One of the classic Japanese comfort food is Omurice which rice is wrapped in omelette. Enjoy the magical taste by professional chef’s hand – just fry some rice, wrap it in an egg, and put a sauce that you pick from a choice. It’s delicious! Below is a listof 5 best Omurice restaurants in Tokyo to discover:
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Strong Aroma Omurice in Azabu Shokudo
You can get this popular Omurice restaurant in Tokyo, which is located in a typical residential area. It attracts with its spacious basement diner that lit up through the natural light flowing in from the terrace. In this place, the omurice is a popular lunch choice and you can choose many types of sauce with omelet and rice, such as white sauce, demi-glace sauce, or tomato sauce. If you are trying for the first time then you can go for the traditional tomato sauce. It provides a strong aroma, with an amazing taste that contains rich flavor and unforgettable taste with chicken and vegetable fillings. You need to call in advance for lunch omurice take-outs, you can also enjoy looking at the chef cooking right in front of you while sitting on the counter.
Address: Azabu West B1F, 4 – 18 – 1 Nishi – Azabu, Minto – Ku, Tokyo.
Enjoy Signature Dishes of Taimeiken
One of the signature dishes of this restaurant is tampopo omurice, tampopo is the Japanese word for dandelion and they present the omelet looks like a flower blossom when sliced. The omelet is placed beautifully on the top of fried rice. You can get to this restaurant only a minute walking distance from Nihonbashi station. Try to discover the first floor that offers more casual eatery with surprisingly affordable prices and then also can visit the traditional restaurant on the second floor. Tampopo omurice in Taimeiken is an eye-catching visual feast as well.
Address: 1 – 12 – 10 Nihonbashi, Chuo – Ku, Tokyo
This restaurant offers Western-style rice menu which is believed as one of the first restaurants in Japan. Their fried rice is not wrapped in an omelet and instead they provide cooked dish with the eggs. They provide other popular dishes as well such as fried oysters, pork cutlets, fried lobster and hashed beef with rice.
Address: 3 -5 – 16 Ginza, Chuo – ku, Tokyo
Pumpkin – Famous for Vegetables Omurice
This restaurant is located in the western suburb named Sengawa which is a typical old-school Japanese eatery. Enjoy an unforgettable taste from ketchup-flavored omurice including mushrooms, chicken, and onions. Pumpkin is a locally popular omurice restaurants for over thirty years. They provide lunch set with a reasonable price including a salad and corn soup.
Address: 1 – 11 – 5 Sengawacho, Chofu – shi, Tokyo
Offers Home-style Classic Omurice – @Homecafe
Let’s take a great taste of the classic home-style Omurice. This café presents very pretty drawing pictures with ketchup on the “Piyopiyo-Piyopiyo Hiyoko-san Rice.” You have the opportunity to request drawing any characters as you wish. Have more fun before eating the dish, the maids will ask you to chant the magic words “moe moe kyun” and they believe that it makes the food tastier.
Address: 101 – 0021, Tokyo, Chiyoda City, 11