Restaurants with high chairs in Tokyo
Finding high chairs in Tokyo is not always the easiest thing so this is my personal list and I just keep adding to is as a go.
Just an FYI, high chairs in Japanese are referred to as “baby chairs.”
Restaurants with high chairs in Tokyo: Shinjuku
TEMPURA SHINJUKU TSUNAHACHI (TEMPURA)
For a substantial Japanese lunch or dinner, I recommend visiting Tempura Shinjuku Tsunahachi (inside the Takashimaya Department Store) on the 13th floor.
For adults I would expect to pay 2500 yen for lunch and 5000 yen for dinner. They are happy for small children to share with their parents.
The tempura here is prepared Edo-me (Tokyo style) and it is a darker colour than I’ve eaten before. The flavours were amazing.
The entire restaurant is non-smoking.
They also have high chairs.
They do have an English menu.
They also accept most major credit cards. .
You can choose from a set menu or you can order each vegetable or meat dish on its own, a la carte style.
This is an example of the seasonal lunch menu – available only in Japanese but you could point and go ( or just choose from a menu option, of course.)
TEMPURA TSUNAHACHI SHINJUKU
千駄ヶ谷5-24-2 タカシマヤ タイムズスクエア13F
13TH FLOOR, TAKASHIMAYA TIMES SQUARE, 5-24-2 SENDAGAYA
OPEN 11AM-11PM
TEMPURA TSUNAHACHI SHINJUKU WEBSITE
Another restaurant with a high chair option – also in the Takashimaya Times Square complex.
My kids also love an Italian restaurant in Takashimaya Square Department Store called Mia Bocca: Hokkaido Italian. All of their cheese is beautiful, fresh Hokkaido produce. They have a kids plate for just 980 yen – which includes orange soup, gnocchi in tomato-based pasta sauce, bread, marinated mushrooms and chicken and panacotta for dessert (only for children elementary school age and younger and no menu alterations.)
However, my kids also like ordering what they like from the general menu. Like most kids, they love a restaurant with a “push to order” button at the table.
This restaurant accepts most major credit cards. Budget for lunch here – around 2000 yen per adult and more like 3000 yen at dinner time.
This restaurant accepts most major credit cards.
MIA BOCCA: HOKKAIDO ITALIAN
千駄ヶ谷5-24-2 タカシマヤ タイムズスクエア13F
13TH FLOOR, TAKASHIMAYA TIMES SQUARE, 5-24-2 SENDAGAYA
OPEN 11AM-11PM
For more family-friendly options in Shinjuku see my Shinjuku with kids post.
CHANO-MA
This Parent & Baby Cafe sometimes call themselves Chano-ma and sometimes Chano-mama.
The people who created this place clearly had a baby at the time as they have thought of everything.
The restaurant is set up so, much like in traditional Japanese houses, the floor and table and “chairs” (seating spots) are all on the same level. Baby’s can roll and play and have tummy time and all of that good stuff. Kind of like hanging out with your baby on a giant double bed.
The food for the parents is lovely and healthy too.
If you visit and the menu has changed substantially, please let me know and send me a picture and I’m happy to update as I go!
Warning: If you don’t like hanging around lots of babies here….avoid!! It’s a bit of a mad-house at lunchtime so… I’d go early or late-ish if you have that luxury.
Oh… and also…. I really think this place is for little babies … so once your baby is properly crawling… I think it’s time to “graduate” to a new lunch spot ( enjoy it while you can.)
This cafe is technically in Daikanyama but it’s almost Ebisu too so feel free to add some Ebisu activities before and afterwards.
恵比寿西1-34-17 ZA HOUSE ビル2F
2ND FLOOR, ZA HOUSE BUILDING, 1-34-17 EBISU-NISHI
OPEN WEEKDAYS 10AM-9PM
OPEN WEEKENDS 11AM-9PM
( ALTHOUGH IT STOPS BEING A BABY SPOT AT 5PM & LAST ORDER IS 3:30PM)
IVY PLACE (WESTERN DINING)
Within the T-Site Complex in Daikanyama, you’ll find Ivy Place.
We love dining here at anytime of the day and find breakfast/brunch to be particularly kid friendly.
Unfortunately they do not take reservations for groups with children so I recommend getting there early and having a little play in the courtyard outside the restaurant if you need to wait for your table. They are well-known for their yummy pancakes.
The entire venue is non-smoking.
See here if you’d like to learn about additional Daikanyama with Kid-friendly spots.
DAIKANYAMA T-SITE, 16-15 SARUGAKUCHO
猿楽町16-15, 代官山T-SITE
OPEN 7am-11pm (BREAKFAST 7am-10:45am, LUNCH 11:30am-3pm, DINNER 6pm-11pm)
(PANCAKES SERVED 7am-5pm)
SPRING VALLEY BREWERY ( BREWERY & PIZZA)
If you’re on Log Road in Daikanyama, why not check out Spring Valley Brewery?
