Taimeiken

Japanized western restaurant · Chūō

Taimeiken

Japanized western restaurant · Chūō

1 Chome-8-6 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan

Highlights

Homey Japanese standards like ramen & omelet rice, fresh eggs

1 Chome-8-6 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan Get directions

taimeiken.co.jp

¥2,000–3,000

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The 38 Best Restaurants in Tokyo, Japan | Eater

"In Juzo Itami’s movie Tampopo, there’s a scene in which a cook surreptitiously makes omurice, a soft omelet over ketchup-stained rice, for Tampopo’s son Tabo. Diners can experience the version of the dish that was specifically developed for the movie at Taimeiken in the historic Nihonbashi district, a short walk from Tokyo Station. The third-generation chef, Hiroshi Modegi, now helms the kitchen at this iconic restaurant, which also serves other kinds of yoshoku (Western dishes adapted to the Japanese palate) like katsu. The first floor is walk-in only and quite popular, while the second floor is more formal and takes reservations. Must-try dish: At lunchtime on the first floor, order the small portions of borscht soup and coleslaw for only 100 yen each." - Yukari Sakamoto

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Daryl Ngan

Google

The OG, if you will. A very competent and delicious omurice which is a touch on the rich and oily side, but very flavorful and really hits the spot. Try the beef version with the demi glace sauce if your palate is on the heavier side. Otherwise, stick to the original with ketchup. Either way, you won’t be disappointed from a flavor standpoint. However, note that if you order the beef etc. versions the rice base is set up flatly, so you won’t get that slumping effect when you cut the omelette open. It tastes the same but it’s something to watch out for if you’re going there for the ‘gram.

Tina

Google

Dishes were on the pricy side (around $20-30 CAD) but delicious. We went as soon as it opened. Luckily we were one of the early folk because it didn’t take long before there was a long line (and we went on a weekday too)!

Ashley J. Kim

Google

I had a basic omelette. That looked so simple but I bet few tastes good more than this omelette. The texture was too soft to savor it. The combination of ingredients in the omelette was perfect for me. The servers were very nice to add the cozy ambience of this place. The restaurant is very close to Nihombashi station, so you would be able to find it effortlessly. One thing to add is the difference between real prices and ones written in this page. The basic omelette I had cost 2,100 yen as of 30th of August, 2024. It’s surely worth it but the information needs to be updated.

Emily Chang

Google

I absolutely love this place, and make it a point to come at least once if not multiple times during my stays in Tokyo. Tameiken specializes in Western food (with a Japanese sensibility); as others have commented, their borscht and coleslaw are very good. (Although the borscht is more of a tomato / minestrone I believe.) I’ve had their minced beef cutlet, omurice, and spaghetti — all were good! Also, I’ve luckily been able to get seated right away without a reservation but if you’re coming during peak hours you may want to make one. Come show Taimeiken some love!

Gabriel Choong

Google

We found this rather poor. The omurice has perhaps a block of butter in it, quite gross and it congealed into this puddle midway through the meal. Not good. We also thought to have ramen to balance things out, but it tasted like some American imitation of ramen, all salt and chilli oil with no depth of flavour. To their credit, portions are very large. The large beer came in a stein, seemed like a litre.

Barry

Google

APRIL 2023 Came here for lunch around noon and waited a little over an hour to get a seat. Had the popular Tampopo beef omurice where you can cut open the omelet revealing the soft and creamy half-cooked egg. Fried rice was ketchup based, sweet and tart which complements the savory demiglace sauce. Very tasty and portion size was huge with plenty of dice tender beef so price was reasonable with the added entertainment of splitting the egg omelet. Service was great and the dish arrived pretty fast. There was no line when I finished eating at 2PM, so maybe it is better to avoid the lunch rush hour.

Jay Manrique

Google

We came around 7pm and there were no lines which was great. We went to the 2nd floor but they told us nicely that the 2nd floor was for reservations but we can dine in on the first floor. We ordered two types of omurice: Tampopo Omirice and Beef Tampopo Omurice. The Tampopo Omurice was so creamy and tastes great with just the usual ketchup as the sauce. The rice itself had pieces of chicken, mushroom, and peas which was a surpries because we though it was just plain fried rice. The Beef Tampopo Rice came with a glaze sauce which was sweet and savory and had a hint of coffee falvor. The omelet itself when cut oozes with pieces of beef and it's juice. Overall, food looks simple but the quality of food was great. Definitely one of the best omurice in Tokyo.

Lara Bertoni

Google

Truly amazing! The best omelette of my life, I'm serious. And do we want to talk about the staff? Very kind and super nice. Unfortunately I think that, since we are on holiday, we won't be able to go back, but on a future holiday in this splendid country, I would like to!!