Have you heard of Gonpachi, with its most famous branch known as the Kill Bill restaurant? Gonpachi has seven branches in and around Tokyo. We recently checked out the Shibuya restaurant to order à la carte.
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Gonpachi is a restaurant in the Tokyo suburb of Roppongi, famously known as the Kill Bill restaurant. This is not a theme restaurant, but inspired the set for the famous fight scene in Kill Bill: Volume 1. We visited Gonpachi for dinner and those Kill Bill vibes.
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Japan is the home of kawaii, themed cafes and Sanrio. One of Sanrio’s cutest characters, Pompompurin has a cafe in the heart of Harajuku, one of the most kawaii suburbs in Tokyo. Naturally, we had to check it out.
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Alice in Wonderland is very popular in Japan, as are themed cafes and restaurants. And there are, of course, several Alice in Wonderland themed restaurants in Tokyo and beyond. This is our second Alice in Wonderland dining experience, this time in Shinjuku
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Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall is an Alice in Wonderland themed restaurant at Tokyo Disneyland. If you’re planning a trip to Tokyo Disneyland and you’re into Alice in Wonderland and/or themed restaurants, read on!
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Ivorish is a gourmet French toast restaurant in Japan. You read that correctly: a restaurant that specialises in French toast. We visited the Shibuya branch for their tasty twist on a classic Western breakfast (which, by the way, you can order day and night).
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The AKB48 Cafe in Akihabara is a popular venue for fans of Japan’s famous J-Pop group. We recently stopped by to check it out.
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If you’re the kind of person who likes their cocktails stirred with sex toys then Alcatraz ER just might be the place for you. It’s one of Japan’s oldest – and scariest – themed restaurants, and it’s based on a medical prison. We checked it out for some food, cocktails and screams.
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The Lock-Up is one of two brands of prison themed restaurants in Japan, and it has several branches throughout Tokyo and beyond. We visited both of Shibuya’s prison themed izakayas in one night to compare them, starting with The Lock-Up.
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Uobei Sushi is part of a cheap but tasty chain of restaurants belonging to the Genki Sushi company and found around Japan. This is where sushi, ordered via touch-screen, costs 100 Yen per plate and appears in front of you at lightning speed. It’s not your traditional sushi train where the plates ride on a slow conveyor belt for hours on end – Uobei Sushi is futuristic. We recently ate at the Shibuya branch of Uobei Sushi in Tokyo.
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