It has a beautiful outdoor terrace and my kids love the pizza. If the adults want to sample all that the brewery has to offer, try a beer flight of lots of little samples.
*Please note that children of preschool age or younger are not permitted entry after 5pm*
SPRING VALLEY BREWERY
渋谷区代官山町 13-1ログロード代官山内
13-1 LOG ROAD, DAIKANYAMACHO, SHIBUYA
OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAYS 11AM-MIDNIGHT (LAST ORDER 10:30PM)
OPEN SUNDAYS 11AM-10PM (LAST ORDER 9PM)
*Please note that children of preschool age or younger are not permitted entry after 5pm*
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Ebisu
SARUTAHIKO COFFEE
Right next to JR Ebisu Station inside the Atre Department Store (West Building) is the cutest little coffee shop Sarutahiko Coffee with the cutest takeaway coffee cups ( I may or may not have gone there just to get my hot chocolate in this cup….)
If you decide to dine-in there is a cute little cafe seating area. If you’re with the kiddies they do have one lone highchair. Just one. Hehehe. But it is a pretty funky highchair.
In case you have a hard time finding this place, it is next to the florist and behind Shake Shack.
If you’re hungry they have some simple breakfast-type options like muffins, eggs on toast, french toast and some sweet breads.
If you like this brand of coffee, they have other stores in Omotesando, Shinjuku, Azabu, Kojimacho and Sengawa.
SARUTAHIKO COFFEE
渋谷区恵比寿南1-6-1
1-6-1 EBISUMINAMI, SHIBUYA
OPEN WEEKDAYS: 8AM-10:30PM
OPEN WEEKENDS: 10AM-10:30PM
It’s a random recommendation but …the Starbucks in Ebisu is pretty cool. They also have highchairs. This place is 2 minutes walk from Ebisu Park, too. For playgrounds and other kid-friendly recommendations in Ebisu see here.
STARBUCKS, EBISU UNION BUILDING
渋谷区恵比寿南1-2-10
1-2-10 EBISU-MINAMI, SHIBUYA
OPEN 6:30AM-10:30PM (OPENS AT 7AM ON FRIDAYS AND WEEKENDS)
JAPANESE ” FAST FOOD” MARINATED MEAT ON RICE DISHES
(This restaurant, below, has high chairs but not the type with a tray attached at the front)
My Japanese friends are going to laugh at me for recommending this next place (it’s literally next door to Green Brothers) but I think it’s a cool option for something a bit different.
Yoshinoya is a gyudon (marinated or fried meat, or fish, served on rice) chain eatery BUT the Ebisu store is a new concept store unlike the other Japan-wide restaurants. It’s a “premium” version of Yoshinoya, designed to appeal more to female customers.
If you want to really eat like the local businessmen on their lunch break or a Japanese version of a casual, quick, sandwich shop lunch – I think this is a tasty treat (and I love the people watching here too.)
The prices are so reasonable.
It’s approximately 500 yen for a rice and meat bowl that also comes with a small side salad and miso soup.
See here for the Yoshinoya English Menu. There is also an in-store English menu in this Ebisu branch of Yoshinoya.
If you enjoy this meal, you’re in luck, this chain has stores dotted all over Japan.
They have booth seating as well as table seating and yes the have high chairs (no tray attached at the front though.) They also have children’s forks and plastic plates.
All drinks are self-serve for around 150 yen.
There isn’t a change table but I think I would easily manage to change a nappy of a small baby of this counter (excuse my toilet photography!)
YOSHINOYA, EBISU EKIMAE STORE
渋谷区恵比寿西1-9-6
1-9-6 EBISUNISHI, SHIBUYA
OPEN 5AM-1AM
KICHIRI , EBISU BRANCH ( ITALIAN/ ASIAN FUSION)
My favourite family-friendly restaurants (particularly at dinner time) are the kind that don’t feel too family friendly. This one ticks the box for me!
Kichiri has such yummy food and a grown up vibe but it is also good for kids. Even small babies in fact as staff will organize a seat with a large cushion backing so babies could even get in some “tummy-time” while you eat!
Kichiri is a chain of restaurants so, if you’re a fan, you can keep an eye out for them all over Japan. I would call the food ‘Japanese fusion’. The menu is in English and it’s open until 2am (last orders at 1am)
The restaurant’s interior is minimal, chic and futuristic. I love it!
I recommend making a booking (especially if there are more than 2 of you.) Once you enter the restaurant, shoes go in a locker and you hang on to your key….
then you’ll be shown to your table.
