Kushikatsu Tanaka, Shinjuku 3-chome: Casual Osaka-Style Skewers in Tokyo
Kushikatsu Tanaka is a nationwide chain, headquartered in Tokyo, that built its business on bringing Osaka-style kushikatsu -- battered, deep-fried skewers of meat, seafood, cheese, and vegetables -- to a casual, inexpensive, standing-bar-adjacent format found across the country. This Shinjuku 3-chome branch sits a short walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station. As at the original Osaka kushikatsu shops, the shared dipping sauce sits in a communal pot: the house rule is no double-dipping, so a skewer already bitten cannot go back in. For travelers who want to try kushikatsu without committing to a dedicated specialty restaurant, Kushikatsu Tanaka's low prices and casual, pub-like atmosphere make it an easy entry point.
- Kushikatsu (Deep-Fried Skewers)
- Shinjuku
- Under ¥1,000
Good to Know
- Budget per person
- Under ¥1,000
- Hours
- Mon-Thu 4:00-11:00 PM; Fri 4:00 PM-12:00 AM; Sat 12:00 PM-12:00 AM; Sun & public holidays 12:00-11:00 PM, per a restaurant-directory listing; closed days are reported as not fixed.
- Address
- 1F, Kumasan Bldg, 3-12-4 Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
- Nearest station
- Shinjuku-sanchome Station
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- Individual deep-fried skewers -- pork, chicken, cheese, and vegetables are typical -- ordered by the stick and dipped in a shared sauce pot, following the same no-double-dipping etiquette as Osaka's original kushikatsu stalls.
Location
1F, Kumasan Bldg, 3-12-4 Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
About a 2-minute walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get to Kushikatsu Tanaka, Shinjuku 3-chome?
- About a 2-minute walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district.
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