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The best Omurice in Tokyo

Also spelt omu rice, omuraisu, omelette rice and yoshoku. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Rengatei

    Ginza 3-chome Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    11.15am to 2.15pm, 4.40 to 8.30pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    3-5-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    Order the Meiji Tanjo Omurice, where the egg is folded through the rice rather than wrapped round it. Shut Sundays, and the queue forms before the 11.15am opening, so arrive early.

    What to orderMeiji Tanjo Omurice, the egg-mixed original

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  2. Number 2.Beer Hall Luncheon

    Jimbocho Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11.30am to 9.30pm, Sat to 8.30pm, shut Sun and holidays
    Where
    2F, 1-6 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

    A beer hall since 1909, and the omurice is what the regulars order. Get the tomato dressing for the cabbage. It is up a flight of stairs, and it shuts Sundays and holidays.

    What to orderOmurice, thin egg wrapped, with the tomato dressing

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  3. Number 3.Kissa You

    Higashi-Ginza, behind the Kabukiza Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    11am to 4pm daily, shut only over New Year
    Where
    Takano Building 1F, 4-13-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    Ask for the omurice set with a drink, since that is how it comes. The omelette barely holds together over firm ketchup rice. People queue from half an hour before eleven.

    What to orderOmurice set with a drink, the wobbling omelette

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  4. Grill Grand

    Asakusa Asakusa and Ueno

    Open
    11.30am to 1.45pm, 5 to 8.30pm, shut Sun and Mon
    Where
    3-24-6 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo

    Order the tokusei omurice, which arrives under a demi-glace simmered for a fortnight, and add the crab cream croquette. Downstairs holds few seats, so book. Closed both Sunday and Monday.

    What to orderTokusei omurice with the two-week demi-glace

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  5. Azabu Shokudo

    Nishi-Azabu, uphill from Hiroo Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    11.30am to 2pm, 5.30 to 8pm, shut Sun and Mon
    Where
    Azabu West B1F, 4-18-1 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

    Take the white sauce omurice for the pointed shape it arrives in. It is twelve minutes uphill from Hiroo, seats fill within ten minutes of opening, and closures go up on Instagram only.

    What to orderOmurice with white sauce, or the ketchup one

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  6. Taimeiken Nihonbashi

    Nihonbashi-Muromachi, by Mitsukoshimae Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11am to 9pm, Sundays to 8pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    1-8-6 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    Still in the temporary riverside building on Nihonbashi 1-chome, not the old corner. Cut open the tanpopo omurice downstairs; the first floor keeps a different menu. Mondays are shut, and weekends close an hour early.

    What to orderTanpopo omurice, Itami Juzo style

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  7. Kitchen Punch Nakameguro

    Nakameguro Nakameguro, Ebisu and Meguro

    Open
    11.30am to 2pm, 6 to 8.30pm, shut Sun and Mon
    Where
    2-7-10 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    A neighbourhood shokudo from 1966 where the ketchup omurice comes with miso soup and shredded cabbage. Add a menchi katsu on top. The queue is cut off early, sometimes by ten past one.

    What to orderKetchup omurice with a menchi katsu on top

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  8. Shinkawa Tsutsui

    Shinkawa, by Kayabacho Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    11am to 1.30pm, 5 to 9pm, shut Sun and holidays
    Where
    1-7-11 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    Here the egg is folded through the rice, so ask for the torotoro omurice with ham and mix the two tomato sauces. Lunch stops at half past one. Book for evenings.

    What to orderTorotoro omurice with ham, two tomato sauces

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  9. Kitchen Taka

    Arakicho, Yotsuya-sanchome Shinjuku

    Open
    11am to 8pm, Sat to 3pm, shut Sun and holidays
    Where
    3-1 Arakicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

    Six seats at a counter in Arakicho, with three sauces on the omurice. Ask for the black one, the demi-glace. Each plate is cooked to order, so allow time. Shut Sundays.

    What to orderKuroi sauce omurice, the demi-glace version

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  10. Kurofunetei

    Ueno Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11.30am to 10pm daily
    Where
    Kikuya Building 4F, 2-13-13 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo

    Up on the fourth floor near Ueno station, the omurice hides a whole prawn in its chicken rice. Half portions exist. Weekend queues build, and the room is dressier than most yoshoku shops.

    What to orderOmurice with the prawn in the chicken rice

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  11. little pool coffee

    Omotesando, Minami-Aoyama Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    Omurice 11am to 4.30pm, open daily
    Where
    Partners Omotesando 1F, 3-8-26 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

    A coffee stand off Aoyama-dori that started serving omurice in 2018. Ask for the torotoro. Seating is a few terrace chairs and it comes in a paper box, so plan around the queue.

    What to orderTorotoro omurice, the runnier of the two

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  12. Meguro Mitsuboshi Shokudo

    Kamiosaki, five minutes from Meguro Station Nakameguro, Ebisu and Meguro

    Open
    11.30am until the rice runs out, about 2pm
    Where
    3-4-6 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

    The soy-sauce omurice is the one to order at lunch, and dinner offers ten variations. Cash only, no cards. Lunch runs from half eleven until the rice is gone, usually a little after two.

    What to orderO-shoyu omurice, the soy-sauce one

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  13. Umatamaya

    Kanda, under the tracks Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11am until sold out, about 3.30pm; also 6 to 9.30pm
    Where
    2-13-24 Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

    Eight seats under the railway arches, and near enough everything on the wall is omurice. Take the omu-hayashi. They stop when the day's stock goes, so lunch can end before three.

    What to orderOmu-hayashi, or the rich demi-glace version

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  14. Yoshoku Miuratei

    Musashiseki, Nerima Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and Kichijoji

    Open
    11.30am to 1.30pm, 5.30 to 8.30pm, shut Mon and Tue
    Where
    2-33-8 Sekimachi-kita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo

    One chef, five stools, and a demi-glace omurice that comes with soup and salad. Ring ahead, because walk-ins often lose out. It is a long way west on the Seibu Shinjuku line, and shuts Mondays and Tuesdays.

    What to orderDemi-glace omurice with soup and salad

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