Tempura in Tokyo for English speakers
21 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
21 tempura counters in Tokyo say they have an English menu or English-speaking staff, which makes ordering, dietary requests and the conversation across the counter much easier.
Our analysis of these 21
- ¥22,000median cheapest dinner course (17 of 21)
- 57%book online in English (12)
- ¥8,800median lunch course (13)
1Nihombashi Sonoji¥30,000–39,999 ★
2Tempura Motoyoshi¥30,000–39,999 ★★
3Tempura Kitagawa¥20,000–29,999
4Tatsumi¥20,000–29,999
5Tempura Yama no Ue Ginza¥20,000–29,999
At the 17 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥22,000, 22% above the ¥18,000 median of all 97 tempura counters in Tokyo; the lowest is ¥11,000 at Sanbunro. 10 of these 21 open on Sundays, when many restaurants in Japan are closed.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 12 of these 21 take bookings online.
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- 1
Nihombashi Sonoji日本橋 蕎ノ字
Tempura, Ningyocho & Kodenmacho, 4 min walk from Ningyōchō Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Silver百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥33,495 Full Course
- ¥33,495 Full Course
- per person · 14% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.48
- 2
Tempura Motoyoshi天ぷら 元吉
Tempura, Ebisu, 5 min walk from Ebisu Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥32,670 Omakase course【Market price s…
- per person, tax incl. · 36% above the list median
Tabelog 4.08
- 3
Tempura Kitagawa天ぷら北川
Tempura, Ebisu, 4 min walk from Ebisu Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.97
- 4
Tatsumi天麩羅 巽
Tempura, Marunouchi & Otemachi, 7 min walk from Ōtemachi Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 ディナーコース つばき
- ¥27,000 ディナーコース ふじ
- per person · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.82
- 5
Tempura Yama no Ue Ginzaてんぷら山の上 Ginza
Tempura, Ginza, 4 min walk from Ginza Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥25,000 Dinner "Tsubaki" Seasonal Oma…
- ¥30,000 Dinner "Special" Omakase at T…
- ¥9,000 Lunch Seasonal Vegetable Omak…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 6
Kiwa喜わ
Tempura, Yoyogi-Uehara & Higashikitazawa, 5 min walk from Yoyogi-Uehara Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course
- ¥30,000 Manpuku Course
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.65
- 7
Ginza Kushikatsu Bon銀座 串かつ凡
Kushiage, Shimbashi & Shiodome, 5 min walk from Shimbashi Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥14,000 Dinner Omakase Course ◆ STOP…
- ¥14,500 Dinner: Choose Your Cutlet Sa…
- ¥15,500 Dinner: Beef Filet Cutlet San…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 36% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 8
Ginza Bettei Hanayama銀座 別邸花山
Kaiseki, Ginza, 3 min walk from Higashi-ginza Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Autumn Omakase Course (Septem…
- ¥5,500 Lunch Hanayama Gozen.
