5 BEST Rstaurants in Tokyo, Japan | Updated Local Picks for 2025!

Hey everyone! I'm Sarah, a Japanese local and businesswoman sharing my life and experiences straight from Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 Join me as I dive into the incredible world of Japanese food and culture, uncovering hidden gems and sharing authentic experiences in this amazing city ✨

In today's video, I’m sharing my Top 5 Favorite Restaurants in Tokyo for 2025! These are places I discovered in 2024 and absolutely loved—none of them are sponsored, just my honest recommendations. From sushi restaurants, lively izakayas to cozy cafes, there's something you'll love. I've personally selected these spots from my updated Tokyo Foodie Map 2025, which features 190 incredible places to eat around the city.

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Sarah 🌸

[TokyoFoodieSarah]

Helloooo everyone!! I’m so excited to share my updated Top 5 Restaurants for this year! 🎉 It was seriously tough narrowing it down to just 5 out of the 51 newly added spots 😂

These 51 new pins aren’t just from 51 restaurants I visited—I actually tried a lot more last year, but these are the ones that truly stood out and earned their place on the map!

Thank you so much for watching, and have an amazing weekend! 😊✨

[RtdRotem]

Thank you for this great video I will be in Japan in Oct for 22 days and it is very useful for me to start make part of my trip map

[quadratic]

Perfecting timing for this video Sarah. I have a friend visiting Tokyo in February. I’m going to send him this video to watch. The standing sushi bar is a good idea for people who want to dabble with high end sushi but not fully commit to a set meal.

[ragsoh]

As usual, thanks for your great recommendations. With much love from Singapore.

[kylokev]

Ahhhh! All these places look amazing. But I actually gasped with excitement out loud when you described the tea and karaage mix place! Keep up the great work, your channel is such a rich and authentic resource for us English speakers looking for local food in Tokyo and beyond.

[tmclbnk]

Sarah, I think I'm going to take on the eleven bar challenge. Throwing in several cafes could make an incredible experience!

[boxerblake]

Zaru soba was a surprise for me. Didn't think I'd love it, but it's my goto every time I visit Japan.

[gameguy_]

Very interesting. One of these days, when the time is right and the finances are set, I’d like to visit Japan. I’ll keep this video in mind, when that occurs.

[kibatamc]

Thanks for the recommendations! Could you do a video on where to buy second hand kimono?

[DominicHalsey-ducr]

Sarah I'm glad you are name the top 5 restaurants in Tokyo. Sarah this is what separates you from other content creators, because you talk about different topics in Japan.

[krismckenna]

Heading there Feb 2025 so I appreciate the information

[kupski]

You need videos and pictures of where you went instead of just your dialogue