Dourakutei (道楽庭) — My Favorite Lunch Spot in Kachidoki.
From the outside, Dourakutei looks just like a private home — because it is! The owners have turned the ground floor of their house into a cozy little restaurant.

There’s a lunch menu posted outside, but it’s written in a mix of vertical and horizontal Japanese, which can be hard to understand — and unfortunately, there’s no English version. That said, their lunch menu stays the same all year round. And here’s a bonus: a second helping of rice is free!
It might feel a little intimidating at first, since you can’t see inside from the street. But don’t worry — once you step in, you’ll find a heartwarming atmosphere and two kind ladies ready to welcome you. Dourakutei is just a five-minute walk from Kachidoki Station.
The backstreets of Kachidoki still preserve an old-fashioned charm. If you’re visiting Tsukiji or Ginza, I highly recommend strolling around this area too.
There’s also a menu inside. The interior of Dourakutei is simple but welcoming. Even though it’s a small space, it feels very comfortable. I usually go around 1 p.m., and it’s pretty quiet by then. Since the restaurant is far from major office buildings, it’s a hidden gem.


There are only four tables, each seating four people.
🐟The Best Choice for Lunch: Grilled collar of tuna set.
This set includes grilled tuna collar, tuna sashimi, a small side dish, pickles, rice, and miso soup. Everything except the tuna collar was served first, so I started eating right away.

Here’s the tuna sashimi. There’s a generous amount! Even though it’s frozen, it tastes great. I could have eaten all the rice just with this sashimi.

After a short wait, the grilled tuna collar arrived. Lightly seasoned with soy sauce, it’s packed with meat — such a great value. I always order this when I visit.

It’s juicy and delicious. Of course, it’s tasty as is, but they also provide grated daikon and mayonnaise, so you can enjoy different flavors. There’s also shichimi pepper on every table!
🍱Other Great Dishes:
They also serve several types of sashimi bowls. One of my favorites is this Three-color sashimi bowl. It includes tuna, nakaochi (scraped meat from the tuna spine), young boiled sardines, and flying fish roe. Hmm… maybe it’s actually a four-color bowl? Like the grilled tuna collar set, it comes with a small dish, pickles, and miso soup.

There’s plenty of seafood, along with cucumber, mini tomatoes, bean sprouts, and shiso — very nutritious. Normally, it comes topped with a quail egg yolk, but this time they apologized because they had run out. Instead, they gave me extra tuna. Not bad at all!
This is the Tuna Steak Bowl. The grilled tuna is flavored with a sweet soy-based sauce. The red topping is a small tomato. The tuna was tender, and while the sauce was rich, the daikon sprouts helped refresh the palate.

If I had one small complaint, it’s this:
I wish their menu reflected the seasons more.
I’d love to enjoy oysters or sanma (Pacific saury) this time of year!
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Name Dourakutei / Dorakutei (道楽庭)
Open Lunch, Dinner
Reservation Available for dinner time only
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