Category Archives: CHAIN RESTAURANTS

Have you ‘bean’ to Komeda’s Coffee コメダ珈琲店,? One of our favourite Japanese coffee shop chains, there are almost 1,100 Komeda’s Coffee shops across Japan. Started in 1968 in Nagoya, Komeda’s coffee shop is often like taking a step back in time with their brown wooden furniture and bare red brick walls. Famous for their affordable […]

Japan has some tasty foods and treats but one of the most delicious desserts has to be ‘Happy Pancakes’ – these are fluffy pancakes which are wonderfully wobbly topped with sweet or savory sides. One of the best known Japanese pancake restaurants is A Happy Pancake, with locations in big Japanese cities like Ginza and […]

Kura Sushi has to be Japan’s most joyful conveyor belt sushi bar (“kaitenzushi”) and revolving restaurant. Popular with locals and travellers alike, Kura Sushi is one of the biggest restaurant chains in Japan, a fun and inexpensive dining experience. All of the sushi, snacks and drinks arrive by conveyor belt – even putting away your […]

More Matsunoya pork tonkatsu please – one of the best (and cheapest) tonkatsu chain restaurants in Japan, Matsunoya is a must visit next time you are in Japan. With tonkatsu set meals starting from just 590 Yen (around £3 / $4 USD) in 2024, Japan’s Matsunoya is a great place to sit down and tuck […]

Dining at Denny’s Japan isn’t exactly an authentic Japanese dining experience but it is a cheap and cheerful chain restaurant for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Packed with families at the weekends and business meetings in the week (plus senior citizens every day), Denny’s in Japan is a Western style diner experience with a MASSIVE menu […]

A little bit of Italy in Japan, Saizeriya is a cheap and cheerful Italian chain restaurant in Japan which is popular with younger diners, families and budget travellers (so us!). Whilst the quality of food varies, Saizeriya in Japan is certainly a very cheap place to eat out in Japan and hugely popular with locations […]

Japan’s Mister Donut chain (Misdo) is a popular place for sweet treats, decadent desserts and sublime limited edition donuts and colourful, chewy collaborations – it is the no.1 donut in Japan! Disregard Dunkin Donuts and clear out the Krispy Kreme because Mister Donut in Japan is the top of the donut shops and Japan’s number […]