Sichuan cuisine restaurants in Japan

Restaurants

• Sichuan cuisine5 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station

  Jingdezhen New Wing

  景徳鎮

  Famous Sichuan mapo tofu tingling with Sichuan pepper—authentic spiciness to savor in Yokohama Chinatown

  Lunch–¥999Dinner¥3,000–¥3,999

  • Famous for tingling Sichuan mapo tofu
  • Adjustable mapo spice level
  • Jumbo chili shrimp is also popular

• Sichuan cuisine3 min walk from Shintomicho StationOnline booking

  Tokyo Chinese Ichirin

  東京チャイニーズ 一凛

  Pour leftover sauce from the signature mouthwatering chicken onto shaomai or sansho noodles. Tsukiji Sichuan cuisine to savor down to the last drop

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥8,000–¥9,999

  • Signature mouthwatering chicken
  • Leftover sauce for shaomai and sansho noodles
  • Sichuan mapo tofu with aromatic pepper

• Sichuan cuisine6 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai StationOnline booking

  Kyoukarou Honkan

  京華樓 本館

  Savor authentic Sichuan mapo tofu fragrant with Sichuan pepper and chewy handmade knife-cut noodles in a standalone Chinatown townhouse

  Lunch–¥999Dinner¥2,000–¥2,999

  • Numbing mapo tofu is the signature dish
  • Chewy handmade knife-cut noodles
  • Mapo knife-cut noodles are also popular

• Sichuan cuisine2 min walk from Nagatacho StationOnline booking

  Akasaka Szechuan Restaurant

  赤坂 四川飯店

  Sichuan flavors passed down through three generations at round tables, starring the numbingly spicy Chen Mapo Tofu

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥10,000–¥14,999

  • Famous Chen Mapo Tofu
  • Dandan noodles available with or without soup
  • Renowned shark fin dishes

• Chinese cuisine5 min walk from Keikyukawasaki Station

  Pine Tree

  松の樹

  Brothless dan dan noodles infused with numbing sansho pepper and tangy black vinegar: a hidden gem for authentic Sichuan mala flavors

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥1,000–¥1,999

  • Signature brothless dan dan noodles
  • Authentic Sichuan-style mapo tofu
  • Pronounced numbing Sichuan pepper kick

• Chinese cuisine4 min walk from Ueno StationOnline booking

  Seiseihanten

  晴々飯店

  Enjoy both numbing Sichuan specialties with huajiao and familiar Japanese-style Chinese dishes at this lively Ueno neighborhood eatery

  Lunch–¥999Dinner¥3,000–¥3,999

  • Signature mapo tofu
  • Fluffy fried rice scented with celery
  • Chewy Li Jie dumplings

• Sichuan cuisine4 min walk from Iwamotocho Station

  Yun Rinbo Akihabara

  雲林坊 秋葉原店

  Authentic Sichuan dandan noodles with fragrant sesame and tingling huajiao, customizable across 5 spice levels

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥1,000–¥1,999

  • Signature dandan noodles in soup
  • Soupless dandan noodles in Chengdu style
  • 5 adjustable levels of heat and numbing spice

• Chinese cuisine1 min walk from Akasakamitsuke StationOnline booking

  Kurokonekoyoru Akasaka

  黒猫夜 赤坂店

  On the 3rd floor of a building, a hideaway reminiscent of straying into a Shanghai back alley, perfect for an evening of duck tongues and rare Chinese liquors

  Lunch–¥999Dinner¥6,000–¥7,999

  • Weekly rotating clay pot rice lunch
  • Mapo tofu spiced with Sansho pepper
  • Rare regional dishes including duck tongues

• Sichuan cuisine3 min walk from Meijijingumae StationOnline booking

  Sichuan Cuisine Ryunoko

  四川料理 龍の子

  Mapo tofu infused with homemade doubanjiang and sansho peppercorn, an authentic Sichuan staple continuing for half a century beneath Harajuku

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥8,000–¥9,999

  • Signature numbing mapo tofu
  • Soy milk dandan noodles
  • Popular tender bang bang chicken

• Sichuan cuisine11 min walk from Kamakura StationOnline booking

  Ichirin Hanare

  イチリン ハナレ

  One sauce evolves from chicken to gyoza and sansho noodles: innovative Chinese cuisine enjoyed in a traditional Japanese house

  Lunch¥10,000–¥14,999Dinner¥20,000–¥29,999

  • Famous three-step progression of the signature sauce
  • Mouthwatering chicken made with Tanba Takasaka jidori chicken
  • Grilled shark fin in rich chicken paitan broth

