Cheap restaurant recommendations in Japan

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Per Kevin

Japan is rich in variety of dishes and restaurants. As in Brazil, each region has its typical food. While it's great to try new foods, the game can be quite expensive, so choose wisely.

If you want to save money by eating well, just write the name of the restaurants that I will recommend in the Google Maps that he will show you the way. Note: indications will be for Japanese restaurants only.

The cheapest Japanese restaurants

First goes my favorite restaurant. "Sukiya”! Here you can eat well for just 500円 yen. In addition to being open 24 hours, it has a very varied menu that basically consists of rice with meat on top, beef or pork. You also have the option of eating curry and even eel dishes.

You can eat for a whole week without getting sick. There is the competitor of “Sukiya” that is called “Yoshinoya”, same style, same prices, just the spice that is slightly different. And best of all, there are always these restaurants in city centers all over Japan, it's very easy to find anywhere. Note: Sukiya has English menu.

Recommendations for inexpensive restaurants in Japan

In addition to the 2 gyudon restaurants mentioned, you can find thousands of small places written Udon or Soba throughout Japan. These restaurants often serve soba, udon, and tempura for a very low price. There are specific chains, but there are thousands of restaurants that serve udon and soba, just identify them by writing うどん or そば.

Restaurants to eat cheap sushi in Japan

If you want to eat sushi, then here is the list of the cheapest sushi restaurants in Japan. "sushi”, “Kappa Sushi" and "Hamazushi”. All 3 are very similar in terms of menu and prices, each dish usually comes with two sushis inside and costs 108 円.

It's a good deal to try different types of sushi, paying reasonably little. The only problem is that they are not always easily accessible. TAll the 3 mentioned restaurants have an English menu. Orders are placed on an electronic device.

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Recommendations for inexpensive restaurants in Japan

Cheap ramen restaurants in Japan

If you want to eat Lamen, then just look for cheesy Lamen restaurants. The more cheesy, the cheaper. If you write らーめん or ラーメン on Google maps, there will be many options and the best thing is that the restaurants are rated in the app, the more stars, the better.

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Note: most do not have a menu in English, but they do have pictures of the dishes.

Recommendations for inexpensive restaurants in Japan

Tips for eating cheap in Japan

If you want to eat typical Japanese food at half price, just go to the restaurants between 11 am and 2 pm, as long as it is Monday to Friday. Here in Japan there is the ランチタイム (lunchtime) scheme. At this time, restaurants lower their prices to attract more customers.

If you want to eat something different, try it. Just look for a sign outside the restaurant saying ランチタイム and enter without fear of being happy. Note: a lunch can cost between 600 and 1800 yen, it all depends on the food.

Remembering that many restaurants provide coupons or discounts through Line's QR code. Hope you enjoyed these tips, but it's not over yet, we have another article talking about how to spend little on food in Japan, you can read by clicking here.

This article highlights other interesting places like street food, convenience stores, and typical, inexpensive dishes like nikuman, gyoza, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and yakitori. If you search for these foods on Google Maps you will find many cheap restaurants.

You can also save by buying obento (ready meals) or buying food and drinks directly from a supermarket that is usually much cheaper than the traditional and practical ones convenience stores.

This article was based on the text of our book "Doing well in Japan” written by my friend Rodrigo Pedraça. You can download it for free by entering your email in the field found at the beginning of the articles on the entire site.

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