Open Late Restaurants

clubasia opened in Maruyamacho in 1996 and describes itself as a long-standing club and live house that has helped drive Shibuya's nightlife. Its stated concept is to take in every genre of music, and it hosts live sets, DJs, dance events and receptions. The floor guide shows a stage, audience seating, drink counters, a terrace area and a separate lounge floor. Opening times and admission are set per event, and night events are strictly for guests aged 20 and over, with photo identification required at the door.

Good to know

• Guests under 20 are strictly refused entry to night events, and photo identification must be shown at the door.
• Men wearing sandals are refused entry.
• Admission is set per event and a drink charge is added on top of the ticket price.
• Opening times are given per event and the closing time is not stated on the official site.
• The club states that it cannot take responsibility for lost property.
• Enquiries are taken on 03-5458-2551 on weekdays from 12:00 to 18:00, or by the contact form.
• There is no walking time from Shibuya Station on the official site, only written directions. The capacity, payment methods, the smoking policy and any cover charge are not stated.

A ramen and tsukemen shop whose idea is that you eat ramen in a private room. Besides 8 counter seats there are nine private rooms: one for two, five for four, two for six and one for eight. It is three minutes from Roppongi Station and open every day of the year.

It runs from 11:00 until 9:00 the following morning, and on Sundays until 5:00. Bowls are ¥1,180 to ¥1,280 and dipping noodles ¥1,280 to ¥1,380, with a larger portion ¥150 more. The menu is published in English as well as Japanese and Chinese.

Good to know

• Smoking is separated rather than banned.
• When Monday is a public holiday, the Sunday closes at 9:00 and the Monday at 5:00 instead.
• Toppings are ¥150 to ¥280 each, or ¥600 for all of them.

An udon restaurant on the seventh floor of Axall Roppongi, one minute from the Oedo line exit. It moved into this building on 1 September 2024 after nineteen years elsewhere in Roppongi, and every seat is designed differently: counter, tables, box seats, a terrace, two private rooms and two VIP rooms.

It serves from 11:00 until 8:00 the following morning, with last orders at 7:00, which makes it one of the last kitchens working in the area. On Sundays and public holidays it closes at 23:00 instead.

Good to know

• Sunday is the one night it is not open late. Check the day before you plan a late meal here.
• The restaurant's own menu page shows dishes as photographs without prices, so no prices are listed here.

Sushizanmai Higashi Shinjuku stands on the corner where the street meets Shokuan-dori, north of Kabukicho, and is open from 11:00 right through to 5:00 the next morning every day of the year. The fish is sent in daily from Toyosu. There are 72 seats spread over the ground floor and the basement, with counter and table seating on both. The restaurant is non-smoking throughout, dish names are printed in English as well as Japanese, and ordering can be done from your phone.

Good to know

• Open until 5:00 the next morning, with last orders at 4:30.
• The restaurant is non-smoking at all times.
• The lunch menu is served on weekdays only, from 11:00 to 15:00.
• Reservations are taken by phone on 03-5155-6655.
• The official page carries notes about reservations and lunch being suspended between 8 and 16 August, but does not give the year, so check before relying on them.
• Whether prices include tax is not stated on the official menu.
• The official page gives walking times from Higashi-Shinjuku and Seibu-Shinjuku stations but not from JR Shinjuku Station.

The first Sushizanmai, opened in April 2001 beside the Tsukiji outer market as what the company calls Japan's first sushi restaurant open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The company still describes it as the chain's flagship.

There are 144 seats over three floors, with counters on the first and second. Reservations are not taken, so you join the queue. The grand menu lists every item in Japanese and English, and the bill can be settled by card, electronic money or QR payment.

Good to know

• Reservations are not taken. Join the queue at the door.
• Every seat is non-smoking.
• The menu lists each item in both Japanese and English.

