Foreigner friendly restaurants to stop by when you’re in Japan!
Jan 27, 2025
Foreigner friendly restaurants to stop by when you’re in Japan!
One of the best things to do when you’re in Japan is to try its local foods, but ordering food in Japan sometimes can be challenging as not all restaurants have English menus, and not all of them are staffed with English-speaking waiters.
This feature introduces several foreigner friendly restaurants, where you can order your food without worrying about the language barriers or going over budget
Index
- Hakata ramen at Ichiran Ramen
- Sushi-go-round at Genki Sushi
- Udon at Hanamaru Udon
- Beef bowl at Yoshinoya, Sukiya, or Matsuya
- Curry rice at Coco Ichi Curry
1. Hakata ramen at Ichiran Ramen
If you’ve been to Japan before, or familiar with the food trend in Japan, you’ve heard of Ichiran Ramen, haven’t you?
Ichiran Ramen is a chain ramen shop in Japan mainly known for its Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen. Unlike tonkotsu ramen sold at other ramen shops, the broth used for tonkotsu ramen at Ichiran Ramen is natural, made from high quality pork bones. The noodles used at Ichiran Ramen are made of a unique blend of quality flours, and the noodles are topped with a spicy red sauce made of a unique chili powder.
What makes Ichiran Ramen is better than other ramen chains, only at Ichiran Ramen you can eat with full privacy, and you can order extra ramen silently here.
Ichiran Ramen
2. Sushi-go-round at Genki Sushi
Believe me, your trip to Japan won’t be complete without trying the sushi-go-round, a.k.a. conveyor belt sushi!
Sushi-go-round, or known as kaiten zushi (回転寿司), is a sushi restaurant where sushi plates are placed on a rotating conveyor belt that moves around the restaurant and passes every table, counter, and seat.
Genki Sushi is a sushi-go-round chain established in 1990 in Japan, and it is best known for its foreigner friendly services, including multilingual menu and English-speaking staff. The sushi plates are fresh, and reasonably priced, so why don’t you stop by Genki Sushi for some amazing sushi experiences?
Genki Sushi
3. Udon at Hanamaru Udon
If you love udon, the Japanese thick noodles, you might want to stop by Hanamaru Udon, a self-service udon chain restaurant in Japan, that is best known for its hearty and savory udon.
The udon sold at Hanamaru Udon is extremely affordable, and the order process is simple: just grab a tray, and choose a side dish you like, such as tempura, oden, or onigiri, and order the udon you like. Once you’re done customizing your udon, make your way to the cashier, pay your meal, and find a seat and a table to eat at.
Hanamaru Udon
4. Beef bowl at Yoshinoya, Sukiya, or Matsuya
Beef bowl, or known as gyudon (牛丼) is a Japanese food consisting of a bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced beef and onions simmered in a mild sweet soy sauce.
It’s a very popular quick meal often enjoyed for lunch, and it’s also loved for being nutritious. The three most popular gyudon chains in Japan are Yoshinoya, Sukiya, and Matsuya, and each of them has an English menu in their stores. You can also add various toppings on your gyudon, and some of the most famous are cheese and kimchi.
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5. Curry rice at Coco Ichi Curry
Japan is famous for its curry rice, and if you want to try Japanese curry, stop by CoCo Ichibanya for its curry rice. CoCo Ichibanya’s signature menu is its pork cutlet curry rice, and the restaurant is famous for its reasonable price.
You can adjust the level of spiciness of your curry from mild to level 10. You can also add toppings like scrambled eggs, vegetables, etc to your curry rice. In addition, you can also adjust the amount of rice for your curry if you want to.
CoCo Ichibanya
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