The tables are all floor level but the place where you put your legs (below the knee) is cut out – so your body is still making a “sitting in a chair”- shape.
After you’ve placed your order, your waiter will bring you an “otoshi” which is a tiny appetizer of the day. It’s probably best to think of this as a compulsory “table charge.” (This is standard practice in Japanese Izakaya Pubs)
It looks quite fancy inside but I think it’s pretty reasonable. With drinks and ordering a few dishes each , I’d probably budget for 4000 yen per person? (way less for children, of course)
There are also course menu options. There are other Kichiri’s all over Tokyo. For example: Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ginza & Shibuya.
My favourite dish BY FAR is the fried corn. The picture doesn’t do it justice. It’s just so hard to not order another serving!
渋谷区恵比寿1-8-12キュープラザ恵比寿6F
6th FLOOR, Q PLAZA EBISU BUILDING, 1-8-12 EBISU, SHIBUYA
OPEN: EVERYDAY
OPEN FOR DINNER: 5PM-11PM
SOUTH SEAFOOD & GRILL
The new Australian restaurant South Seafood & Grill inside Ebisu (sometimes spelled Yebisu depending on which site you’re looking at) has high chairs.
This surf & turf restaurant is a little bit fancy so I don’t think I would bother taking my babies unless it was a special occasion with friends but that’s your call.
This restaurant has a fantastic view of the city as it’s on the 39th floor. There is a salad buffet option for lunch which might be nice for babies (I’ve only been there at night for grown-up food and wine-drinkin’)
Menu is on their website.
SOUTH SEAFOOD & GRILL
渋谷区恵比寿4-20-3 恵比寿ガーデンプレースタワー39F
39TH FLOOR, EBISU GARDEN PLACE TOWER, 4-20-3 EBISU, SHIBUYA
LUNCH & BRUNCH 12PM – 3PM ( LAST ORDER 2pM)
DINNER 5:30PM-11PM
CLOSED: MONDAYS & TUESDAYS
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Shinagawa
Ty Harbor Brewery is a beautiful waterfront restaurant in the Shinagawa area. There is lots of outdoor seating and a very family friendly menu. It is also extremely English-friendly. It’s also a lovely spot for a date night or an outdoor brunch.
TY HARBOR BREWERY
品川区東品川2-1-3
2-1-3 HIGASHI-SHINAGAWA, SHINAGAWA-KU
OPEN 11:30AM -10PM (SEE WEBSITE AS DIFFERENT RESTAURANT AREA OPENING TIMES VARY)
SARABETHS ( WESTERN STYLE BREAKFAST)
This is right above/in Shinagawa Station. On the 4th floor.
I’m from Melbourne, Australia, and, to me, this kind of breakfast is very very old school. It was yummy and good quality but a bit like having breakfast out in the 80s.
The menu is on their website if you’d like to check ahead. My egg white and cheese omelette was delicious. My hubby said the coffee was fantastic.
They do have high chairs for babies.
They also allow you to bring your own baby food into their restaurant.
港区 港南2−18−1 アトレ品川 4階
4F ATRE SHINAGAWA BUILDING, 2-18-1 KONAN, MINATO
OPEN 9AM-MIDNIGHT (UNTIL 11PM ON SUNDAYS)
WOLFGANG PUCK (PIZZA AND STEAK)
For dinner ( or lunch) there is a Wolfgang Puck restaurant. Near the Konan Exit.
They have a kids menu & also highchairs.
Warning, there is a table charge of 350 yen per adult.
We also find this restaurant to be overpriced but it depends on what you are craving.
港区港南1-9-36 NTTデータビル アレア品川1F
GROUND FLOOR, NTT DATA BUILDING, AREA (PRONOUNCED A-REY-A) SHINAGAWA COMPLEX,
1-9-36 KONAN, MINATO
OPEN 11AM-11PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Roppongi
FRENCH KITCHEN (LUXURY HOTEL BUFFET)
The French Kitchen at The Grand Hyatt is the perfect place for a long and decadent breakfast or brunch. The Weekend Brunch is absolutely stunning and I would recommend the terrace seating with children (even if it means layering up in colder weather.) Take the colouring books and stickers and arrive hungry. Check their website or call directly (staff speak English) to see if their price and meal options suit your breakfast budget.
ROPPONGI HILLS, 6-10-3 ROPPONGI
六本木6-10-3六本木ヒルズ
ALL DAY DINING
LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN, ROPPONGI MIDTOWN
Le Pain Quotidien in Tokyo Midtown (Roppongi) is a beautiful bakery restaurant and you can eat there or takeaway. There is also outdoor dining (which is always easier with kids, right?)
They also serve meals. Eggs and croissants or Smoked Salmon open sandwiches and various salads and steak dishes. They also have vegetarian options.