A Japanese restaurant on the corner of the Nishi-Azabu crossing, ten minutes' walk from Roppongi Station, serving soba made each morning from stone-ground buckwheat, skewers grilled over binchotan charcoal, and tempura. There are 260 seats across two floors, with counter seats, tables and private rooms.

It is open every day from 11:30 until 3:30 in the morning, with last orders at 2:45 for food and 3:00 for drinks, and the whole restaurant is non-smoking. A vegan menu and a halal course are both published. The building was the model for a scene in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, and is where the Bush-Koizumi izakaya summit was held.

Good to know

• The minimum spend after 17:00 is ¥1,650 per person including tax, so a single drink will not cover it.
• The whole restaurant is non-smoking.
• Reservations are taken by phone between 11:30 and 22:00.
• Parking is six spaces shared with the sushi restaurant upstairs, with a height limit of 2.3m.
• The Japanese text on its own site says it closes at 3:30 while the English text says 3:00; the hours table gives 3:30.

SUSHI Gonpachi Shibuya is on the 14th floor of the E. Space Tower in Maruyamacho, eight minutes from JR Shibuya Station, with a view out over the city. The room is finished in wood and seats 50, with no private rooms. Alongside the nigiri there are speciality dishes, a board of the chef's daily recommendations and sake pairings. It opens at 17:00 every day and serves until 2:00 the next morning, with last orders at 1:00. The restaurant is non-smoking throughout.

Good to know

• A minimum charge per person applies from 17:00, but the amount is given differently: the restaurant's web page says ¥1,000 (¥1,100 with tax), while the official menu says ¥1,500 (¥1,650 with tax), with the difference charged if you spend less and the rule applying all day at weekends and on public holidays. Check on arrival.
• The restaurant is non-smoking throughout and has no private rooms.
• Open every day, with no closing day.
• Reservations are taken online through Toreta or by phone on 050-5443-0491.
• There is parking in the building, but it is not validated and cannot be used late at night.
• A vegan menu is available.
• Payment methods and any age limit are not stated on the official page.

Ueno Torifuku is a chicken restaurant a minute from Ueno Station, on the third floor of Delicious Plaza, serving charcoal-grilled skewers, mizutaki hot pot and whole roasted chicken leg. It has 51 seats in all, including two at the counter, tables, sofa seats, window seats with a night view, and a private table room for 10 to 14 people. The whole restaurant is non-smoking, with no smoking booth. It stays open until 23:00 every day and opens from 13:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Good to know

• A per-person charge is added on top of food and drink. The amount is listed differently in different official sources, so check it at the restaurant. It does not apply when you order a course.
• Torifuku-yaki takes about 30 minutes to cook.
• The whole restaurant is non-smoking and there is no smoking booth.
• Book online or by phone on 03-3835-4822. Courses with all-you-can-drink are available.
• No closing day is given on the official page, and hours over the New Year period may change, so contact the restaurant directly.
• An English menu is not mentioned on the official page.

Edo-style sushi on the third floor of the Gonpachi building at the Nishi-Azabu crossing, made in front of you at the counter. Besides the counter there are tables, private tatami rooms for twelve and seats on a garden terrace, 100 seats in all.

It opens at 17:00 and serves until 2:00 in the morning, with last orders at 1:00, every day of the year. The restaurant is entirely non-smoking, and a vegan menu is published alongside the dinner menu.

Good to know

• The minimum spend after 17:00 is ¥1,650 per person including tax.
• The restaurant is entirely non-smoking.
• It sits above Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu, which keeps different hours and closes later.

A yakitori chain where every dish and every drink costs the same: ¥410 including tax. This branch is on the third floor of the building right outside exit 8 of Asakusa Station, with eight counter seats and eighty-one table seats.

On Fridays and Saturdays it stays open until 4:30 in the morning. On other days it closes at 23:00, which still makes it late by Asakusa standards.

Good to know

• Open until 4:30 on Friday and Saturday nights, and until 23:00 on the other days.
• There are no baby chairs.