JR Sanyo)
"the ramen brought me to tears"
Hakutsuru Brewery
HARUTA
🚃 Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
Herb Museum ハーブ ミュージアム
🚃 Kobe (JR Tokaido)
Hikiniku to Come (Shibuya)
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
"super incredible hamburg. honestly the shaved daikon makes it SO GOOD"
Hue Coffee Roaster
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
"friendly folks, great spot"
Ippodo Tea Kyoto Main Store
🚃 Kyoto (JR Tokaido)
"300 yr old tea house. Great purveyor of green teas"
Isegohonten
🚃 Nakameguro (Tokyu Toyoko)
"great department store"
Jackroad
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
"great place to find vintage watches"
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
🚃 Shimokitazawa (Odakyu)
"small musuem but has some really cool built in history if you like craft arts"
JB's TOKYO MIYASHITA PARK店
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
"tons of stores and solid restaurants. a great place to take a break if you're boppin' around shibuya"
Kama-Asa
🚃 Asakusa (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
"kind of pricey but way cheaper than American. Lots of great kitchen equipment. They also opened up a knife store recently across the street as well"
Kappabashi Kitchen Street
🚃 Asakusa (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
Katsukichi Shin-Marunouchi Building
🚃 Tokyo (JR Yamanote)
"all time favorite Tonkatsu restaurant in Tokyo. Has an incredible salad as well"
Kinkaku-ji
KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru
🚃 Tokyo (JR Yamanote)
"true Omakase coffee experience that I got a lot of mujō coffee inspiration from"
Kurasu Kyoto
🚃 Kyoto (JR Tokaido)
"peak! found out about them in 2015-2016 when they were just a purveyor of coffee products"
LOST AND FOUND TOKYO STORE
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
"cool curated goods"
Maruya Soba
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
Matsuya Udon
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
MUJI GINZA
🚃 Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
"THE THE Flagship Muji store. Really beautifully designed, it does get busy though!"
Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort
Nanamica Daikanyama
🚃 Daikanyama (Tokyu Toyoko)
"TNF Purple Label"
nexpect coffee
🚃 Akihabara (JR Yamanote)
"former founder of Fuglen Tokyo left to create this spot"
niko and ... TOKYO
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
"like urban outfitters but way better"
Okonomiyaki Kiji
🚃 Osaka (JR Osaka Loop)
"incredible okonomiyaki!"
Pepper Lunch Kabukichō Shop
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
"good cheap eats"
Raw Sugar Roast
🚃 Shimokitazawa (Odakyu)
"truly hipster-y. Good eats though"
ROAR COFFEE Tokyo Ginza
🚃 Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
"found this a few years ago ~2019 when they first opened. One of the best spots in Ginza that's not as queue heavy as Glitch"
Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience
🚃 Omotesando (Tokyo Metro)
"great exploration into tea"
Sanuki Udon Menki Yashima Shibuya Maruyamacho
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
"come hungry, the udon is made fresh and you can watch them!"
Sarutahiko Coffee The Bridge
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
"great spot for a rest/wifi break"
Single O Ryogoku Roastworks/Cafe
🚃 Asakusa (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
"i love sumida-ku so naturally this is a great spot i've been able to go work at, hang out, and just have great coffee"
Soba Shinshū-ya
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
Suntory Yamazaki Distillery
"great history lesson on Yamazaki. Lots of tasting opportunities"
Tacos 3Hermanos Harajuku Tacos Public Hall
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
"founder lived 20years plus in mexico and brought 2 of his brothers back to Japan to create this spot. It's truly authentic mexican food"
Tamawarai
🚃 Harajuku (JR Yamanote)
"essentially a one man operation. slow and intentional but one of the best soba's i've had ever"
Tennoji Park
🚃 Namba (Osaka Metro)
THE NORTH FACE Backmagic (ザ･ノース･フェイス バックマジック)
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
THE NORTH FACE LAB
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
The SG Club
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
"great drinks!"
Torigen Shinjukunishiguchiten
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
"casual easy eating yakitori. a super incredible tsukune"
Toritake
🚃 Shibuya (JR Yamanote)
"super casual style yakitori izakaya"
Tortilla Club TORTILLERIA
🚃 Shimokitazawa (Odakyu)
"house made tortillas!"
Tsukiji Sushi Sei (New Branch)
🚃 Ginza (Tokyo Metro Ginza)
"great, easy, omakase"
Yayoiken Nishi-Shinjuku
🚃 Shinjuku (JR Yamanote)
"I had many a meals here. I just love how simple and afforadable it is"
直心庵
"incredible soba in tokushima."