The meals are around 2000 yen (5000 yen at dinner time) so the cheaper option is to make use of the beautiful bakery. They have high chairs and a kids menu.
LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN, TOKYO MIDTOWN STORE
港区赤阪東京ミッドタウン１F
1F TOKYO MIDTOWN WEST PLAZA, AKASAKA, MINATO
OPEN WEEKDAYS 9AM – 9PM
OPEN WEEKENDS 8AM – 9PM
*Incase you have any trouble finding it, it is on the outside of the plaza, on the Barneys New York side and also near Konami gym.
OBICA, ROPPONGI HILLS
Obica (Italian restaurant) has an outdoor terrace and a great happy hour (for the Mummies & Daddies.)
They do sometimes call themselves Obika with a K too.
Their kids’ plate is also adorable. Change tables are within the complex behind the restaurant.
The menu is on their website.
They also allow you to take your stroller into the restaurant.
It’s also one of the few restaurants that allows for pizza leftovers to be taken home (well, ‘legally’ – I’m famous at discretely shoving some leftovers in a ziplock bag.)
Small dogs are allowed on the terrace.
There is another Obica in Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi.
This is the kids plate. (Photo courtesy of the Roppongi Hills website)
港区六本木6-4-1 六本木ヒルズ ハリウッドビューティープラザ 1F
GROUND FLOOR, ROPPONGI HILLS HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY PLAZA
6-4-1 ROPPONGI, MINATO-KU
OPEN WEEKDAYS 11AM-11PM
OPEN WEEKENDS 9AM – 11:30PM
Another branch is also found on the other side of Roppongi. ….
Just outside of Tokyo Midtown is the Italian restaurant Obica. (There is also one at Roppongi Hills that I have also written about just above).
They have a lovely outdoor terrace. Unlike the Roppongi Hills branch, they do not have a kids menu but my kids still love the classic, simple pizza.
The single menu items are quite expensive but the lunch sets are very reasonable.
(For people lunching without kids, there is also a 90 minute free flow champagne deal.)
The entire restaurant is non-smoking.
They do have high chairs.
OBICA MOZZARELLA BAR, TOKYO MIDTOWN
港区赤坂9-7-2 東京ミッドタウン イースト １F
GROUND FLOOR, TOKYO MIDTOWN EAST, 9-7-2 AKASAKA, MINATO-KU
OPEN 10AM-11PM
Technically Nishi-Azabu but is very close to Roppongi Hills, is Gonpachi. This restaurant is also known as “The Kill Bill Restaurant”. Is it a total tourist trap? Yes! It’s it great fun and very cool? YES! It’s also very easy with children – for lunch or an early sitting at dinner. (If you do go for dinner, go on a Sunday night on a Wednesday night between 8-8:30pm. They almost always have a Japanese drumming performance right in the restaurant. Ask about it when you make a reservation.)
I love their tempura and my kids like the gyoza.
I recommend making a reservation. It’s a lively, picturesque setting for a meal. Don’t rush in – the entrance is filled with signed photos of famous visitors. They are great with kids here.
They have also just recently introduced vegan sushi here as menu option.
1-13-11 NISHI-AZABU, MINATO
港区西麻布1-13-11
OPEN: 11:30AM-3:30AM
Or if you’re in Tokyo Midtown (department store) for lunch and want to eat beautiful Japanese food, I recommend Suju Dining Rokkaku.
Even if there is a queue, I recommend waiting around as, although it is popular, they are quick at lunch time to make sure they can seat everyone without having to wait too long.
The food is so reasonably priced and there is so much food in one lunch set. This restaurant cooks all its dishes in the style of and using mostly ingredients from Karuizawa ( a popular holiday spot just a few hours out of Tokyo.)
All lunch sets are less than 1800 yen.
They do have stroller parking and high chairs.
港区赤坂9-7-4 東京ミッドタウン ガレリアガーデンテラス2F
2ND FLOOR, TOKYO MIDTOWN GALLERIA GARDEN TERRACE
9-7-4 AKASAKA, MINATO-KU
OPEN 11AM-11PM (LUNCH IS SERVED UNTIL 4PM)
Or if you’re down the Akasaka end of Roppongi, kind of near the ANA Intercontinental, there is Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar Akasaka Hills restaurant. Near the Konan Exit.
They have a kids menu & also highchairs.
Warning, there is a table charge of 350 yen per adult.
We also find this restaurant to be overpriced.
赤坂1-12-32 アーク森ビル １F
GROUND FLOOR, ARK HILLS, 1-12-32 AKASAKA
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-11PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo：Shibakoen
Inside of Tokyo Tower is a food court (on the 2nd floor.) There is curry, waffles, ice-cream, ramen, burgers, donburi (rice bowls) and pizza to choose from. And because it’s a food court it means that everyone can eat different things – which is fantastic when you have fussy eaters.
