Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor

If there is a culinary paradise, it’s in the basement floor of Japanese department stores. Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor is where the food-lover’s heaven is.

[Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor - image © Florentyna Leow]

“Depachika,” which is the shortened Japanese word for “the basement of the department store,” is really a synonym for culinary paradise. If you can think of a food, you will most likely find it on this floor. A vast, dazzling range of foods and cuisines are represented in this food hall, including but not limited to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and miscellaneous Western foods, not to mention imported ingredients, delicacies, and spirits of all kinds. Luckily, there are plenty of depachika in Tokyo, and a great starting point for the visitor is the basement floor at Takashimaya Times Square.

[Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor - image © Florentyna Leow]

Looking for dessert? You’ll find an abundance of Western-style pastries and Japanese-style confectionery equally represented here. Salads, grilled meats, pickles, fruits from across the nation and the globe, cheeses, cured meats, teas, even freshly-harvested seaweed - ask, and ye shall receive. There’s a great supermarket here if you need to stock up on specialty condiments such as regional soy sauces and dried fish stock bases. You can also pick up novelty Kit Kats - think flavors like butter and blueberry - at the Kit Kat Chocolatery. Weekends are a particularly fantastic time to visit the Takashimaya depachika. It’s a more crowded time of the week, but this is also when food samples are more likely to be on offer to help boost sales.

English name:
Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor

Japanese name:
新宿タカシマヤ グルメスクエア

English address:
5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-8580

Japanese address:
〒151-8580 東京都渋谷区千駄ヶ谷5-24-2

Opening hours:
10am-8pm (Sunday-Thursday)
10am-8:30pm (Friday and Saturday)

Price:
Varies by shop

Non-smoking section:
Completely Non-Smoking

Reservations:
No Reservations

Nearest Transport:
Train: 1-minute walk from the new south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Telephone:
+81-3-5361-1111

Website:Official website (English)

Customer Reviews:
Read customer reviews of Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor is located in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. See our complete list of things to do in Shinjuku, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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