Cook it yourself. Share it hot.

Monjayaki is Tokyo's old-town comfort food, grilled right at your table. Chop, stir, and scrape it off the iron plate with friends.

Reserve a table

Let's cook!

The griddle is yours

At a monja restaurant, a hot teppan iron plate sits in the middle of your table. Staff bring the ingredients in a bowl, and you do the rest. It is messy, loud, and a lot of fun, and first-timers always get help.

01Hands-onYou grill every bite yourself with a small spatula.
02Made to shareOne plate, everyone around it. Great for groups and families.
03Help on handUnsure? Staff happily show you the first steps.

Five steps to your first monja

Try it on the virtual teppan below, then do it for real in Tsukishima.

Heating the plate

Virtual teppan

Watch how it's done

Cooking video coming soon

What goes in the bowl, and where it comes from

Tsukishima sits a short hop across the river from Tsukiji and close to Toyosu Market, the heart of Tokyo's seafood trade. Add the cabbage that forms the base, and you have most of what goes in the bowl.

Toyosu Market
Tokyo's wholesale fish market, where squid, shrimp and scallops arrive fresh every morning.
Tsukiji
The famous outer market streets, still full of specialty stores for dried seafood, bonito and seasonings.
Crunchy cabbage
Coarsely cut cabbage is the base of every monja and gives it its sweetness.

Old Tokyo on Monja Street

Tsukishima is a small island neighborhood built in the Meiji era. Along Nishinaka-dori, known as Monja Street, narrow alleys and family-run restaurants keep the easygoing mood of shitamachi, Tokyo's old downtown.