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5 Recommended Korean Restaurants in Akasaka where you can enjoy the real taste of Korea while staying in Japan!

The Akasaka area is actually a hot spot for Korean food fans. Perhaps because the Korean Embassy and the Korea Central Hall (headquarters of the Korean Nationalist Organization in Japan) are located nearby, many restaurants specializing in authentic Korean cuisine have gathered here. In addition, popular restaurants with their headquarters in South Korea have also set up store in Akasaka, and the appeal of this area is that you can enjoy the authentic taste of Korean cuisine prepared by professional Korean chefs. Here are five recommended restaurants in Akasaka where you can enjoy Korean specialties such as samgyeopsal and kangjangkejang.

Sorrontang will warm your body and soul.

Solrontang
Solrontang" (solrontang soup): 1,950 yen

This popular restaurant mainly serves solrontang, a milky white soup dish made by simmering beef and beef bones for a long time. The soup, which is constantly simmered in the restaurant for 24 hours, gives you a strong sense of the broth and flavor of the beef bones. The ingredients are simple: tender beef cheeks, green onions, and tanmyeon, a firm Korean bean-starch vermicelli. It has a light flavor, so we recommend adding salt and pepper to taste. In Korea, it is usually served with kakgeki, but the restaurant offers a total of 11 panchan (side dishes), including kakgeki, kimchi, and namul. Refills are also available.

A long-established Korean restaurant open 24 hours and loved by regular customers.

The restaurant is fully equipped with table seating and small seating. Customers visit without interruption during lunch and dinner hours.
The restaurant is fully equipped with table seating and small seating. Customers visit without interruption during lunch and dinner hours.

This long-established restaurant has been in business for over 60 years. Since its opening, the restaurant has been visited by numerous Showa stars and celebrities. The Korean-born owner has been standing at the restaurant since its establishment and continues to be loved by regular customers.
Since the restaurant is open 24 hours a day, it can be used for various occasions such as breakfast, lunch, or to finish up after a few drinks. In addition, the solrontang, panchan, and other menu items can be taken out, so you can bring them back to your hotel for a late-night snack.

Local Guide Comment
While only the annex serves sorrontang, the main building (open 11:00-23:00, closed Sundays) is located on the fifth floor of the same building and offers a more extensive menu, including bibimbap, gukbap, and yakiniku (barbecued meat).
Akasaka Iryu Annex
  • AddressShintomi Akasaka No.2 Building 1F, 2-13-17 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
  • Direction 2 minutes walk from Akasaka Station, 5 minutes walk from Tameike-Sanno Station, 7 minutes walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station
  • Business Hours Open 24 hours
  • Closed No holidays
  • TEL 03-3582-7008
  • Parking None

Pure Tofu Jjigae" with an original blend of soup and seafood

Pure Tofu Jige
Pure Tofu Jige" 900 yen (lunch) *Dinner time: 1,430 yen

The menu includes Korean dishes such as bibimbap and pancakes, which are well-known in Japan, as well as dishes that are eaten in the real land of Korea. One of the popular menu items is the "Sundubu Jjigae," a soup stock made from a blend of carefully selected ingredients and full of the flavor of clams, shrimp, and other seafood. The spiciness is moderate and becomes milder when mixed with egg yolk, making it a good choice for those who do not like spicy food. The meal comes with rice and four daily panchan (side dishes) for dinner and five for lunch, making it a very satisfying meal.

Juicy samgyopsal grilled over charcoal is also popular.

Modern and relaxed atmosphere inside the restaurant
Modern and relaxed atmosphere inside the restaurant

The "raw samgyupsal," made with fresh, unfrozen pork belly, is also very popular. The raw pork belly set comes with a set of sunchu and roasted kimchi. The "Bee's Nest Samgyeopsal" is another must-try dish, made by cutting a beehive-shaped slit in the thick three-tiered pork belly and grilling it. The slits allow the meat to cook more easily and give it a tender texture.
The first floor seats are gas-fired, but the second floor seats are charcoal-fired, so if you want to enjoy juicier samgyopsal, it is recommended to make a reservation for the second floor seats in advance.

Local Guide Comment
The restaurant is open until 5:00 a.m. on weekdays and is open until 5:00 a.m. on weekdays. Open until 5:00 a.m. on weekdays, it can be used as a second or third restaurant.
Nurunji
  • Address Akasaka Royal Plaza 1F, 2-13-8 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
  • Direction 2 min. walk from Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro), 5 min. walk from Tameike-Sanno Station
  • Business Hours 17:00 - 5:00 (L.O.), Sat. and Sun. 12:00 - 23:00 (L.O. 22:30)
  • Closed Closed on weekends and holidays
  • TEL 03-3589-2583
  • Parking None

Authentic Korean hot pot dishes that warm the body and soul

Kamjatang (medium)
Kamjatang (medium)" (stewed pork backbone and potatoes): 3,470 yen

This Korean restaurant offers an extensive menu of more than 100 dishes. The restaurant is committed to authentic flavors, and many of the dishes are prepared using recipes that have remained unchanged since the restaurant opened.
One such dish is "Gamjatang," a one-pot dish of pork backbone, potatoes, and green onions slowly simmered with chili peppers and yangnyom sauce. The spiciness is milder than it looks, and the rich broth, which is infused with pork extract, and the tender meat are superb. The stir-fried rice with the remaining broth at the end of the meal is also very popular. It warms both body and soul.

