Okonomiyaki is often described as a type of cabbage pancake. This description is not far from the truth as a kind of pancake mix and cabbage form the basic ingredients. Into this various other ingredients are added such as seafood, beef, pork and ingredients such as corn, mushrooms, mung beans.

Sometimes cheese is also added if that is what you like. The okonomiyaki pancake is usually cooked at a grill at your table and often it is your job to do the mixing and flipping of the pancake. The staff will usually give you a quick lesson if you are a newbie. Continue Reading

Location: Ebisu station (Yamanote, Hibiya lines) or Daikanyama station (Toyoko line)
Tel: 03 5459-7685
Address: 2-10-2 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 12:00-17:00 (Lunch) , 18:00-24:00 (Dinner). Sat/Sun: 12:00-17:00 (Brunch), 18:00-24:00 (Dinner)
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Location: Akasaka-Mitsuke
Tel: 03-3580-9090
Address: Akasaka Tokyu Plaza Bldg. 2F, 2-14-3Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Open: 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-11:00pm; Sat-Sun 10:00am-11:00pm
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The size and taste of these hamburgers is as you would find in the U.S., so many of their clientelle are foreigners. As well as indoor seating, they have an outdoor terrace.

Location: Azabu-Juban station (Namboku line). 
Tel: 03.3444.4560
Address: 5-1-20 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm ; Sun 11:00am-6:00pm
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Maps: Hirou, Azabu

How to get there: Use Exit 5a and turn left when you reach street level. Keep walking until you see a JOMO petrol (gas) station, a DoCoMo office, and several small side streets. After you pass the 3rd traffic light, it is the 2nd white building.

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Tel: 03-3403-7767
Address: 1-11-6-1F Nishi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00am-11:00pm; Fri-Sat 11:00am-5:00am
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The Hamburger Inn is one of Tokyo’s oldest hamburger shops, opened in 1950.

Location: Hongo-3-chome station or Kasuga station
Access: 2 minute walk from Hongo 3-chome station or 4 minutes from Kasuga station (toei mita-sen)
Tel: 03-3815-6044
Address: Fire House, 4-5-10 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 11:00-23:30
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The Firehouse patties are fairly small and the burgers don’t have a great deal of vegetables. They also have a large amount of mayonnaise, so if you are not a big fan of mayo, you should order the hamburger without the mayo.

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Tel:03-3639-5201
Address: 2-28-5 Ningyocho, Nihonbashi, Chuoku, Tokyo
Hours: 11:00-15:00, 17:30-22:00. Saturdays: 11:00-22:00, Sundays/Public Holidays: 11:00-17:00 

At Bozers, they have 34 different types of Hamburgers to choose from. Lunch-time there are 9 types and 1 hamburger of the day. Their biggest burger is over 10 inches tall!

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Location: Ikejiri-Ohashi Station (East Exit)
Tel: 03-6661-8560
Address: Tokyo-to, Meguro-ku, Higashi-yama, 2-3-1 Aoyama Bldg 1F
Hours: 11:30-22:00
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Golden Brown opened on April 20, 2008. The recommended hamburger is the ‘Golden Brown’s Hamburger’, which is a Smoked Mushroom Cheese Hamburger for 1,300 yen. Their normal burgers cost around 900 yen.

Tel: 03-3498-5488
Hours: 11:00-23:00?Lunch 11:00-15:00?
Address: Shibuya-ku, Higashi, 1-8-1 K HOUSE 1F

Tel: 03-3466-5970.
Address: Yoyogi 5-64-7. Open daily 11am-10:30pm

ARMS is across from the west entrance of Yoyogi Park, between Yoyogi-Koen station (Chiyoda subway line) and Sangubashi station (Odakyu line)

Tel: 03 6666-5343
Location: Roppongi Station
Access: 5 minutes from Roppongi crossing, No. 5 exit.
No. of seats: 40
Hours: 11:00 – 05:00

Tel: 03 3441-5028
Address: 7025 Franklin Avenue is located near Gotanda station. 3-15-18 Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 11.00-21.00(-19.30 on Sundays)
Number of seats: table 42, counter 7 people , and 16 seats on terrace

Tel: 03-5500-5066
Address: 1-6-1 Daiba, Decks Tokyo Beach 5F, Minato-ku
Hours: Open 11am-4pm and 5-11pm daily
Price: Beers from 500 yen, Dinner Buffet from 2,480 yen

Address: Minato-ku, Akasaka, 9-7-4, Tokyo Mid-Town
Location: Roppongi station (underground), 3 minute walk.
Dates: July 27 to August 26 (last years dates)
Hours: 11:00-21:00

This is an open air beer garden in the swish Midtown district in Roppongi.
The only down side is you can only buy Suntory beer.

Location: Azabu Juban Station, Exit 2.
Tel: 03 3455-5551

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Tel: 03 5479 4555
Price: US$21-30
Address: 2-1-3 Higashi-shinagawa
Directions: Tennoz Isle station on the monorail from Hamamatsucho.

This bayside micro-brewery focuses on American cuisine, with influences from Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Located in Tennozu Isle next to an urban canal, Tokyo Harbor Brewery is massive by Tokyo standards.

Tel: 03-5321-5349
Address: 1-1-4 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 5pm-10pm. Sep 1-17, 5pm-9.30pm (closed on rainy days)
Price: 90 minute all you can drink for 3,500 yen
Dinner: 3,000-3999yen
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Location: Asakusa
Address: 1-4-1 Hanakawado, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3842-1111
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Enjoy a view of the Sumida river, while feasting on Okinawan dishes and the tropical theme that the Matsuya department store is putting out this year at their beer garden. The beer is Asahi Super Dry and Asahi dark and an all-you-can-drink plan costs 1,700 yen. Closed in the event of rain and during the Sumida fireworks festival.

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Access: Kudanshita Station (Toei/Tokyo Metro), Exit 4, 1 minute walk
Website: http://www.kudankaikan.or.jp/access/index.html
Tel: 03-3261-5521(Japanese)

Kudan Kaikan is one of the better examples of early Showa era buildings around Tokyo so give yourself a bit of time to tour the premises. In addition to a wonderful beer garden it also serves as a hotel, houses several restaurants and is a popular wedding ceremony and picture location

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Location: Aoyama-Itchome (Exit 2 or A1),
Tel: 03 3746-7723
Address: Minato-ku, Moto-Akasaka 2-2-23
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How to get there: From Aoyama-Itchome (Exit 2 or A1), walk up Gaien-Higashi-dori, alongside the wall of the Imperial Guesthouse garden.

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