Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Uyghur cuisine restaurant · Shinjuku ·

Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Uyghur cuisine restaurant · Shinjuku ·

Uyghur fare with hand-pulled noodles, pilafs, and skewers

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3 Chome-15-8 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan Get directions

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"Founded in 2010 by an ambitious Uyghur entrepreneur named Sirajidin Kerim, Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant is one of the only places in Tokyo serving traditional dishes from Xinjiang. This region in northwestern China has its own distinct cuisine heavily influenced by its position along the old Silk Road. Cumin, dried chiles, and other spices feature prominently in many staples, which tend to eschew pork in favor of chicken, beef, or lamb, in keeping with halal. Order the hand-pulled noodles, gosh manta (lamb buns), and the perpetually popular “big tray chicken,” a hearty specialty with bone-in chicken and chunks of potatoes swimming in puddles of flavorful chile oil. Know Before You Go The restaurant is located in Nishi-Shinjuku, more or less 15 minutes by walk from Shinjuku Station if you exit from one of its South Exits. It can be also accessed from Hatsudai or Sangubashi station." - Fred Cherrygarden, linkogecko

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Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Usamah Q.

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Easily the best halal food ive had in japan after 1 year living and fine dining. Only place you'll find sugar with tomato, salt with tea and it actually taste amazing. Go here hungry as a hippo, like make sure to be weakened by hunger before going to really feel how well this food will nourish you. I ate allll of this and felt great. The rose and fruit tea was a bit shocking at first but the sugar made it great and i loved it. Absolute shout to the cooks for delivery banger after banger. And our waiter Amin-jon from Uzbekistan was helpful at all times, maybe a little serious but he did he job well and properly, giving recommendations and experiences. Also affordable prices for halal food in tokyo, trust me. So yeah. This was the absolute best food and experience Ive had so far and will bring others here for the rest of my time in tokyo.

Hal M.

Google

All the dishes were in general good/delicious but this is my first time having Uyghur meal. We arrived at 12:09am at 12:53pm (an hour after—all our orders arrive at 1:10pm) we are still waiting for almost all our other orders. They mentioned pilaf will take time but all other orders took time. I guess this is good that they are really cooking only after ordering but it also takes so much of our time. The prices are not cheap here. You would think you’ll save more by ordering the courses but you’ll be better off ordering what you want but it’s really expensive I think. More expensive than even typical Japanese restaurants. The whole place smells of food, you will be smelling like Uyghur food because their kitchen doesn’t have proper air ventilation. The noodles seem to be homemade here so that is good. The thickness of the noodles differs so the taste also depends. The thicker noodles are still quite hard to bite.

Esra K.

Google

It was the best Uyghur food we have ever had! Also the best halal food in Tokyo! Service was perfect, thank you for everything, we will recommend this place to everyone and sure will come again!

Dugagjin Ramani (.

Google

Easy to find. Since we didn't make a reservation we got seated at the counter. I believe I had fried noodles (I was pretty tired so I immediately forgot what I ordered) and it was great. Also had chicken skewers which were just as great. It's a Uyghur restaurant so you can expect great food and halal meats.

Gladys H.

Google

First time trying Uyghur food. Not too bad. Hand pull noodles are definitely the highlight. We ordered lamb’s tongue salad and lamb pastry as starters. They were great. I had never realised that lamb tongue could be so yummy. We then ordered a daipanji (big plate chicken) and a lamb pilaf for main. I heard a lot of microwave ‘ding’ sound going on and felt a bit disappointed. The chicken in the daipanji dish was not fresh. It was rather dry. Half a dish was just bell peppers. The lamb pilaf was not piping hot either. The meat, again, was dry. The portion size wasn’t really generous so we ordered a leghman (hand pull noodles in spicy sauce). It was the best main dish but, again, the meat was not fresh and a bit dry. Everything was flavourful but I felt quite thirsty after half an hour. Not sure if I would visit for the second time. The meal was about 5,000 for 2 people.

Angela P.

Google

It's my first time eating in Uygur Restaurant. The recommendation food is Uygur Style Pilaf which is suitable for toddlers. Because the taste is soft and meat chunk is tender too. Mostly here is lamb and chicken based food only several food is beef. Actually I don't really like lambs, but when I tried their stew kebab, I enjoyed it. So it's recommended dishes for lamb beginner 😁 This place is quite close to Shinjuku Park, so it's can be a good place to eat after playing with your family. 👍

Wouter T.

Google

Uighur food is a mix of Chinese and Turkish cuisine. I love both so I greatly enjoyed eating here. Especially the lamb and beef dishes were awesome! Interior is also cozy.

Xiro Ar (.

Google

Sometimes people say about their favourite eatery in exaggeration “It was as if going to an overseas country through exotic cuisine!”, but usually not that much. However, I must say that really is the bull’s-eye, pertinent comment to describe this Uyghur restaurant. Surely will come back soon!

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Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Usamah Q.

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Hal M.

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Esra K.

Google

It was the best Uyghur food we have ever had! Also the best halal food in Tokyo! Service was perfect, thank you for everything, we will recommend this place to everyone and sure will come again!

Dugagjin Ramani (.

Google

Gladys H.

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Angela P.

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Wouter T.

Google

Uighur food is a mix of Chinese and Turkish cuisine. I love both so I greatly enjoyed eating here. Especially the lamb and beef dishes were awesome! Interior is also cozy.

Xiro Ar (.

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