Guidebook for 新宿区
Food Scene
Street full of small counter shops, selling Yakitori and other quick foods. Fantastic place for the atmosphere and the food.
450 locals recommend
Omoide Yokocho
1 Chome-2 NishishinjukuStreet full of small counter shops, selling Yakitori and other quick foods. Fantastic place for the atmosphere and the food.
Modern and stylish, a restaurant with private rooms. Enjoy meals with excellent wagyu beef sent from all over the country.
67 locals recommend
Black Hole Kabukicho Main Store
Modern and stylish, a restaurant with private rooms. Enjoy meals with excellent wagyu beef sent from all over the country.
A restaurant where you can watch an amazing Robot Show! rare sight, even throughout the world! Watch gigantic robots dance, or sexy women-they even have parades. A crazy, mad goodness, a sight you will never forget! Bentos are offered in 3 choices. Go for the show!
999 locals recommend
Robot Restaurant
1-chōme-7-7 KabukichōA restaurant where you can watch an amazing Robot Show! rare sight, even throughout the world! Watch gigantic robots dance, or sexy women-they even have parades. A crazy, mad goodness, a sight you will never forget! Bentos are offered in 3 choices. Go for the show!
Fantastic coffee and souffle pancakes. opens 11:00, closes 23:00.
59 locals recommend
Hoshino coffee shop Shinjuku Alta shop
3-chōme-24-3 ShinjukuFantastic coffee and souffle pancakes. opens 11:00, closes 23:00.
Niku Soba Fukurou 肉そば家フクロウ（笑梟）
4-chōme-14-2 NishishinjukuJapanese soba noodles, highly popular.
Fantastic takeouts, salads, soups, and fresh juice! Open 10:00 to 23:00 -closes 17:00 on weekends and holidays.
70 locals recommend
サラダデリ マルゴ 西新宿五丁目本店
3-chōme-9-3 HonmachiFantastic takeouts, salads, soups, and fresh juice! Open 10:00 to 23:00 -closes 17:00 on weekends and holidays.
Cochin Nivas コチンニヴァース
5-chōme-9-17 NishishinjukuServes traditional Indian curry. Great restaurant.
Moyan Curry
6-chōme-25-14 NishishinjukuAnother great place to go for curry.
A fantastic Yakitori store, reasonably priced. Serves the local community, and is delicious!
69 locals recommend
Nobunaga
2-chōme-27-4 HyakuninchōA fantastic Yakitori store, reasonably priced. Serves the local community, and is delicious!
Sightseeing
Go up to the 51st floor, and you will find an observation lobby-absolutely free! Restaurants on the 49th floor and up. Excellent food and view.
33 locals recommend
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, Shinjuku Nishiguchi Branch
1-chōme-7-1 NishishinjukuGo up to the 51st floor, and you will find an observation lobby-absolutely free! Restaurants on the 49th floor and up. Excellent food and view.
Be greeted by a figurine of Sanada Yukimura. This is a history-themed restaurant, with meal courses offered based on the Onin-no-ran, as well as private rooms designed in the image of Date Masamune and Maeda Keiji. Great for foreigners or history fans!
121 locals recommend
Sengoku Buyuden
1-chōme-6-2 KabukichōBe greeted by a figurine of Sanada Yukimura. This is a history-themed restaurant, with meal courses offered based on the Onin-no-ran, as well as private rooms designed in the image of Date Masamune and Maeda Keiji. Great for foreigners or history fans!
Frequented by movie and theater people, as well as writers and journalists, this street is full of little wooden shops lined up like matchboxes. The buildings were built after WWII.
823 locals recommend
Shinjuku Golden Gai
1-chōme-1-6 KabukichōFrequented by movie and theater people, as well as writers and journalists, this street is full of little wooden shops lined up like matchboxes. The buildings were built after WWII.
Arts & Culture
An art museum on the 42nd floor, that exhibits one of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Brilliant view of Tokyo and art.
109 locals recommend
Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art
1-chōme-26-1 NishishinjukuAn art museum on the 42nd floor, that exhibits one of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Brilliant view of Tokyo and art.
A small museum, housing katana exhibits. One of the few in Japan.
201 locals recommend
Japanese Sword Museum
A small museum, housing katana exhibits. One of the few in Japan.
Housed in a now unused elementary school, the Tokyo Toy Museum fills the space of 11 classrooms. It is managed by the Nihon Good Toy Committee, a non-profit organization.
176 locals recommend
Tokyo Toy Museum
4-chōme-20 YotsuyaHoused in a now unused elementary school, the Tokyo Toy Museum fills the space of 11 classrooms. It is managed by the Nihon Good Toy Committee, a non-profit organization.
A very popular theater in Shinjuku Golden Gai. Holds events such as plays,m live music concerts, films, and lectures.
124 locals recommend
Shinjuku Golden Street theater
1-chōme-1-7 KabukichōA very popular theater in Shinjuku Golden Gai. Holds events such as plays,m live music concerts, films, and lectures.
Drinks & Nightlife
Spincoaster Music Bar
2-chōme-26-2 YoyogiFantastic bar, small but comfy. Great music and drinks.
Entertainment & Activities
A complex containing a cinema, hotel, amusement park, and restaurants! Find it by the Godzilla head-no way you can miss that!
76 locals recommend
SHINJUKU TOHO BLDG
1-chōme-19-1 KabukichōA complex containing a cinema, hotel, amusement park, and restaurants! Find it by the Godzilla head-no way you can miss that!
Shopping
A fantastic store to go to, even if it's just to pass the time. Floors divided into different genres, you can explore from kitchen utensils, beauty products, Japanese stationary, DIY, and even more!
74 locals recommend
Tokyu Hands Headquarters Office
6-chōme-27-30 ShinjukuA fantastic store to go to, even if it's just to pass the time. Floors divided into different genres, you can explore from kitchen utensils, beauty products, Japanese stationary, DIY, and even more!
Essentials
Hagoromoyu
3-chōme-24-20 HonmachiA public bathhouse. Experience the Japanese custom of sento.