Princess Tart, Kichijoji: Fruit Tarts & Tea
Princess Tart in Kichijoji is a fruit-tart and tea specialist that opened in 2025. Around 14 seasonal tarts, cashless only — hours, what to know and a map.
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Spaghetti Pancho, Kichijoji: Free-Upsize Napolitan
Spaghetti Pancho in Kichijoji serves Showa-era napolitan where small, regular and large cost the same. Hours to 23:00, what to order, toppings and a map.
Linde Kichijoji: Tokyo’s German Bakery Since 1997
Linde in Kichijoji makes real German bread — dense rye loaves and a proper pretzel — from 1997 recipes. Hours, what to buy, the 2nd-floor café and a map.
Okashinoie Noe: A 1975 Cake Shop & Café in Nerima, Tokyo
A long-running cake shop and cafe in Nerima's Shakujii, baking fresh cakes, baumkuchen, leaf pie and chocolates since 1975 — with hours, parking and how to visit.
Hard Off & Off House Hachioji Owada: A Giant Reuse Treasure Hunt in West Tokyo
Inside the Hard Off, Off House and Hobby Off reuse complex in Hachioji, western Tokyo - a secondhand treasure hunt with old kimono, Showa retro, ceramics, folk crafts and 600-plus guitars.
Takinoya: An Old-School Soba Shop in Mitaka, Tokyo
Takinoya, an old-school tatami-room soba shop in Shinkawa, Mitaka (west Tokyo): a 1,100 yen duck soba, closed Wednesdays, cash or QR only, and a genuine local feel off the tourist track.
Imahana: A Shōwa-Era Set-Meal Diner in West Tokyo
Imahana, a Showa-era set-meal diner in Kita-Karasuyama, west Tokyo: a wall of hand-brushed menus, ginger pork, chicken katsu and omurice, cash only.
Nankintei Kunitachi: 24-Hour Jumbo Gyoza & Big Plates Near Tokyo
Nankintei's Kunitachi branch is a 24-hour roadside machi-chuka near Tokyo - hand-wrapped 550 yen jumbo gyoza, big fried rice and stamina stir-fries.
Ume-no-Yu: A Wood-Fired Sentō in Chōfu, Tokyo
Ume-no-Yu, a wood-fired sento near Tokyo's Jindai Botanical Gardens in Chofu: 550 yen baths, a cypress sauna, open-air and herbal baths, hours and how to get there.
Oi Racecourse Flea Market: Tokyo’s Biggest (2026)
Oi Racecourse hosts Tokyo's biggest flea market: up to 700 stalls most weekends, 9:00-14:30, free entry. What to find, how to haggle, access, and other Tokyo markets.