Ganesha

Located a 6-minute walk from Shimbashi Station, Ganesha is a cozy soup curry eatery that’s a firm favourite with local office workers. Join them for some of the area’s best soup curry!

[Ganesha - image © Florentyna Leow]

We love soup curry any time of the year, but it’s especially good when there’s a slight chill in the air and your soul just needs a little extra TLC. If you’re in Shimbashi, one of the best places in the area for this dish is Ganesha, an unassuming little curry shop that’s a firm favourite with local office workers.

[Ganesha - image © Florentyna Leow]

What can you have here? The classic chicken and vegetable soup curry, containing 15 kinds of herbs and 30 different spices, is a great place to start. You can also have combinations like lamb and vegetables, chicken and eggplant, or straight up vegetable curry.

Those who like a degree of control over their food can customise their soup curry in a number of ways. Pick your soup base — savoury chicken, or a gently tart yoghurt and tomato — and then your proteins. Add some extra toppings, like mushrooms, natto (fermented beans), or cheese. Switch up the flavour profile with the different spice blends — ‘special masala,’ ‘Ganesha’s heart,’ and ‘black masala’ are just some of your choices.

While Ganesha does have regular opening hours, in practice they close when they run out of soup. Though their offerings won’t surprise anyone already familiar with soup curry, their dishes are a great example of the genre. This is a great place for lunch if you’re in the Shimbashi area.

For more Tokyo soup curry choices, see our Best Soup Curry Rice in Tokyo page.

English name:
Ganesha

Japanese name:
ガネー舎

English address:
B1 Komeisha bldg., 5-12-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004

Japanese address:
〒105-0004 東京都港区新橋5-12-2 鴻盟社ビルB1

Opening hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-8:45pm
Wednesday-Friday: 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday: 11:30am-2pm
Closed Sunday and national holidays

Price:

Non-smoking section:
Completely Non-Smoking

Reservations:
No Reservations

Nearest Transport:
Train: 5-minute walk from the Karasumori exit of Shimbashi Station on the JR Yamanote line.
Subway: 6-minute walk from exit 8 of Shiodome Station on the Toei Oedo line, and Yurikamome line.

Telephone:
+81-3-3433-0309

Website: Official website (Facebook in Japanese)

Customer Reviews:
Read customer reviews of Ganesha on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
Ganesha is located in Tokyo’s Shimbashi, Shiodome, Hamamatsucho and Shinagawa district. See our complete list of things to do in Tokyo’s Shimbashi, Shiodome, Hamamatsucho and Shinagawa district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

More Tokyo Restaurant Recommendations:
See all soup curry restaurants we recommend on our Best Soup Curry in Tokyo page and get the complete list for all cuisines on our Best Tokyo Restaurants page.

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