Iriya (Taito)’s tables, tasted and verified — with the real links to book and an honest word on what you can eat.
20 places
Rare-fried beef cutlet seared on your own hot stone, with grated yam
A tiny 20-seat counter near Kaminarimon where 60-second-fried beef cutlet arrives blushing-rare for you to sear to taste on your own sizzling stone.
Last verified Jul 2026A5-rank Iga wagyu assortment
Grill A5 Iga wagyu certified by the Japan Halal Foundation on the 7th floor above Asakusa, complete with a prayer room and English-speaking staff.
No.7 Premium Matcha Gelato — the world's richest
This 1848-founded tea house teams up with Shizuoka's Nanaya to serve matcha gelato in seven escalating intensities, climaxing in a near-black No. 7 so concentrated it tastes like eating pure tea leaves.
Cook-it-yourself okonomiyaki
Since 1937, Tokyo's oldest okonomiyaki house lets you grill your own savory pancake at low tatami tables in a wonderfully creaky wooden shack.
Kobe beef Japanese curry
A two-minute stroll from Senso-ji, this all-halal kitchen ladles rich Japanese curry over crisp cutlets and even Kobe wagyu, so Muslim travellers never have to skip Japan's comfort dish.
A5 Kuroge wagyu yakiniku course
Grill halal-certified, top-4% A5 Kuroge wagyu over charcoal on a fourth-floor perch with Asakusa's nightscape glittering beyond the window.
Wagyu sirloin and tiger prawn tempura in rice-flour batter
A ten-seat counter beneath a canopy of cherry blossoms where every course — even the wagyu and prawn tempura — is fried in rice flour: fully gluten-free and halal.
Edomae nigiri course — soy sauce to fish, all halal-certified
Japan's first halal-certified sushi house, steps from Senso-ji, serving full Edomae nigiri — soy, fish and pickles all halal — with a second-floor prayer room built with the local mosque.
Multi-course fucha-ryori banquet in a private tatami room
A 1959-vintage temple-cuisine institution near Iriya where John Lennon and Yoko Ono once dined, serving 300-year-old fucha-ryori in garden-view tatami rooms.
Tempura fried in 100% gluten-free rice-flour batter with house-made gluten-free soy sauce and broth; wagyu and seafood tempura bowls are highlights
A counter tempura restaurant whose entire menu is gluten-free (rice-flour batter plus house-made GF soy sauce and broth) and which is halal certified. It is not a separate dedicated GF facility, so highly sensitive celiacs should confirm cross-contact directly; vegetarian tempura courses are also offered.
Handmade miso soup with organic vegetables, paired with onigiri
A miso-soup-and-onigiri specialist near Kaminarimon serving dashi-based soups with organic vegetables; most bowls are dashi and miso based with no dairy (the 'creamy' soup uses soy milk, not milk). For severe allergies, confirm ingredients with staff.
Vegan tempura, waffles and seasonal plant-based plates
A fully plant-based restaurant near Asakusa Station where every dish is vegan, additive-free and gluten-free, so it is dairy-free by definition. A per-dish allergen chart is published, so check it for nut content; we have not confirmed it is nut-free and do not tag it as such.
Halal-meat burgers and matcha sweets
A cafe a 2-minute walk from Kaminarimon serving food without pork or alcohol, using halal meat alongside vegan and vegetarian dishes. Muslim-friendly / pork- and alcohol-free, not third-party halal-certified.
Pork-free wagyu beef ramen (broth from 20+ wagyu cuts & seasonings)
Gyumon Halal Ramen Asakusa is a halal-certified, pork-free wagyu ramen kitchen.
Multi-course vegan tasting menu
A small, reservation-only vegan restaurant in Asakusa serving a chef's 10–14 course tasting menu. It seats only a handful of guests and opens a limited number of days per week, so reserve ahead.
Awa-zenzai (millet dumpling with sweet azuki)
Founded in 1854 in a corner of a Senso-ji sub-temple, this Edo-era sweet shop still serves its signature awa-zenzai and anmitsu to downtown Asakusa.
Seasonal fruit parfait with homemade fruit ice cream
A 1946 greengrocer-turned-parfait parlour near Hanayashiki where seasonal fruit from Ota Market is piled over homemade ice cream, drawing patient queues.
Old-school Edomae tendon, sesame-oil-fried tempura in dark sweet sauce
An 1887-founded Asakusa institution near Senso-ji serving old-school Edomae tendon, its tempura fried in sesame oil and lacquered in a dark sweet sauce.
Last verified Jul 2026White-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.
Asakusa ramen (chicken-and-bonito broth, grilled chicken)
Steps from Senso-ji, this pioneering halal-certified ramen shop swaps pork for grilled chicken and lard for sesame oil, with a 2nd-floor prayer room for Muslim diners.
