Dining in the Yokohama Bay Area & Chinatown

There are so many great restaurants in Yokohama’s bay area – not to mention Chinatown – so just choosing one can be a problem. To help you out we have selected eight of Yokohama’s most popular restaurants. In the list below you can find our very best recommendations for Italian pasta, Greek moussaka, Hawaiian pancakes, Japanese pork cutlets, American steaks, craft beer and Chinese dim sum!

Manchinro Honten

The oldest restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown, Machinro Honten first opened its doors in 1892 and is continuing a tradition of excellent service and fine Cantonese cuisine. Manchinro Honten is everything you might expect from a Chinatown restaurant: a bright colorful exterior hung with Chinese lanterns is matched by the gorgeous interior furnishings, and the menu features all the classics: Peking duck, dim sum dishes and manju pastries. All the food is cooked using fresh seasonal ingredients with no added chemicals. Spoil yourself with a full course meal or choose from over 100 individual dishes on the à la carte menu.

Manchinro is a 5-minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map showing its location.

Open weekdays for lunch: 11.00 – 15.00
Open weekdays for dinner: 17.00 – 22.00
Open weekends: 11.00 – 22.00
Closed on Mondays.
Tel: 0120-284-004

Saikoh Shinkan

Saikoh Shinkan is another famous restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown that is hard to miss with its gold-covered exterior. This restaurant is unusual in that it has five different floors, with different interior styles for different styles of meal such as casual dining, a simple tea tasting, or a full-course formal banquet. Private dining is also available. Like Manchinro Honten, Saikoh Shinkan has a range of full course meals to suit different budgets and appetites, or you can dine à la carte. Dim sum courses are available for lunch and dinner and are very popular.

Saikoh Shinkan is a 3-minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map showing its location.

Open weekdays for lunch: 11.30 – 15.30
Open weekdays for dinner: 17.00 – 21.30
Open weekends and holidays for lunch: 11.00 – 15.00
Open weekends and holidays for dinner: 16.30 – 21.30
Last orders for course meals are generally two hours before closing and individual dishes one hour before closing.
Closed on Tuesdays.
Tel: 050-3196-2794

Trattoria Pesce D’Oro Milano

Pesce D’Oro is an authentic Italian restaurant serving delicious appetizers, thin-crust pizza, pasta, risotto and veal cutlets in a very relaxed setting. This restaurant has a great wine selection, beer on tap, and the desserts include tiramisu, gelato and crème brulée.

Trattoria Pesce D’Oro Milano is located on the 1st floor of Queen’s Tower A in the Minato Mirai district. It is an 8-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Subway Blue Line. Here is a map showing its location.

Open: 11.00 – 23.00
Tel: 045-682-5635

Eggs ’n Things

Originally a Hawaiian restaurant chain, Eggs ’n Things is popular in Japan for its range of egg based dishes: waffles, crepes, omelettes, eggs benedict, French toast… and of course pancakes! Hawaiian dishes such as loco moco, Kalua pork burgers and poke bowls are also on the menu. There are two branches of Eggs ’n Things in Yokohama: one in the Minato Mirai district and the other on the 1st floor of Yokohama Marine Tower.

Eggs ’n Things Minato Mirai is on the 2nd floor of Queens Tower A, which is an 8-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Subway Blue Line. Here is a map showing its location.

Open: 9.00 – 22.00 (Last orders: 21.00)
Tel: 045-211-4511

Eggs ’n Things Marine Tower is located on the 1st floor of Yokohama Marine Tower, which is a 2-minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map showing its location.

Open: 9.00 – 22.00 (Last orders: 21.00)
Tel: 045-225-8973

Charcoal Grill Green

Charcoal Grill Green serves European and American style meals using the best local ingredients. True to the name, most things on the menu here are grilled: whether that’s steaks, pork, lamb chops, Cajun chicken, cheeseburgers or pizzas. They also have a great drinks menu with a wide selection of craft beer and wine. Charcoal Grill Green has two branches with different opening hours.

Charcoal Grill Green Bashamichi is a six-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Subway Blue Line. It is also just one minute from Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map of the location.

Open Monday to Friday for lunch: 11.30 – 14.30
Open Monday to Friday for dinner: 17.00 – 22.30 (until 23.00 on Friday)
Open weekends for brunch: 11.30 – 15.00
Open weekends for dinner: 17.00 to 22.30 (until 23.00 on Saturday)
Tel: 045-263-8976

Charcoal Grill Green Ishikawacho is a one-minute walk from Ishikawacho Station on the JR Negishi Line. Here is a map showing the location.

Open Tuesday to Friday for dinner: 17.00 – 22.30
Open weekends for lunch: 12.00 – 15.00
Open weekends for dinner: 17.00 to 22.30 (until 23.00 on Saturday)
Tel: 045-662-5993

Katsuretsu-an

Katsuretsu-an has been serving tonkatsu – deep-fried breaded pork cutlets – alongside their special secret sauce since 1927. Also on the menu are shrimp and chicken, but it’s the pork that this restaurant is famous for. Meals are served with clam soup, pickled vegetables and as much rice and grated cabbage as you can eat.

Katsuretsu-an is a 3-minute walk from Kannai Station on the JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Subway Blue Line. It is also 4 minutes from Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map showing its location.

Open: 11.00 – 21.30
Tel: 045-681-4411

Yokohama Brewery – Umaya no Shokutaku

Yokohama is the birthplace of beer brewing in Japan so Yokohama Brewery, the oldest craft beer brewery in Yokohama, is holy ground for beer fans. At the brewery’s Umaya no Shokutaku restaurant you can enjoy a range of the brewery’s beers paired with local and international meat and seafood dishes. Ingredients are all sourced locally.

Yokohama Brewery is a five-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Subway Blue Line. It is also 5 minutes from Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map of the location.

Open Monday and Friday for lunch: 11.30 – 14.00
Open Monday to Friday for dinner: 17.00 – 22.00
Open Saturday: 11.30 – 22.00
Open Sunday and public holidays: 11.30 – 21.00.
Tel: 045-641-9901

Sparta

Sparta is the first and oldest Greek restaurant in Japan and has been serving the finest Greek food in Yokohama since 1953. On the menu you will find authentic Greek dishes such as moussaka (eggplant casserole), dolmadakia (grape leaves stuffed with rice), and spanakotiropitakia (feta cheese and spinach pies). On the drinks menu is a fine selection of Greek wines and beers, and spirits such as Ouzo and Metaxa. The setting is bright and cheerful and decorated in the Greek colors of blue and white.

Sparta is a 3 minute walk from Kannai Station on the JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Subway Blue Line. It is also a 7-minute walk from Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line. Here is a map showing the location.

Open for lunch: 11.30 – 14.00
Open for dinner: 17.00 – 22.30
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Tel: 045-253-1645