Zakuro

Located in the heart of the traditional Yanaka neighborhood, this Persian/Turkish restaurant goes all-out on the "dining experience": you sit on the carpeted floor, they make you wear middle-eastern garb, and dessert includes a hookah (water-pipe) to puff on! And all the while, the owner wanders from table to table making wisecracks in Japanese. The set dinner course (¥2000) is guaranteed to leave anyone stuffed.

Address

3-14-13 Nishi-Nippori

Getting there

3 min directly west of JR Nippori North Exit

Website

nippori-zakuro.com (opens in a new tab)