It is indeed convenient to visit chain restaurants such as family restaurants that anyone can easily visit, but since there are too many, I know you are muddled as to where you should go!
If you decided to visit Japan and looking for some Famous Japanese Chain Restaurants and Cafes, scroll down to this post as we have a curated list of the best ones for you to choose from! Fret not as to where should you eat during your stay in this wonderful country.
Top 15 Japanese Chain Restaurants and Cafes To Visit
- Pronto – Cafe & Pasta
Pronto means “ready” in Italian, with the concept of Italian bar, fill in your beautiful mornings in Japan with their fragrant coffee and bread in the morning, lunch with pasta, afternoon tea time with sheets, and abundant at night!
It is a Japanese chain restaurant bar that offers a reasonable price with a food menu centered on alcohol and snacks. It is a popular chain restaurant where you can enjoy authentic Japanese food taste from 390 yen for snacks and 599 yen for pasta.
- Kappa Sushi
Kappa Sushi is a Japanese chain restaurant with affordable foods where you can enjoy most sushi for only 100 yen per plate. Their biggest feature is the rich side menu that most people who visited them loved the most.
Not to mention that they offer fried chicken, french fries, and ramen, there are many menus such as strawberry condensed milk shaved ice, Ujikintoki shaved ice, strawberry cake crimp festival, Hawaiian pancake-dragon fruit & berry. You should not miss trying their best-seller known as the conveyor belt sushi chain which is famous as children’s and women’s favorite!.
- Bamiyan
Bamiyan is a popular Japanese chain restaurant where you can enjoy hearty Chinese food at a very reasonable price. If you’re craving some Chinese food, then visiting this place is definitely worth it!
Bamiyan is not only famous for its ramen, fried rice, and dumplings but also for dumplings with sesame seeds and tapioca, which are now widespread. In addition, a wide variety of snacks that are ideal for the accompaniment of alcohol are available from 299 yen, and it is a Chinese chain restaurant that can be easily accessible for the whole family from children to adults.
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- Bikkuri Donkey
Bikkuri Donkey is a popular Japanese chain restaurant that mainly sells hamburgers that children love the most, and one of their main attractions is the ease of eating rice, hamburgers, and vegetables that come out on one plate.
Plus, you can also choose the size of the main hamburger steak which is recommended because it has a wide variety of menus at a very reasonable price, such as a menu with fried chicken set and a menu with curry.
- Yoshinoya
The Yoshinoya, which operates as the original beef bowl Japanese chain restaurant, reigns as a representative of the strongest chain stores that offer value for money. The low price of 352 yen on their food, which has remained unchanged since its establishment, is still popular, and the menu such as set meals and curry is also substantial.
And in recent years, they have abundantly developed beef bowls for those who are concerned about sugar and healthy menus in collaboration with RIZAP (a famous gym in Japan). You can see that we are expanding the target to women and middle-aged men who are concerned about calories.
- Fuji Soba
Fuji Soba, which you can see right next to the station is very accessible for those who don’t want to eat far-off. It is a stand-up soba Japanese chain restaurant where you can enjoy delicious authentic soba and udon noodles with the motto of being cheap and fast.
Fuji Soba has been a go-to food by some office workers who have no time to eat soba due to a hangover, can eat delicious soba with one coin, and can be said to be the strongest in COSPA. This chain store is recommended for those who want to eat cheap and delicious soba.
- Gusto
Known as a popular Japanese family restaurant chain, Gusto offers various delicious food at a very affordable price! In particular, their lunch is characterized by its reasonable price of 499 yen, which is more advantageous than convenience stores.
In addition, the grand menu starts from 499 yen, and the morning set starts from 399 yen, which is a popular family restaurant chain that offers all the meals you need all day long at COSPA.
- Stamina Taro
Stamina Taro is a buffet restaurant run by Edoichi Co., Ltd., and is a popular all-you-can-eat restaurant where you can eat only what you like from a menu of up to 130 types including grilled meat, sushi, noodles, and sweets.
Furthermore, the fun of making your own using a cotton candy machine or soft-serve ice cream machine is attractive that everyone from adults to children can enjoy eating at a reasonable price.
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- Sushiro
Sushiro is one of the most popular conveyor belt sushi restaurants, and its biggest attraction is the abundance of side menus. Most of their sushi costs about 100 yen, so families with children can enjoy it at a reasonable price compared to family restaurants. Just looking at the rich side menu such as ramen, udon, fried chicken and dessert makes you feel very happy.
- Matsuya
Matsuya is attractive because many bowls on the menu can be eaten with one coin. If you are satisfied with the taste and volume and want to get a little extravagant, we recommend the set meal. If you order in the store, miso soup will be included, so you can enjoy their food at a very reasonable price. Their beef meal menu set is recommended which has a wide selection of kimchi, cheese, and grated radish.
- McDonald’s
McDonald’s, which is considered to be a staple of hamburger fast food stores, is the most popular chain store in COSPA where you can buy hamburgers for only 100 yen. Morning Macs start at 200 yen with drinks, and more recently, Night Macs have started, starting at 730 yen for value sets. Also, for those who feel that the value set is expensive, you can buy it separately and eat it deliciously at a fairly low price. Macs have a lot of coupons, so it’s a great deal that you should not miss!
- Nakau
Nakau is characterized by a wide variety of menus, including breakfast menus, rice bowls, soba, and udon noodles, set meals, and children’s menus. It is helpful for customers to have a good menu whenever they go from morning till night. And since most of the bowl menus are available in mini size, you can also order them with soba restaurants and udon noodles. The price is also reasonable, so it is popular as a chain restaurant.
- Yayoiken
Yayoiken is recommended for those who want to enjoy a delicious set meal at a reasonable price. The attraction of Yayoiken is that there is no charge for replacing rice. The set meal menu is also available from 630 yen, and it is said to be the strongest chain store in COSPA because you can eat delicious side dishes to your heart’s content. It is a recommended chain restaurant that is easy on your wallet and gives you a feeling of fullness.
- Kourakuen
Kourakuen is a low-priced ramen chain restaurant with many stores all over Japan. In particular, Chinese noodles are offered for 440 yen with the same taste, and it is cheap to change with one coin. In addition, the kids’ menu is also substantial, so even small children can enjoy Chinese food together.
Furthermore, it is a popular Japanese chain restaurant that can be enjoyed at a reasonable price even for those who like spicy tastes, such as seasonal menus and Taiwanese vegetable mixed noodles.
- Tenya
Tenya is a chain restaurant recommended for those who want to eat Tendon at a reasonable price. The average price of Tendon is 540 yen, which is not only cheap but also a very popular menu due to the exquisite balance of seafood and vegetables and the full volume.
You can also order soba and udon as a set, so it is recommended for those who are hungry. And on the 18th, which is Tenya’s day, you can enjoy Tenya’s Tendon even cheaper by selling 500 yen for the upper bowl and distributing his 100 yen discount ticket.
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