Famed for its clam-and-truffle shio soba, this Shinjuku Gyoen shop held a Michelin one star in 2022-2023 and currently carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand; it runs a numbered-ticket system, so arrive early.
Gluten-free shio (salt) ramen with rice-based noodles; veggie 'Vegisoba'
A popular Tokyo Ramen Street shop offering a gluten-free salt ramen made with rice-based noodles, plus its colorful vegetable 'Vegisoba'. It is a has-options shop, not a dedicated GF kitchen — the official site warns of possible cross-contamination, so it is not celiac-safe.
Gluten-free gyoza, karaage and yakisoba
A dedicated gluten-free cafe whose entire kitchen is wheat-free, serving GF Japanese comfort food such as gyoza, karaage, ramen and yakisoba with English-marked menus. Its Tabelog listing is currently status-undetermined, so confirm hours via its Instagram before visiting.
Pork-free wagyu beef ramen (broth from 20+ wagyu cuts & seasonings)
A halal-CERTIFIED ramen shop (no pork) about 7 minutes from Asakusa Station, building its broth from over 20 varieties of wagyu beef and seasonings, with a dedicated prayer room. Sister concept to Gyumon's Shibuya wagyu yakiniku.
Vegan ramen and grilled soy-meat plates
A second-floor all-vegan bistro in Harajuku opened in 2021 by the Kyushu Jangara ramen chain. The menu spans vegan ramen, curries, grilled soy-meat plates, gyoza and karaage.
Stone-milled hand-cut zaru soba with seasonal tempura
A backstreet Kagurazaka soba shop that stone-mills and hand-cuts its own buckwheat, earning a spot on the Tabelog 100 soba list.
White-broth A5 wagyu ramen
A hidden 3rd-floor Asakusa shop serving creamy white-broth ramen crowned with A5 halal wagyu plus a rare halal wagyu beef cutlet, with a prayer space on-site.
Mixed grill, doner kebab and lahmacun
A long-running Turkish kebab house near Shinjuku Gyoen serving grills, doner and mezze made with halal meat. It is Muslim-friendly / halal-meat rather than third-party certified, and alcohol is served on the premises, so it suits Muslim diners who are comfortable with that distinction.
All-you-can-eat premium sushi, snow crab and halal-certified A5 wagyu
A sushi izakaya offering a dedicated halal-CERTIFIED course (100% halal ingredients with separate utensils and storage). Because the general venue also serves alcohol, it is best treated as Muslim-friendly with a certified halal course — request the halal course when booking.
Made-to-order udon, incl. cult carbonara udon & tempura
A perpetually-queued Tabelog Top-100 udon shop near Shinjuku where every bowl of springy noodles is cut and boiled to order — try the cult carbonara udon.
A5 wagyu roast beef ramen
This flagship near Shinjuku-sanchome crowns a 100% halal-certified bowl with slices of seared A5 wagyu roast beef — pork- and alcohol-free, prayer space on hand.
Chicken paitan ramen — creamy broth from halal chicken simmered over 6 hours
A no-pork, no-alcohol ramen counter east of Shinjuku Gyoen where Japan Islamic Trust-certified halal chicken is coaxed into a tonkotsu-rich paitan that converts sceptics.
Heavenly Vegan Pancakes
The Shinjuku birthplace of the cloud-soft 'Heavenly Vegan Pancakes' that draw queues from vegans and non-vegans alike, with gluten-free options on the same menu.
