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Neighborhood · No. 15

Koto & Toyosu

江東・豊洲・東陽町

Toyosu replaced Tsukiji as Tokyo's wholesale fish market; inland, Fukagawa and Kiyosumi-Shirakawa have quietly become a third-wave coffee district.

Waterfront warehouses, Toyosu market, Fukagawa shitamachi

East Tokyo's reclaimed-land waterfront. Toyosu replaced Tsukiji as the city's wholesale fish market. Inland, Fukagawa and Kiyosumi-Shirakawa are quietly becoming a third-wave coffee district — Blue Bottle's first Japan store opened here. Further east, Higashi-Yojo is residential old-Tokyo with surprisingly serious small-restaurant pockets.

By Asakusa Boy. 15 years living in Tokyo's shitamachi. Spots tagged ✓ Visited have been verified in person — each comes with a short note. ✦ On the radar are the ones he's flagged as worth checking out, but hasn't been to yet.

  1. ✓ Visited

    Koto & Toyosu · restaurant

    25 Hudson

    25ハドソン

    The courses are seriously underpriced — even the top course comes in under ¥10,000, and the cooking is genuinely great. The hook is that they use local Fukagawa ingredients (they call it 'Fukagawa French'). There's not much tourist infrastructure out here, but it's worth a trip purely as real shitamachi — I love this part of Tokyo.

    — Asakusa Boy

    25 Hudson is a small French restaurant in Toyo-cho — east-Tokyo's residential downtown — opened by Chef Nose, who spent decades as head chef in New York. The setting is shitamachi-casual; the cooking is properly French. Special course ¥9,878. Reservations required, 5 minutes from Toyo-cho station.

    Address
    5-25-13 Toyo, Koto-ku, Tokyo
    Hours
    Mon-Sat 11:30-15:00 / Mon-Sat 18:00-22:00
    Price
    $$$
    English
    Limited
    Reservations
    Required
    Search on Tabelog ↗ @25_hudson on IG
    Read the editor's full guide →
  2. ✦ On the radar

    Koto & Toyosu · cafe

    CASICA

    カシカ

    CASICA is a café and goods shop in Shinkiba, 3 min walk from the station. Counter seating with a focus on objects and small goods. Casual daytime spot, not evening destination.

    ⚠️ IG caption lists both 2nd and 4th Tue as closed, but Google hours show only Mon closed. Verify exact closures before visit.

    Address
    〒136-0082 Tokyo, Koto City, Shinkiba, 1-chōme−4−６ CASICA
    Hours
    Tue–Sun 11am–6pm; closed Mon
    Price
    $$
    Rating
    4.2 ★ (621 on Google Maps)
    English
    Yes
    Reservations
    Not required
    📞 Call Visit official website ↗ @casica.tokyo on IG
    Read the editor's full guide →

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