Food Scene
Offers great coffee from Australia. A must when you get tired of Japanese coffee which is mainly drip-based!
7 abantu bendawo batusa
FRANKIE Melbourne Espresso
2-chōme-12-15 KitazawaOffers great coffee from Australia. A must when you get tired of Japanese coffee which is mainly drip-based!
Their yuzu ramen is a clean, delicious hoot. Optional toppings including sansho peppers.
Ramen Kuwajima
2-chōme-12-2 KitazawaTheir yuzu ramen is a clean, delicious hoot. Optional toppings including sansho peppers.
Fun, casual, and quality seafood izakaya that is a local favourite amongst both old and young.
Nishinba
2-chōme-9-20 KitazawaFun, casual, and quality seafood izakaya that is a local favourite amongst both old and young.
Drinks & Nightlife
レディジェーン
5-chōme-31-14 DaizawaJapanese whisky and jazz. Has a lovely ‘smokey’ vibe. Friendly to travellers.
Doubles as a bar and a record store, so always great music. Their pasta is good too.
13 abantu bendawo batusa
CITY COUNTRY CITY
2-chōme-2-12-13 KitazawaDoubles as a bar and a record store, so always great music. Their pasta is good too.
Mother
5-chōme-5-36-14 DaizawaRun by our mates Haruna and Nobu. Spice-tastic original drinks and eccentric decor.
Run by our mate Tomo. A perfect dive bar filled with eccentric locals. Great rum, gin and cocktails. Has live music at times by local talents but schedules are very unpredictable.
bar URAUCHI バー ウラウチ
3-20 北沢Run by our mate Tomo. A perfect dive bar filled with eccentric locals. Great rum, gin and cocktails. Has live music at times by local talents but schedules are very unpredictable.
Parks & Nature
A few stops from Shimokitazawa on the Odakyu Line. A very popular park during the hanami cherry blossom season for both locals and visitors.
1380 abantu bendawo batusa
Yoyogi Park
2-1 YoyogikamizonochōA few stops from Shimokitazawa on the Odakyu Line. A very popular park during the hanami cherry blossom season for both locals and visitors.
One of the campuses of Tokyo University. A secret, local place for a quieter hanami/cherry blossom experience.
25 abantu bendawo batusa
The University of Tokyo Komaba Campus
3-chōme-8-1 KomabaOne of the campuses of Tokyo University. A secret, local place for a quieter hanami/cherry blossom experience.
Essentials
Ozeki Shimokitazawa
2-chōme-9-5 KitazawaFresh food and very good prices. Open till 2100.
Lawson Shimokitazawa Station West
2-chōme-23-7 KitazawaClosest convenience store. Open 24/7.
Less people than Ozeki and easier to navigate. Open till 2300.
10 abantu bendawo batusa
Peacock Store Shimokitazawa
2-chōme-25-21 KitazawaLess people than Ozeki and easier to navigate. Open till 2300.
foodium下北沢
2-chōme-20-17 KitazawaA grocery store that's open very late.