25 Hudson
25ハドソン
Koto & Toyosu · restaurant
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.
- Special course priced at ¥9,878
- 5 minute walk from Toyo-cho Station
- 15 minutes from Otemachi on Tokyo Metro Tozai line
- Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-3pm and 6pm-10pm, closed Sundays
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 , last visited 2026-05-09 · One-time visit
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Original post by @25_hudson
How to visit
- Address
- 5-25-13 Toyo, Koto-ku, Tokyo (東京都江東区東陽5-25-13)
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 11:30-15:00 / Mon-Sat 18:00-22:00
- Price
- $$$
- English (?)
- Limited
- Reservations
- Required
What makes it special
Toyo-cho is east-Tokyo working-class — the kind of pocket that sees almost no tourist traffic. 25 Hudson is the surprise — a small French restaurant in this residential setting whose chef has decades of New York fine-dining background. The combination of price (¥9,878 special course) and pedigree (long-running NY head chef) is unusual at this level.
The casual shitamachi atmosphere is intentional. The plating is French, the technique is French, but the room feels like a neighborhood bistro, not a starched-tablecloth establishment.
How to visit
Five minutes from Toyo-cho station (Tokyo Metro Tozai line). Reservations required. Closed Sundays.
FAQ
FAQ
Why Toyo-cho?
Chef Nose grew up in this east-Tokyo working-class neighborhood. Returning to open a French restaurant here — rather than in Ginza or Roppongi — was an explicit decision. The result is a price point and a casualness you wouldn't find in central Tokyo.
What's the chef's background?
Long career as head chef at a French restaurant in New York. Returned to Japan and opened 25 Hudson as his independent project — the name nods to the Hudson River.
Is it accessible?
Toyo-cho station is on the Tokyo Metro Tozai line. From central Tokyo, about 15 minutes from Otemachi. The neighborhood is quiet residential, very few tourists.