Tokyo Building (TOKIA) B1F, 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Nearest station
Tokyo Stn
Cuisine
Okonomiyaki (Osaka style)
Price
¥¥
English menu / support
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Signature
Fluffy Osaka okonomiyaki on a secret chicken-bone, kombu & bonito dashi
Kiji is Osaka's most decorated okonomiyaki house, and its outpost in the basement of Tokyo Building (TOKIA) is why train-bound diners no longer need the shinkansen to eat properly. This is the chain's first Kanto branch, transplanted from a shop with a genuine following back in Osaka, and it earned a spot in Tabelog's 2025 Okonomiyaki 100, a shortlist that working chefs actually watch. On Tripadvisor it sits among the top handful of restaurants in all of Marunouchi, a rare feat for a place a minute from a train platform.
The pull is the batter: a stock built slowly from chicken bones, kombu, and bonito flakes, folded into the flour until the finished pancake comes off the griddle noticeably lighter than versions sold elsewhere in Tokyo. Cooks work the counter griddle themselves rather than handing diners a spatula, so the suji-yaki, beef tendon braised for hours until it collapses and folded through with scallion, and the modern-yaki, wrapped in a blanket of half-set egg, arrive exactly as intended rather than however a first-timer manages it. Seats along the open kitchen let you watch the whole process; the room behind holds another three dozen or so at tables. Lunch runs a reasonable ¥1,000-2,000 a head, dinner closer to ¥3,000-4,000.
Reservations aren't taken for walk-in dining (phone bookings are for takeout only), so expect a short line at peak lunch and dinner hours; staff take orders while you wait, so it moves faster than it looks. The menu comes in English, Chinese, and Korean, credit cards are accepted, and it's a three-minute walk from Tokyo Station's Marunouchi South Exit, making it an easy stop before or after a train.
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Hours and details can change — please confirm before you visit.
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✓ Last verified Jul 2026
Casual
Solo
Tokyo Station · Ramen (with a gluten-free option) · ¥
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