A wide variety of dishes including special lunch deals and course meals

Private rooms with table seating are also available for a more relaxed atmosphere. The celebrity and Korean idol autographs lining the walls are also noteworthy.
Private rooms with table seating are also available for a more relaxed atmosphere. The celebrity and Korean idol autographs lining the walls are also noteworthy.

The restaurant is divided into the first and fourth floors. The fourth floor is equipped with a large room that can accommodate large parties, as well as private rooms where diners can enjoy their meals in a private space.
For group dining, we recommend the course menu, which includes a choice of main dishes such as samgyeopsal and bo ssam (steamed pork). The popular seafood pancake filled with shrimp, clams, and squid is also included in the set. The restaurant can be used for a variety of occasions, from enjoying a full meal to sipping on Korean shochu or makgeolli along with delicacies such as raw octopus and other delicacies from the a la carte menu.

Local Guide Comment
The restaurant also offers a rich lineup of dishes such as sundubu jjigae, bibimbap, and samgyeopsal rice bowls at lunch time. On weekdays, the restaurant also offers a daily lunch for 500 yen, limited to 30 servings.
Brother and Sister Shokudo (Hyunbu) Akasaka Main Store
  • Address 1F/4F Shintomi Akasaka 2 Building, 2-13-17 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
  • Direction 2 minutes walk from Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro), 5 minutes walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station, 5 minutes walk from Tameike-sanno Station
  • Business Hours 10:00 - 5:00 the next day
  • Closed No holidays
  • TEL 03-5575-3883
  • Parking None

Healthy samgyeopsal set that allows you to eat a lot of colorful vegetables

All-you-can-eat
All-you-can-eat "Sampa Set (for one)" with fresh vegetables picked in the morning (4,000 yen)

This restaurant specializing in samgyeopsal is very popular among women. The specialty is the "Sampa Set," which comes with 200 grams of meat, all-you-can-eat vegetables and side dishes, and a choice of rice to end the meal. San" means "wrapped" and "Pa" means "rice. The attraction of this set is the all-you-can-eat selection of more than 15 kinds of vegetables directly delivered daily from contracted farmers. In addition to sunchu and sunny lettuce, which go well with meat, there is a wide variety of vegetables, from spicy potherb mustard to pak choi, as well as seasonal vegetables. By combining different vegetables, you can enjoy your dish in many different ways.

Meat is carefully grilled over charcoal by Staff/staff members.

The spacious and bright restaurant has sunken kotatsu and table seating.
The spacious and bright restaurant has sunken kotatsu and table seating.

The meat, carefully grilled by Staff/staff members at each seat, is crispy and fragrant on the outside and juicy on the inside, thanks to the use of far-infrared grills. You can taste the concentrated flavor of the meat.
In addition to vegetables, you can enjoy all-you-can-eat green onion salad and four kinds of side dishes that change daily with homemade spicy miso paste. In addition, you can choose from kimchi jjigae, sundubu jjigae, cold noodles, and other dishes to top off your meal, making the price more than satisfying. For an additional charge, you can add an all-you-can-drink option or change to aged pork, so we recommend that you customize the menu to your own taste.

Local Guide Comment
The restaurant uses a net grill, which is a great way to remove excess oil from the meat. You can also enjoy yakiniku in a healthy way with plenty of vegetables. It is a popular restaurant that attracts many repeat customers, so it is a good idea to make a reservation.
Yasai Mura Daichi Main branch
  • Address DMK Building 2F, 3-16-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
  • Direction 3 minutes on foot from Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro)
  • Business Hours 17:00-23:30 (L.O.23:00), Sat.
  • Closed No holidays
  • TEL 050-5385-3608
  • Parking None

Excellent "Ganjanggaejang" using the best blue crab!

A bowl of
A bowl of "Kanjanggaejang" using female blue crab with eggs is 5,900 yen.

This Korean restaurant has its main branch in Seoul, Korea. Its specialty is "Kanjanggaejang," as the restaurant's name implies, a dish made by marinating blue crab in a sauce made from kanjang (soy sauce) with garlic, onions, and other ingredients and then aging them. The restaurant uses only the best quality female blue crabs, which can only be caught for about two weeks a year. It is a luxurious dish where one can taste the richly flavored roe and crab miso. The sweetness of the crab is enhanced by marinating it in a special soy sauce sauce that has been aged and made since the establishment of the restaurant.

Dishes using rare ingredients such as ssangnakji and anglerfish dishes are also available.

The interior is decorated with colorful hanji, a traditional Korean craft.
The interior is decorated with colorful hanji, a traditional Korean craft.

The main store in Korea is the original that sparked the popularity of Kanjanggaejang. Many Korean food fans and Japanese and Korean celebrities visit the restaurant because they can enjoy the authentic taste in Japan. In addition to the famous Kanjanggaejang, the restaurant also offers other attractive dishes using rare ingredients that are hard to find in other restaurants, such as bibimbap with blue crab miso, "ssannakuchi," a live octopus that is eaten while dancing, and stir-fried or hot pot dishes using anglerfish. The restaurant has a relaxed and calm atmosphere, and in addition to table seating, there are private rooms that can be used for four or more people.

Local Guide Comment
Kanjanggaejang is also called "rice thief" in Korea because the flavor of the crab and the thick sauce make the rice go down well. The authentic way to eat it is to order it with rice.
Pro Kanjanggaejang
  • Address 2F SOCIAL AKASAKA Bldg. 3-11-7 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
  • Direction 3 minutes on foot from Akasaka Station (Tokyo Metro)
  • Business Hours 11:30-15:00 (L.O.14:30), 17:00-22:30 (L.O.21:50)
  • Closed No holidays
  • TEL 03-3588-8778
  • Parking None

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