• Sichuan cuisine2 min walk from Kudanshita Station

  Yunlinbo Kudan

  雲林坊 九段店

  Authentic Sichuan dandan noodles and mapo tofu with 5 levels of spice and numbing heat, always drawing a queue

  Lunch–¥999Dinner–¥999

  • Aromatic sesame souped dandan noodles
  • Chewy thick-noodle soupless noodles
  • Numbing Sichuan-style mapo tofu

• Sichuan cuisine5 min walk from Shibuya StationOnline booking

  Suituan Restaurant Chen Shibuya

  スーツァン・レストラン陳 渋谷店

  Authentic Sichuan dining on the hotel's 2nd floor in Shibuya, starring customizable spicy mapo tofu and dim sum

  Lunch¥2,000–¥2,999Dinner¥15,000–¥19,999

  • Mapo tofu spiciness can be adjusted
  • 3-piece dim sum platter is highly rated
  • Rich shark fin soup

• Sichuan cuisine2 min walk from Yokohama Station

  Jang

  匠

  Creamy sesame dandan noodles and numbing Sichuan pepper mapo tofu: authentic Sichuan in the Yokohama Station underground mall

  Lunch–¥999Dinner¥1,000–¥1,999

  • Signature dandan noodles
  • Fragrant creamy sesame broth
  • Mapo tofu with Sichuan pepper

• Sichuan cuisine2 min walk from Nijo StationOnline booking

  Taiho

  大鵬

  Signature Teridon Kinshi with aromatic sansho pepper: Showa-era neighborhood Chinese and authentic Sichuan in a Kyoto-lattice townhouse

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥6,000–¥7,999

  • Famous Teridon Kinshi
  • Mapo tofu made with Omi beef
  • Soup dumplings overflowing with savory broth

• Chinese cuisine5 min walk from Ginza StationOnline booking

  Kuronekoyoru Ginza

  黒猫夜 銀座店

  Rare Chinese regional dishes and Chinese liquor found in a tile-roofed alley on the 8th floor of a Ginza building

  Dinner¥6,000–¥7,999

  • Vibrant appetizer platter
  • Numbing mapo tofu
  • Sweet-and-sour pork with black vinegar and chunks of meat

• Sichuan cuisine3 min walk from Tokyo StationOnline booking

  Sichuan Douhua Hansou, Tokyo

  四川豆花飯荘 東京店

  Refined Sichuan cuisine enjoyed with night views of Tokyo Station and Eight Treasures tea poured gracefully by tea masters

  Lunch¥2,000–¥2,999Dinner¥10,000–¥14,999

  • Eight Treasures tea poured by tea masters
  • Aromatically numbing Mapo Tofu
  • Shark fin soup with sea urchin

• Chinese cuisine2 min walk from Roppongi StationOnline booking

  Kuroneko Yoru Roppongi

  黒猫夜 六本木店

  An attic hideaway serving duck tongue, lamb meatballs, and rare Chinese regional dishes rarely found in Japan, paired with dozens of types of Shaoxing wine

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥6,000–¥7,999

  • Signature sweet-and-sour pork in black vinegar sauce with star anise
  • Rare delicacies such as duck tongue
  • Tasting flight of Shaoxing wine and baijiu

• Sichuan cuisine5 min walk from Gotanda StationOnline booking

  Firehall 4000

  ファイヤーホール4000

  A Gotanda Chinese spot where hot pot alternating between mala and herbal broths and signature Japanese pepper-scented noodles make you break into a sweat

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥5,000–¥5,999

  • Two-broth hot pot is the signature
  • Signature hot pot noodles
  • Mapo tofu scented with Japanese pepper

• Ramen4 min walk from Tenjinbashisujirokuchome StationOnline booking

  Bakabon

  馬鹿坊

  Thick-noodle doro tantan mazesoba by day, authentic Sichuan cuisine with numbing Sichuan pepper by night in a standalone house

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥5,000–¥5,999

  • Signature doro tantan mazesoba
  • Sichuan mapo tofu with numbing Sichuan pepper
  • Torisoba with house-made terrine

• Chinese cuisine5 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai StationOnline booking

  Minfu Peking Duck Restaurant Chinatown

  民福北京烤鴨店 中華街店

  Savor authentic Chinese food with all-you-can-eat wood-fired Peking duck carved right before your eyes

  Lunch¥1,000–¥1,999Dinner¥3,000–¥3,999

  • All-you-can-eat Peking duck
  • Crispy skin roasted in a wood-fired oven
  • Popular thick-skinned gyoza