Tokyo: Shinjuku Food Tour Highlights (Best Eats)
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Tokyo, Japan
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
The Shinjuku Golden Gai district in Tokyo is packed with tiny bars that can be tough to navigate on your own. This bar crawl takes you to several hidden bars you wouldn’t discover on your own, each with its own authentic Japanese charm. Try drinks including sake and cocktails as your guide shares local insights.
- Access bars in Tokyo and Shinjuku that don't have English menus
- Your guide can help take photos throughout the tour
- Enjoy a more personalized experience with a max group size of 10
- This tour is a great option for groups or solo travelers
What's Included
- Professional Expert Guide
- 10+ dishes
- City Walking & Culture Tour
- Photos during the tour
- Tips (optional)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- AOKI Shinjukunishiguchi Honten1-chōme-8-5 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
To reach AOKI, exit Shinjuku station via the West Exit. The AOKI clothing shop is located right next to Starbucks Nishi-guchi. The other points of interest nearby are Yodobashi Camera and JoySound Karaoke. Please download Whatsapp so the guide can contact you.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Omoide Yokocho
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Kabukicho
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Most travelers can participate
- Important Note: We only serve alcoholic drinks for travelers 20 years old and above. Minor travelers below 20 years old will be served non-alcoholic drinks.
- We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 105 reviews
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adolfo_d, Aug 2026
One of the worst tours I've ever taken. While the restaurants and food they chose were good. Our guide was the absolute worst! So awkward and uninformative! So so bad!
From the second she arrived you can tell she didn't want to be there and the tour reflected that energy. Long walks of awkward silence. At the first location she didn't even know what was ordered! Her defense was she didn't order it, the company did, and she usually works Shibuya. Clueless.
The first plate was sashimi, she knew salmon. And her description of the other fish was "it's sashimi raw fish," just enjoy. I asked her what they were and she said let me ask again, waitress came and described them in Japanese. She said oh I don't know the English names and proceeded to repeat the names in Japanese.
Next dish was a salad with tofu and mixed greens. She pulled up her phone and read off the ingredients. I ate it. As I was eating it my friend said be careful there is shrimp inside the dish. I am allergic to shellfish and our horrible tour guide knew this. She said no there isn't, it's just veggies and pulled out her phone again and read it of some list. I said there is fish in this, little tiny fish, she said no there isn't. I then pointed to it and she quickly changed the subject. Thankfully it was not shrimp otherwise would have been so bad.
As much as I wanted to leave the tour my friends insisted we continue because we had already paid for it. We continued with more awkward silence and more blah interactions with our bad guide.
I wont name her, even though I know her name. Just have Faith I would never ever go on this tour again and definitely do not recommend. So many other tours. Do any other one, where the guide actually enjoys her job and isn't just doing it for a paycheck.
I would demand a refund but I ate the food and thankfully I was with friends. Would have dreaded being alone with just this bad tour guide.
Matthew_J, Jun 2026
Excellent tour with great food selections and drinks were a great accompaniment. Highly recommend this if you want to explore local food in the Shinjuku area.
Sacha_M, Jun 2026
We had a lovely time. Mak was informative and the food was great
You won’t leave hungry that’s for sure!!
Ravi_B, May 2026
We met on one side of Shinjuku and walked over from side to the other side. Be ready to walk. Lloyd, who was our guide, did a good job giving this tour. At each stop gave a little history and briefing and we all got to try a variety of food from Shinjuku. We tried food from a Izakaya, pork cutlets from a historical restaurant , food from Okinawa cuisine and dessert. Overall four good choices.
Dennis_S, Oct 2025
Food was good, but the experience and information about Shinjuku was better!
Our guide, May, was great.
julieashby1, Oct 2025
Well worth it, gives you a real feel for the city. Places you would not think to visit and authentic Japanese food. Michael was a great guide, made the evening enjoyable and interesting
Tim_P, Aug 2025
Agathe - was the best, she was so informative, fun to be with and help us make the right choices. I would definitely recommend this tour to get to know the Japanese culture, their food and then the last stop was a fun speak easy type of place!
Saata_S, Jul 2025
Very fun! Bell was very knowledgeable and showed us some really fun sites in the Shinjuku area! Great way to meet people and walk around Golden Gai if solo traveling! A+ experience!
Michael_D, Jun 2025
This was definitely a great night. We had a great group of participants. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The first 2 stops had light snacks and drinks and no admission price. Be sure you have an adequate amount of yen. At each stop the bill will be divided equally by the number of attendees. The last stop in Golden Gai was really unique. A really great experience.. I rated this 4 stars since the description notes admission was included at Golden Gai, but it appeared that we were charged a cover charge.
Daniel_E, Jun 2025
The tour was great. Kay was such an amazing tour guide. She was knowledgeable, entertaining and very effective.
Jessel_T, Jun 2025
Good tour, meet great folks from other countries. The guide was very informative and friendly. Really enjoyed my 1st introduction to Shinjuku, Tokyo
Diane_G, May 2025
Our guide was Bell who was so knowledgeable about Tokyo and Japanese culture. unfortunately it was only my husband and i so would have enjoyed meeting other people.
Went to two very cool bars that were definitely locals only places and then a cool upstairs bar in Golden Gai area! Tried new kinds of Sake and beer!
Dmitri_W, May 2025
A great tour and time with Yota!
We especially liked going to the locals’ sake place, which we would never have found or understood.
Hiram_H, Apr 2025
Great way to see some areas of Tokyo we wouldn’t have seen on our own. Our guide Yota made the experience even more memorable by being extremely nice and knowledgeable about everything. He also gave some great recommendations. I would definitely recommend this tour to others.
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