A Muslim-friendly Indonesian restaurant near the Indonesian Embassy; pork- and alcohol-free with a prayer space, serving meals made with halal-certified beef (the venue itself is Muslim-friendly rather than formally certified).
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Nasi goreng, beef rendang and gado-gado using halal-certified beef
Cabe (チャベ) is a long-running Indonesian restaurant a five-minute walk from Meguro Station's east exit, on the second floor of the Daiichi Tanaka Building in Kamiosaki, Shinagawa. Open since 2002 — first in Musashi-Koyama, later moving to its current Meguro location — it has built a following among both Japanese diners and the local Indonesian community, and gained wider recognition after appearing in the food-drama series Kodoku no Gurume (Solitary Gourmet).
The kitchen is run with a Muslim chef and no pork is used on the menu. Cabe describes itself as serving halal ingredients and offers a halal-labeled beef option, plus vegan/vegetarian dishes; it is listed on Halal Gourmet Japan and Halal Navi as halal-friendly. That said, no third-party halal certification body is named on these listings, and alcohol (including Indonesian Bintang beer) is served in the dining room, so travelers with strict certification requirements should ask staff directly about ingredients and kitchen handling before ordering rather than assume full certification.
Signature dishes include rendang (slow-cooked spiced beef, the Indonesian classic that topped CNN's World's 50 Best Foods list), nasi padang combination plates, beef tripe soup (soto babat), sambal-fried chicken, ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken), satay, and a bakso-style meatball noodle soup (mie baso). Lunch runs roughly ¥1,000–2,000 per person; dinner is closer to ¥3,000–4,000, with set dinner courses (around ¥3,300–3,630 for 7–8 dishes) bookable online via TableCheck.
An English menu is available and staff communicate in English and Indonesian as well as Japanese. The restaurant has a prayer room on site. It gets busy on weekday evenings, so reserving ahead — especially for groups — is recommended. Cabe is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
✓ Last verified Jul 2026
Hours and details can change — please confirm before you visit.
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