~Harajuku lunch~ “bio ojiyan café” – a cafe where good old Japanese dishes can be enjoyed in a cool space.

28.September.2017 | FOOD / SPOT

Hello, my name is Shiota. I’m the director of MOSHI MOSHI BOX Harajuku Tourist Information Center.

Since we receive many phone calls and e-mails asking us, “Where is a good place to eat lunch in Harajuku?” on a daily-basis, me and one of our staff, Ellie would like to introduce to you a café called “bio ojiyan café.”

 

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A cool space with glasses on the wall

To go to the café, go straight up the street between Murasaki Sports and New Balance near MOSHI MOSHI BOX and take a right turn at Family Mart. The café is located on the right side of the street. If you get lost, please visit MOSHI MOSHI BOX and ask us how to get to this café.

The interior of the café is cheerful but comfortable at the same time. When we visited the cafe, we sat on the terrace seat since the weather was nice. Inside of the store is separated from the outside and smoking is allowed only on the terrace.

 

Good old but newly arranged Japanese dishes

The main menu of Ojiyan café is “ojiya.” Ojiya is a Japanese cooked dish using broth and various healthy ingredients. Some Japanese eat it when they catch a cold. The menu is written in both Japanese and English so tourists can order easily.

 

Ojiya can be customized. The amount of rice (M: 680 yen / L: 780 yen), the taste of the broth (shoyu, ginger, curry and orange peel ginger) and topping (12 kinds) can be chosen at will. Let’s see what kind of ojiya Ellie ordered!

She chose “shoyu flavor” for the broth and for the topping she chose “jako,” (boiled and dried sardines) “flavored vegetables” (150 yen) and the very popular “karaage” (deep fried chicken) (150 yen). The staff of the café recommended “tuna” and “mentaiko” (seasoned cod roe) as toppings.

Octopus-shaped wieners, seaweed, green onion and rusks come every order of ojiya. I was surprised when I saw rusks which I ate when I was little but I don’t know why they combined rusks with ojiya!

After eating the ojiya, Ellie commented, “This is so tasty! The broth has a mild flavor of light soy sauce but it also has the flavor of rich sesame oil. The flavored vegetables are so fresh and therefore the balance of the dish is perfect!!”

The dish is quite filling even though the size of it is M. Please be careful when you eat this dish since the pot is very hot.

 

”bio ojiyan café” also has many menus items such as donburi and set meals other than ojiya.

This is “grilled mackerel set meal” for \1000.

“The dish has the flavor of soft miso which makes me want to eat lots of rice! Plus, miso soup comes with the set meal which is really great.”

You can enjoy a “new taste” every season because they offer seasonal menu items.

 

The café is often crowded during lunch hours (12:00 to 15:00) so it’s recommended to make a reservation before visiting the café.

For those of you who want to enjoy Japanese style dishes in Harajuku, please visit “bio ojiyan café.”

 

■Information

bio ojiyan café

Address: 1F Yanai building, 4-26-28, Jingumae, Shibuyaku, Tokyo

Business hours: 12:00 to 21:00

No holidays

TEL:03-3746-5990

Tabelog:https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1306/A130601/13003318/

※Menu written in English is available

※The prices noted above include tax

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