Little Tokyo With Love: 5 Japanese Restaurants You Can Visit
Little Tokyo in Makati is a go-to place for getting some of the best Japanese cuisines around the metro. Many people visit this spot to have a bite of Japan. In this feature article, The Philippine Primer tours you around where you can get your next Japanese feast.
Yakiniku A5 Toku
Yakiniku A5 Toku/ IMAGE by Philippine Primer
Gaining popularity as high-end yakinuku restaurant that uses charcoal fire in Ginza, Yakinuku A5 Toku is now here to serve everyone with A5 rank high-class Japanese black beef. With its relaxing ambiance and open space, the place is ideal for any kind of event such as business meetings, gatherings. and drinking parties. Currently, they are temporarily closed. For more updates, please follow their official Facebook page.
Address: Little Tokyo, 2277 Chino Roces Ave., Amorsolo St, Legazpi Vill., Makati
Phone: 0999-438-5943/ 0977-435-3357
Business Hours: 11:30 am – 11:00 pm
Facebook: YAKINIKUA5TOKU
Website: yakiniku-a5-toku-little-tokyo.business.site
Card: Accepted
Cashless payment: Unavailable
Smoking: Designated smoking area
Ramen Shimada
Ramen Shimada Tonkotsu Shoyu/ IMAGE by Philippine Primer
Famous for their traditional tonkotsu soy sauce, Ramen Shimada is home to authentic and well-crafted Japanese dishes. They serve delicious food at an affordable price. It starts at P250, which comes with unlimited white rice. Currently, they are closed until further notice. For more updates, please follow their official Facebook page.
Address: Little Tokyo, 2277 Chino Roces Ave., Amorsolo St, Legazpi Vill., Makati
Phone: 0956-041-7181／0929-613-1281
Facebook: ramenshimada
Website: ramen-shimada.business.site/
Okonomiyaki Kagura
Okonomiyaki Kagura/ IMAGE by Philippine Primer
As an established store in Manila, Okonomiyaki Kagura is one of the best spots to dine in Little Tokyo. They serve Kansai and Hiroshima styles okonomiyaki. Each month, the head of Kagura which came from Okayama and also a secretariat of the Manila Fierce Tigers Association holds a cheering party while watching the broadcast of the Tigers game.
Address: Little Tokyo, 2277 Chino Roces Ave., Amorsolo St, Legazpi Vill., Makati
Phone: 0912-858-1635 ／0915-773-9607
Business Hours: 12:30 pm – 9:00 pm (closed on Monday)
Facebook: KaguraOkonomiyaki
Website: kagura.ph-co.jp
Card: Unavailable
Cashless payment: Unavailable
Smoking: Designated smoking area
Izakaya Oishinbo
Izakaya Kenshin Takiniku Nabe/ IMAGE by Philippine Primer
Izakaya in Little Tokyo will remind you of downtown Japan. Once inside, you’ll see a lot of dishes that will practically make you feel you’re in Japan. They make their own yakitori sauce for their meats and their pickled Chinese cabbage and ginger for their sushi.
Address: Little Tokyo, 2277 Chino Roces Ave., Amorsolo St, Legazpi Vill., Makati
Phone: 0927-345-2154
Business Hours: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Facebook: Honarijapaneserestaurant
Website: oishinbo.business.site/
Card: Accepted
Cashless payment: Accepted
Smoking: Non-smoking
Hana
Hana Restaurant/IMAGE by Philippine Primer
Hana is a Japanese restaurant easily recognizable by the Takoyaki grill by the entrance. They serve a wide variety of Japanese food such as sushi, tempura, yakitori, noodles, snacks, and bento boxes. Takoyaki is highly recommended by customers. It became a popular item and is now a staple food.
Address: Little Tokyo, 2277 Chino Roces Ave., Amorsolo St, Legazpi Vill., Makati
Phone: 0927-221-9711／0956-556-8501
Business Hours: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Facebook: Hana.Restaurant.Little.Tokyo.Makati
Card: Unavailable
Cashless payment: Unavailable
Smoking: Smoking seat (up to 2 hours), a smoking area designated
This first appeared in Philippine Primer’s English and Japanese Magazines February 2021 issue
