There’s a myth that Tokyo is an expensive city to eat in but that is not entirely true. While there are restaurants where you could easily spend several hundred dollars, Tokyo actually has a multitude of reasonably priced restaurants, takeaway outlets, cafes and convenience store food.
Breakfast not included in your room rate and don’t want to pay for it at the hotel restaurant? Convenience stores like Family Mart and 7-11 sell a wide variety of pastries and yoghurts you can stock your room with. They also have a great range of Bento box options for lunch or dinner on the run, most priced at less than $USD10.
If you’re wanting to eat lunch or dinner out, try Japanese food chain restaurants like Ootoya for reasonably priced set meals (main meal, rice and miso soup) or Yoshinoya for cheap rice bowls.
The shopping malls across Tokyo also tend to have a wide variety of dining options at multiple price points and several of the larger department stores have food halls in their basements where you can get reasonably-priced sit down meals, or restaurants on their top floors with slightly higher price points.
Train stations are another great place to find either sit-down or takeaway food at inexpensive prices.