Shinjuku Tatsukichi Akihabara Branch

If you’re in Akihabara and bored of tempura, try Osaka-style kushiage at this branch of Shinjuku Tatsukichi instead. These deep-fried skewers are unpretentious and utterly delicious.

[Shinjuku Tatsukichi Akihabara Branch - image © Florentyna Leow]

Japanese cuisine’s reputation as a healthy cuisine is a little odd, given its abundance of deep-fried food and carbohydrates. We’re not complaining, though, because deep-fried food is immensely satisfying. Few styles of deep-fried food are better than kushiage. A great place to try kushiage is at Shinjuku Tatsukichi, which has branches in Shinjuku and Akihabara.

[Shinjuku Tatsukichi Akihabara Branch - image © Florentyna Leow]

Weirdly enough, the restaurant translates ‘kushiage’ as ‘shish-kabobs’ - not the most common translation, but it’s not entirely far off the mark. Think quality battered and deep-fried skewers.

Literally, anything can be deep-fried here, and the wide-ranging menu is proof. Order anything from Nagoya cochin chicken to Iberico pork to quail eggs. Try salmon and cheese, bacon-wrapped asparagus and hollandaise sauce, or crab claws. You can order some vegetables if it makes you feel better. They’ll come deep-fried on skewers.

[Shinjuku Tatsukichi Akihabara Branch - image © Florentyna Leow]

When we say everything’s deep-fried, we mean it. There are options like deep-fried ice cream cones, chocolate, and bananas for dessert. Get the chocolate: a crispy batter topped with whipped cream hides a molten, oozing, chocolatey interior that makes a perfect end to your meal at Tatsukichi.

English name:
Shinjuku Tatsukichi Akihabara Branch

Japanese name:
新宿 立吉 秋葉原店

English address:
3F Akihabara UDX bldg., 4-14-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0021

Japanese address:
〒101-0021 東京都千代田区外神田4-14-1 秋葉原UDXビル3F

Opening hours:
Monday-Saturday: 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm
Sunday: 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm

Price:

Non-smoking section:
Yes

Reservations:
Possible

Nearest Transport:
Train: 3-minute walk from the Electric Town exit of Akihabara Station on the JR Yamanote and Sobu lines.
Subway: 4-minute walk from exit 1 of Suehirocho Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza line.

Telephone:
+81-3-5289-8331

Website: Official website (Japanese)

Customer Reviews:
Read customer reviews of Tatsukichi on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
Tatsukichi is located in Tokyo’s Akihabara, Kanda And Jimbocho districts. See our complete list of things to do in Tokyo’s Akihabara, Kanda And Jimbocho districts, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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