The high chairs are those ones without the strap at the front though so you’ll need to watch those little ones (after you’ve hiked them up as close to the table as you can manage.)
And then you can make your way to the observation deck.
Crepes are sold out the front of the tower and there is often a beer garden out the front too (in the sunny months.)
港区芝公園4-2-8
4-2-8 SHIBAKOEN, MINATO
MAIN DECK & FOOD COURT OPEN 9AM-11PM
TOKYO TOWER WEBSITE
I have a whole post dedicated to things to do around Tokyo Tower (especially parks for kids).
Restaurants with high chairs in Tokyo: Hiroo
Another lunch (or dinner) option is down the end of the cute little shopping street in Hiroo – a hamburger restaurant called Homeworks.
They have high chairs (although not the chairs with the front tray attached) and a little selection of picture books for children to look through while waiting for their food.
They have an English menu.
They offer sandwiches, hamburgers and even have a vegetable plate that includes falafel.
They have a number of vegetarian options.
Kids menu options include: a kids burger, a kids cheeseburger, a kids teriyaki burger, a kids grilled cheese sandwich, a kids organic egg sandwich and a kids ham & cheese sandwich. (All kids options approximately 800 yen.)
HOMEWORKS, HIROO STORE
渋谷区広尾5-1-20七星舎ビル1F
1F SHICHISEISHA BUILDING, 5-1-20,HIROO, SHIBUYA-KU
OPEN: 11AM-8PM (CLOSES AT 6PM ON SUNDAYS & NATIONAL HOLIDAYS)
* There are other Homeworks stores in Azabu-Juban & Shinagawa.
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Azabu-juban
PIZZA STRADA
If you find yourself in the Azabu-Juban around dinner time (or lunchtime on weekends) and are looking for an outdoor place to eat, Pizza Strada is a great option with children.
PIZZA STRADA
GROUND FLOOR, NS AZABU BUILDING, 3-6-2 AZABU-JUBAN, MINATO
港区麻布十番3-6-2 NS麻布十番ビル1F
OPEN: EVERYDAY , WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS 12PM-10:30PM, WEEKDAYS 5PM-11PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Harajuku
CAFE LABOHEME, OMOTESANDO
If you wanted pizza and a place that is rarely crowded but is also on the main ‘drag’ in Harajuku consider Cafe La Boheme? It’s a pizza chain and they also have a vegan buddha bowl/salad.
It’s next to Heiroku Sushi.
It’s a smoke free restaurant.
They also have high chairs and cups and forks etc for children.
The restaurant is down some stairs so you’ll need to carry your stroller down.
*These guys are also on Ubereats now too.
CAFE LA BOHEME
渋谷区神宮前5-8-5, ジュビリ－プラザビル B１F
BASEMENT 1F, JUBILEE PLAZA BUILDING, 5-8-5 JINGUMAE, SHIBUYA
OPEN EVERYDAY 11:30AM-11PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Shibuya
TRUNK HOTEL (KITCHEN)
If you’re looking for somewhere for breakfast (open from 7am ! Almost unheard of for a proper sit down brekkie in these parts!)
It is worth the 13 min walk from Harajuku station, if you crave a gourmet western breakfast.
The building is designed so beautifully and it has a large outdoor terrace which makes it extremely kiddie friendly. This place is also just 11 minutes walk from Shibuya Station.
Here is the Full Trunk Menu.
If you decide to visit in the evening the hotel interior and bar doesn’t quite feel appropriate for children but the Trunk Kushi (skewered meat & veg) restaurant out the front of the hotel definitely is fine – with outdoor seating and, once again, enough space for a little wriggle.
This hotel/ restaurant is also very accommodating when it comes to guests/diners who require gluten-free dishes.
TRUNK HOTEL (KITCHEN)
渋谷区神宮前５-31-7
5-31-7 JINGUMAE, SHIBUYA
OPEN FOR BREAKFAST: 7:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
OPEN FOR LUNCH: 11:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
OPEN FOR DINNER: 6:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
UOBEI SUSHI
Just halfway up the hill from Shibuya Crossing is Uobei Sushi Restaurant. Turn right down an alley after Mos Burger and it’s on your right. This place is such a fun place to take children as all orders are made on an ipad with pictures and then the orders come zooming down a conveyor-belt and stop right in front of your seat. This is a fantastic place to try different kinds of sushi for the first time but it’s also great for fussy eaters as it’s also possible to order fries, noodles, ice-cream and fried chicken. You could even try a weird and wonderful sushi hybrid “cheeseburger sushi roll.” All dishes are around 100-200 yen each so it’s actually really difficult to spend too much money.
