{"id":4772,"date":"2021-10-15T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/best-breakfast-spots-in-tokyo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:34:02","slug":"best-breakfast-spots-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/best-breakfast-spots-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Breakfast Spots in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might not know this, but Japanese cuisine was added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list<\/a> in 2013, meaning the cooking is something unique in the world, not found anywhere else. I could eat my fill of sushi, takoyaki, udon, soba any and every day of the week, but one thing that I constantly pine for is a hearty breakfast. Scrambled eggs and bacon with toast, hash browns, and pancakes, or heaven help me, WAFFLES and SAUSAGE! I grew up in a family where my first meal is sometimes bigger than the other two. And after decades of Japan living under my belt, a top ten question is always “where can I get a decent down-home breakfast around here from many a gaijin. Allow me to share a few of my favorites.<\/p>\n

World Breakfast All Day<\/h3>\n

\"\"This appropriately named establishment does precisely what it says on the label; serve breakfast foods from around the world all day. Thai, Mexico, Poland, Germany, France, the UK, and America are all represented with decent portions and prices.<\/p>\n

3-1-23 Jingumae, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.world-breakfast-allday.com\/<\/a>
\nOpen Everyday 7:30~20:00
\nAccess: Gaienmae Station [G]<\/p>\n

Sarabeth’s<\/h3>\n

“The Breakfast Queen of New York” is at Lumine II above Shinjuku Station. When it first opened, I couldn’t get in the place to have a meal because it was always crowded, but thankfully since then, they’ve opened more locations around Tokyo. My favorite NYC export on the breakfast scene and probably the only place where I can get Eggs Benedict with lox here in the Metropolis.<\/p>\n

Multiple locations and hours; check<\/em> Sarabeth’s Japan locations web page<\/a> for more info.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jade5 Breakfast & Brunch<\/h3>\n

\"\"Have you ever been out in some part of town doing something and afterward intent on getting home but then stumbled upon a diamond of a find and wound up spending more time and money than you should have? That describes my experience with Jade 5 perfectly. After a night out in the area, I fell into this cafe and was blessed with a menu that had BREAKFAST BURRITOS and BLUEBERRY PANCAKES! ‘Nuff said. You know that ain’t appearing any other menus in Tokyo, so I suggest you find your way to Hiroo for some comfort breakfast stat! (Lunch is also good with a BLT with for-real bacon and actual apple pie like granny makes.)<\/p>\n

5-17-6 Hiroo, Shibuya, T\u014dky\u014d<\/a>
\nOpen Tuesday-Sunday, 7:30~18:00.
\nAccess: Hiroo Station [H]
\nJade 5 on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Host<\/h3>\n

\"\"This entry on the list is specifically aimed at those people like myself who were extraordinarily disappointed upon finding out that Denny’s in Japan is a Bizzaro twin to its American sibling. Not a single Grand Slam breakfast to be had. On the other hand, Royal Host has all-day breakfast, a drink bar with unlimited coffee (my savior), and is found in most major cities in Japan.<\/p>\n

Multiple locations and hours; check<\/em> Royal Host’s locations page (in Japanese)<\/a> for more info.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2014 By Jason L. Gatewood<\/a>
\nImages:<\/em><\/p>\n

Royal Host Breakfast by Jason L. Gatewood<\/a><\/p>\n

Eggs Florentine at Jade 5<\/a>) by John H<\/a>, Yelp<\/a><\/p>\n

German Breakfast at World Breakfast all day<\/a> by Kazuhiro Hasegawa<\/a> via Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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