- ¥15,000 Autumn Lunch Course (Septembe…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 9
Tempura Masaてんぷら 真
Tempura, Ginza, 6 min walk from Ginza Station
百名店2022- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥33,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 50% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.56
- 10
XEX ATAGO GREEN HILLS / tempura & sushi An
Tempura, Kamiyacho, 4 min walk from Onarimon Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥4,500 Gindara Saikyo-yaki and Seaso…
- ¥4,500 Assorted Sashimi Platter and…
- ¥6,500 Shikisai An Seasonal Selectio…
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.46
- 11
Sushi Tamakagari Tempura Tamakoromo鮨 玉かがり 天ぷら 玉衣
Sushi, Odaiba, 3 min walk from Daiba Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥15,000 Dinner: Sora + Choose 1 Drink
- ¥15,000 Dinner: Hikoboshi + Choose 1…
- ¥20,000 Sky Dinner + Choose 1 Drink
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 32% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.39
- 12
Sanbunro三分楼
Kaiseki, Ginza, 4 min walk from Ginza Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥11,000 Regular Course
- ¥16,500 Seasonal Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 50% below the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.33
- 13
Tempura Ippou天ぷら 一宝
Tempura, Ginza, 4 min walk from Ginza Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥16,500 Moon Dinner
- ¥20,350 Dinner Star
- ¥24,200 Dinner Hana
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.35
- 14
Tempura Mikawa Roppongi Hillsてんぷら みかわ 六本木ヒルズ店
Tempura, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 8 min walk from Roppongi Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥22,000 ◎DINNER COURSE
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.35
- 15
Tempura Shikisai Muramatsu天麩羅 四季彩 村松
Tempura, Ueno, Okachimachi & Yushima, 2 min walk from Yushima Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥26,400 Dinner course
- ¥32,450 Dinner course
- ¥33,450 Dinner course
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 20% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.23
- 16
Tempura Tengen天ぷら 天源
Tempura, Nagatacho, Kojimachi & Hanzomon, 5 min walk from Kōjimachi Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥3,300 Children's Tempura Gozen "Dan…
- ¥16,500 On-the-Day Reservation Availa…
- ¥16,500 Dinner Course "Hana" Enjoy tr…
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.22
- 17
Kisui汽素火
Kaiseki, Ningyocho & Kodenmacho, 2 min walk from Ningyōchō Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,000 Omakase Dinner Course
- ¥12,000 Lunch Limited Short Course Un…
- ¥30,000 Omakase Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 36% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.16
- 18
Tempura Shinjuku Tsunahachi Tsunohazu an天ぷら新宿つな八 つのはず庵
Tempura, Shinjuku, 4 min walk from Shinjuku-sanchōme Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥7,700 *Counter Only* 【Omakase Cours…
- ¥8,470 Yamakaze Standard Course: Enj…
- ¥8,470 *Counter Only* 【Omakase Cours…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.08
- 19
Motoazabu Sasano元麻布 ささ野
Sushi, Azabujuban, 8 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥20,000 Dinner course
- ¥20,000 Dinner course
- ¥25,000 Dinner course
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.03
- 20
Tempura Satou天ぷら さとう
Tempura, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 6 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥17,600 Chef's Omakase Short Course》…
- ¥27,500 Chef's Omakase Premium Course…
- per person, tax incl. · 20% below the list median
Tabelog 3.02
- 21
Okubo
Tempura, Ginza, 4 min walk from Ginza Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥2,800 Special Tempura Rice Bowl
- ¥4,500 Enjoyment Gozen
- ¥7,500 Tempura Course Moe
- +7 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.02
How to book these 21, and what they charge
17 of these 21 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 13 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,800 (60% below the dinner median). 12 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only and 3 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (14, in Japanese), Pocket Concierge (9), TableCheck (5), OMAKASE (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Concierge | English | 9 | ¥13,340 · XEX ATAGO GREEN HILLS / tempura & sushi An |
| TableCheck | English | 5 | ¥11,000 · Sanbunro |
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥30,000 · Tempura Motoyoshi |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 14 | ¥11,000 · Sanbunro |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 3 | — |
Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.
About tempura in Tokyo for English speakers
By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 5 at ¥30,000–39,999. 6 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are Nihombashi Sonoji, Tempura Motoyoshi, and Tempura Kitagawa.
12 of the 21 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 6 do not admit young children, while 7 say children are welcome. 17 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end tempura cost in Tokyo?
Dinner at the 21 tempura restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 17 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥22,000.
Which tempura restaurants in Tokyo have won awards?
Nihombashi Sonoji, Tempura Motoyoshi, Tatsumi, Tempura Yama no Ue Ginza, Kiwa, and Tempura Masa have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book tempura in Tokyo online?
Yes for 12 of the 21: they can be booked online in English, most through Pocket Concierge (9), TableCheck (5), and OMAKASE (2). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 3 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end tempura restaurants in Tokyo?
It depends on the restaurant: 7 say children are welcome and 6 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.