Enjoy Delicious Japanese Breakfast from the Morning! 11 Restaurants You Should Visit for Breakfast in Tokyo

MISOJYU is a specialty shop dedicated to miso soup, one of Japan’s soul foods.
Its morning menu is especially extensive, and the Breakfast Set comes with the daily miso soup, one rice ball, simmered egg, and pickles.
From 10:00am, you can also enjoy your ideal breakfast by choosing from five kinds of miso soup on the regular menu.

Cafe Tsumugi is located inside the information center that opened in 2017, the 400th anniversary of Tsukiji Hongwanji, under the concept of an “open temple.”
In a superb location with a full view of the main hall through large glass windows, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, sweets, and more in a calm atmosphere.

If you want to enjoy an authentic New York-style breakfast in Tokyo, head to Sarabeth's Lumine Shinjuku.
You can savor the real taste of the restaurant praised by New York Magazine as the “Queen of New York Breakfast.” Why not start your day with a slightly luxurious, healthy and rich breakfast menu?

This onigiri cafe near Sendagi Station serves rice balls carefully shaped one by one using rice cooked in a traditional hagama pot, along with handmade side dishes.
The rice is Koshihikari delivered directly from a contracted farm in Gunma Prefecture.
By cooking small batches multiple times, the cafe always serves rice balls made with freshly cooked rice.
Made with salt from Okinawa deep ocean water and nori from Ariake, the rice balls are softly and perfectly shaped with just the right moist texture.

This Gotanda shop serves traditional Taiwanese breakfast dishes, including freshly made soy milk prepared in-house.
It opened in 2019 with the hope of spreading Taiwan’s culture of opening early and serving proper breakfast in Japan as well.
The signature menu item is soy milk made fresh every morning in the shop using soybeans from Miyagi Prefecture.
In addition to the plain doujiang, the menu also includes sweeter versions with original syrup and sesame.

Located next to the flower shop Aoyama Flower Market Minami-Aoyama Main Store, GREEN HOUSE is a cafe designed around the concept of a “greenhouse” and offers a comfortable space. Flowers and greenery fill the glass-walled interior, and you can enjoy tea time surrounded by the fragrance of seasonal blooms.
The menu features delightful drinks and food, including Fresh Herb Tea made with organically grown herbs from contracted farms and Flower Crown French Toast made with edible flowers.

bills is an all-day dining restaurant from Sydney, Australia. Its egg dishes are especially outstanding, and there is a constant stream of guests visiting from the morning for breakfast items such as scrambled eggs and toast and ricotta pancakes. It opens from 9:00am on weekdays and from 8:00am on weekends, making it perfect for a meal before sightseeing.
Among the several bills locations in Japan, the Odaiba branch stands out for its spacious interior, with more than 200 seats. There are also 22 terrace seats overlooking the ocean in the Odaiba area, where you can enjoy your meal in an open and airy setting.

This restaurant is on the second floor of Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Ginza, conveniently located near Tokyo Metro’s Higashi-Ginza and Ginza stations, with famous spots such as Kabukiza Theatre and Ginza Mitsukoshi nearby.
Breakfast is also served here. Rather than focusing only on Western food, the restaurant also offers a Japanese set meal, making it possible to enjoy a high-quality breakfast in Ginza, a benefit unique to a hotel restaurant.

This is the Shinjuku branch of a bakery whose main store is in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, one of Japan’s leading resort destinations. It is directly connected to the JR station, so it is easy to stop by.
Its motto is to deliver bread that can only be found at Sawamura. Approx. 30 types of domestic and imported flour are used according to the character of each bread, and the dough is fermented for a long time at low temperatures to bring out the best flavor. The bakery is also particular about its ingredients, including four kinds of house-made yeast, mineral-rich Khanh Hoa salt, and sugar made from 100% sugarcane from the Amami Islands.

Tsukiji Market, which long supported the appetites of Tokyo residents as the city’s kitchen, moved to Toyosu in 2018 due to aging facilities.
At Toyosu Market, safety has been improved and observation routes have been developed, making it easy for general visitors to enter as well.
On the third floor of the Fish Intermediate Wholesale Market Building in Block 6, 22 restaurants line the floor, and there are also many restaurants on the first floor. At the Fish Intermediate Wholesale Market Building, you can enjoy a wide variety of cuisine, including Western and Chinese dishes.
Above all, the seafood, such as sushi and seafood bowls, is what you should not miss.

This specialty shopping area is home to more than 400 food shops and restaurants.
Even after the Central Wholesale Market moved from Tsukiji to Toyosu in October 2018, the area has remained lively, always bustling with buyers sourcing ingredients, local shoppers, and tourists enjoying its famous food.
The restaurants offer a wide range of options, including sushi, seafood bowls, curry, ramen, and set meals, and many popular spots have lines stretching outside.