Yakitori was never in my list of priority foods to eat in Tokyo. There are so many yakitori joints where I live and the ones beneath the railway tracks near Ginza were never that great. But Fuku’s yakitori is unlike others (due in part to quality ingredients) and is proof that you can eat really well in Tokyo and for very reasonably as well.
For travellers to Tokyo, Fuku is also relatively visitor friendly. The owner speaks very good english and was able to provide more details about the various yakitori in the menu to us. Nonetheless, the restaurant was dominated by locals and I think this is partly because it’s in a residential area and reservations do need to be made. So if you do plan to come here, do call ahead to make a booking.
Our meal, inclusive of sake (which was around half the expense), cost less than USD50 per person. Note that we did have a lot of food and that Fuku’s portions are generous so one could eat for a lot less as well.
Fuku is located in the Yoyogi-Uehara area and is only around a five minute walk east of the Yoyogi-Uehara subway station. If you happen to be touring the Meiji Shrine, you can take the Odakyu line from the Sangubashi station, just two stops, or it’s just around a 30 minute walk away.
Contact Fuku at tel.no.: +813-3485-3234 (opens daily for dinner except Wednesdays)
Supreme Yakitori:
Apologies for the lack of description. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Incidentally, that is chicken skin yakitori in the featured photo for this article.