It’s not posh and the food isn’t going to be awarded a Michelin star anytime soon – but it’s such a fun way to dine.
*For adults only* Why not try a Japanese mixed drink called a Lemon Sour or a Lemon Chu-Hai ? Kanpaii ! (Cheers!)
It’s not possible to reserve a table so just tell the staff how many people and wait for your spot to open up. Customer turnover is really high so the wait has never been longer than 10 minutes for us before.
They also have highchairs for babies. How cute is my niece – out for lunch!
UOBEI SUSHI
2 -29-11 DOGENZAKA, SHIBUYA
渋谷区道玄坂2-29-11
OPEN WEEKDAYS: 10:40AM-11PM
OPEN WEEKENDS: 10AM-11PM
If you’re checking out the new Shibuya Stream complex, and need a restaurant with a high chair within this complex, your options are limited to Xiringuito Escriba (Spanish food) and Dalian (Chinese food). Petalo (Italian) food also serves a kids meal (but no high chair.)
Breastfeeding rooms, change tables and boiling water available on the B1 Floor from 7AM – Midnight.SHIBUYA STREAM
(SOUTH OF SHIBUYA STATION)
For more tips in this area, see my post on the Shibuya area with kids where I share even more details and even more options.
GONPACHI SHIBUYA
Another child-friendly, smoke-free option is Gonpachi in Shibuya, up the hill from the famous crossing ( walk up Dogenzaka Road, past Hooters, past KFC). This Gonpachi isn’t as famous as the Nishi-Azabu branch ( often referred to as the Kill Bill Restaurant and I talk about it here) but it is just as English friendly and offers a beautiful view of the city as it is on the 14th floor.
It is also possible to reserve a private room with horigotatsu style seating ( that means it looks like you’re kneeling at the table but the seat is actually dug out at floor level.) A private room is great if baby or toddler is likely to want to move around and play for the meal. Food options include sushi, soba noodles, yakitori, tempura etc. The Gonpachi entire menu is here.
They don’t mind if you bring your own baby food.
They do have high chairs. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. Also open for lunch.
GONPACHI SHIBUYA
渋谷区円山町3-6 Eスペースタワー14F
14F E-SPACE TOWER, 3-6 MARUYAMA-CHO, SHIBUYA-KU
OPEN 11:30-3:30AM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Ginza
6TH BY ORIENTAL
My favourite place to eat out in this area (for date night or for a family lunch, brunch or early dinner) is 6th by Oriental. This place always has a bustling, city-restaurant vibe. They also have a children’s menu where each kids plate is less than 1000 yen. Options change but include a kids curry, fried chicken and fries, soup of the day, fried egg sunny-side up with fries…)
When with kiddies you might want to make sure you have stickers or colouring on hand. Although they are kid-friendly, it’s not a restaurant for kids (if you know what I mean) so they will need to stay seated and self-entertained.
From the regular menu, expect to pay around 2000 yen for lunch (many options include a side salad or soup.) I love the truffle fries and french onion soup.
There is an outdoor terrace – great for people (and train )watching.
The reception staff speak English well so feel free to call and book ahead.
The entire menu is also up on their English website (see below.)
6th BY ORIENTAL
千代田区有楽町1-12-1 新有楽町ビル 1F
GROUND FLOOR, SHINYURAKUCHO BUILDING, YURAKUCHO, CHIYODA-KU
OPEN FOR WEEKDAY LUNCH: 11AM-2:30PM
OPEN FOR WEEKEND LUNCH: 11AM-3PM
OPEN FOR DINNER: 5:30PM – 10PM (UNTIL 9PM ON SUNDAYS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS)
*Bar is open until even later
Restaurants with high chairs in Tokyo : Ginza
BEER HALL LION GINZA
This is a German beer hall that was designed by architect Eizo Sugawara in the 1930s. Food options include fried chicken and fries, pasta and pizza. They have an English menu (including a children’s menu.) Beer Hall Lion Ginza accept most major credit cards. There is space to store a stroller here too. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. When dining here, I would budget for approx 2000yen per adult. This restaurant is 1 min walk from Ginza Metro (subway) station or 10 mins walk from JR Yurakucho Station.
BEER HALL LION GINZA
中央区銀座5-8-1 GINZA PLACE B2F
BASEMENT 2F FLOOR, GINZA PLACE BUILDING, 5-8-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN EVERYDAY 11:30AM-10PM (UNTIL 10:30PM ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS)
Restaurants with high chairs in Tokyo : Odaiba
BILLS
If you’re at Odaiba first thing, I recommend Bills for breakfast (or lunch). It’s an Australian restaurant so it’s a nice open space (even accommodates strollers) with an international menu. There are a few other of the Bills Restaurants in Tokyo but this is the least crowded – especially compared to the others on the weekend. The service isn’t the fastest so order for kids as soon as you sit down.
