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What to Eat at Tsukiji: 4 Food Stops or a Guided Tour

By the Japan Block by Block team, based in JapanUpdated 2026-09-10

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Make Tsukiji one great morning, not a blur of queues.

Tsukiji is Tokyo's historic food-market district. The wholesale market moved to Toyosu, but the Outer Market still fills a few walkable blocks with seafood counters, sushi shops and tamagoyaki specialists.

  • Want it easy? Book the guided tasting tour.
  • Going solo? Choose one food stop first.

PLAN YOUR TSUKIJI MORNING

First, choose how you want to eat

Choose one direct stop

SWIPE AND PICK

What do you want to eat?

Official Kurogin bowl with several bluefin tuna cuts

Tuna

Maguroya Kurogin Tsukiji Main Shop

Compare kama-toro, o-toro, chu-toro and akami. Go early: service can end when stock runs out.

Choose tuna Why this tuna stop? →

Images: official websites of the four named shops. Check current dishes and availability with each restaurant.

UNDERSTAND THE MARKET

Want to know Tsukiji better?

See the official market map, Namiyoke Shrine, the food route and what to shop for after breakfast.

Explore the map, shrine & market shops

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