Shin-Okubo is now Tokyo's 'Little Kathmandu' as much as its Koreatown (Tokyo Walker); this fourth-floor room full of Nepali statues and instruments serves Newar and Thakali food, with a dal bhat lunch whose rice, soup and curry are refillable.
- Address
- Lisbon Bldg 4F, 2-32-3 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 11:00-23:30 (last order 23:00) (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1 h
- Price
- Tabelog lists under JPY 1,000 lunch, JPY 2,000-2,999 dinner (Tabelog listing, 2026-10)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order the Thakali dhedo set: buckwheat dough eaten with bean, mutton and chicken curries.
- Try the soup momo, dumplings in a cold sesame soup.