DECKS TOKYO BEACH, SEASIDE MALL 3F, 1-6-1 DAIBA, MINATO-KU
港区台場1-6-1デックス東京ビーチ シーサイドモール3F
OPEN: 9AM-11PM WEEKDAYS, 8AM-11PM WEEKENDS
If you decide to go to Bills for lunch but the line has grown too long to wait, there is a Pizza /Pasta restaurant right next door called Trattoria Pizzeria Logic. My kids love their Margherita Pizza and I’m always daydreaming about their Caprese salad.
It’s not a fancy restaurant but I like how they have outdoor seating on the deck (so I feel much more comfortable with my kids spilling everywhere.)
They have high chairs.
If you are there for lunch, they offer a bottomless juice bar which includes iced tea, grapefruit juice and orange juice.
港区台場1-6-1 デックス東京ビーチ
DECKS TOKYO BEACH, 1-6-1 DAIBA, MINATO-KU
OPEN WEEKDAYS : 11AM-3PM & 5PM-10PM
OPEN WEEKENDS: 11AM-4PM & 5PM-10PM
EGGS’N’THINGS
Eggs’n’Things is a Hawaiian restaurant built around the concept of “All Day Breakfast” ( a relatively new idea for Japan.) It is light and bright and there are several of these restaurants around Japan but this is branch my favourite – mainly because of the space and shorter lines. This restaurant is well-known for the mountain of whipped cream on their sweet pancakes. YUM! They also have savoury options and a kids menu (egg and hamburger steak plate or fruit and cream pancakes with a chocolate pen to decorate). They have high chairs and the staff are very welcoming when it comes to families.
EGGS’N’THINGS ODAIBA
3RD FLOOR, AQUA CITY DEPARTMENT STORE, 1-7-1 DAIBA, MINATO
港区台場1-7-1 アクアシティお台場 3F
OPEN: 9AM-11PM (LAST ORDER AT 9:30PM)
Another easy place to stop for food with kids is Aloha Table in Nakameguro. This Hawaiian restaurant has a large dining terrace on the riverside too (and is undercover so rain won’t get in the way. ) Their kids plate is particularly impressive.
This restaurant takes credit card and has some vegetarian and vegan options.
ALOHA TABLE NAKAMEGURO
目黒区上目黒1-7-8
1-7-8 KAMIMEGURO, MEGURO
OPEN 11:30AM-9PM (UNTIL 10PM ON WEEKENDS)
For a chilled and cheap (Japanese version of) Western cuisine is Royal Host in Meguro. We love this diner and liken it to a takeaway dinner. The menu is extensive. It all has beautiful glossy pictures and the limitless drink fountain also includes hot drinks. There is a children’s menu and kids can select one toy from the basket offered by wait staff.
It’s just easy and good value for money.
There are Japanese and International menu options. Check out the Royal Host Menu page for a pictorial menu– it’s only in Japanese but there are pictures of almost every dish. This restaurant is like a Japanese version of a diner so don’t expect fancy all though it is clean, bright and yummy. It’s our family’s comfort food. It’s a really cheap meal with kids.
Here is an example of the children’s menu.. The numbers in the brackets are the tax included prices.
This restaurant has highchairs.
And here is the Low Allergen Kids Menu
ROYAL HOST MEGURO
3-10-12 MEGURO, MEGURO
目黒区目黒3-10-12
OPEN: 8AM-10PM
RIVERSIDE CLUB
And for a lovely slow, sit-down lunch and brunch I highly recommend Riverside Club in Nakameguro.
They serve smoothies, French toast, omelettes. Read the full Riverside Club breakfast menu here.
And they also have a Riverside Club all day menu here.
Riverside Club accept reservations. They do accept most major credit cards. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. Although the restaurant has a bit of a special vibe, they do welcome children. They also have high chairs.
RIVERSIDE CLUB
目黒区青葉台3-18-3 THE WORKS 1F
GROUND FLOOR, THE WORKS BUILDING, 3-18-3 AOBADAI, MEGURO-KU
OPEN SUN-TUES: 10AM-9PM
OPEN WED-SAT : 10AM-11PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Shimokitazawa
Oh my goodness this is my latest breakfast discovery!
It is such a cool, vibey space (with a beautiful outdoor terrace.)
We arrived last Sunday at 9:30am and no-one was there! It was us an about 2 other people in the whole restaurant! By 10:30 it was almost full though – with lots of joggers, cyclists and other people with young families.
They have high chairs and a change table too so it’s very easy to dine here with small children.
I am still thinking about my egg white and mushroom omelette. It was huge!
My fussy little guy loved my Zenbi smoothie too. I may have shed a tear as he is running away from anything healthy right now. (There are lots of other Mr Farmer restaurants in Tokyo – see website below for details- but I this was, in my opinion, the best!)
世田谷区駒沢公園1−1−2
1-1-2 KOMAZAWAKOEN, SETAGAYA
OPEN EVERYDAY 7AM-8PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Shirokane
Kiwi Kitchen is one of the most kid-friendly ( and, as an Aussie- it feels so lovely and familiar) spots to have morning tea or lunch.
Order at the ground floor and tell them you’ll be eating upstairs. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. There are toys, it’s quiet.
Did you know that they also do home pack deliveries? I do it all the time!! (especially before we have visitors.) You need to give them 3 days notice but they bring the food to your home warm and then you can chop it up , freeze and have lasagna , shepherds pie and curries whenever you like!! Order homepacks from Kiwi Kitchen here (not sponsored at all)
KIWI KITCHEN
港区, 白金6-16-22 1F & 3F
1F & 3F 6-16-22 SHIROKANE, MINATO
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-4PM
Restaurants with highchairs in Tokyo: Ikebukuro
ALOHA AMIGO
It is 5 mins walk from JR Ikebukuro West Entrance. Aloha Amigo accepts most major credit cards. For adults, I would budget approx 2000yen to eat here at lunch and double that at dinner time. Indoor is all non-smoking (smoking is allowed in the outdoor section.)
They have a kid’s menu and also high chairs. See here for the Aloha Amigo menu.
ALOHA AMIGO, IKEBUKURO
OPEN FOR LUNCH: MON, WED-FRI 11AM-3PM
OPEN FOR DINNER: MON, WED-FRI 5PM-10PM
OPEN WEEKENDS & NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: 11AM-10PM
CLOSED TUESDAYS
THE DOME
This is a Parent-Child Cafe is a very cool concept and I’d recommend it for Parents with children 3 years old or younger (any older and I think they would get a bit bored.)
It’s very convenient when kiddies need a wriggle and Mum and Dad would like to chat hands-free.
The vibe of the cafe is ‘Ladies who lunch’ and can be a little bit expensive but it’s very clean and the staff are really kind and friendly.
Lunch courses start at 2000 yen while dinner can be A La Carte or courses.
Kids’ plates are 900 yen.
The complete The Dome menu is available online here in English and Japanese.
The tables are in a circle and the toys in the middle.
They have high chairs and booster seats available.
It’s best to call and make a reservation.
豊島区東池袋3-1-1 サンシャイン60 59階
59TH FLOOR, SUNSHINE60 BUILDING, 3-1-1 HIGASHI-IKEBUKURO, TOSHIMA-KU
LUNCH 11:30AM-3PM
WEEKDAY & SATURDAY DINNER 5PM-11PM
SUNDAY & PUBLIC HOLIDAY DINNER 5PM-10PM
Yakiniku Champion, Ikebukuro welcomes children and babies. They are in a building connected to Ikebukuro Station so are very easy to get to.
Yakiniku is Korean barbecue where you cook your own thinly sliced meat and vegetables on the grill at your table.
For lunch I would budget for 2000 yen per person while at dinner I would expect to pay more like 6000 yen. This restaurant accepts most major credit cards.
They have an English menu and another menu that points out common allergens in certain dishes and sauces.
This restaurant has high chairs and a place to store strollers.
YAKINIKU CHAMPION, IKEBUKURO
豊島区西池袋1-1-25 東武百貨店池袋店 レストラン街スパイス 14F
14F TOBU DEPARTMENT STORE’S RESTAURANT FLOOR IN THE SPICE SECTION, 1-1-25 NISHI-IKEBUKURO, TOSHIMA-KU
OPEN 11AM-10PM
Restaurants with high chairs in Tokyo: Jiyugaoka
And if you’re looking for a meat laden OR vegan burger, you can go to the BareBurger chain option in Jiyugaoka.
They do have a vegetarian shroom wrap but to ask for a custom vegan option, order a hamburger with a mushroom patty, lettuce, avocado, balsamic vegan mayo ( costs 1480 yen.)
The entire restaurant is non-smoking and accepts most major credit cards. They also have an English menu and a vegetarian menu.
They serve alcohol too.
There is space to take a stroller into the restaurant and the staff don’t mind.
They have high chairs and a kids menu (cheeseburger or fried chicken, fries, juice and ice-cream.) Takeout is also ok.
There is also an allocated room to breastfeed, if you’d like, and a changing table.
BARE BURGER , JIYUGAOKA
目黒区自由が丘2-16-10
2-16-10 JIYUGAOKA, MEGURO-KU
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-8PM ( LAST ORDER 7:30PM)
If you have enjoyed my blog post on high chairs in Tokyo, I think you will also enjoy my Tokyo playground recommendations.
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