All Reviews of Tsukishima Nishinaka-Dori

If you want authentic monjayaki, Tsukishima Station is the place to go! Tsukishima Nishinaka-Dori shopping street is lined with many long-established monjayaki restaurants. The biggest difference between monjayaki and okonomiyaki is that the monjayaki batter is thinner because dashi is added. The ingredients and dashi are mixed together and slowly cooked on a griddle, then scraped up little by little with a small spatula. It has a moist texture with a toasted aroma. Okonomiyaki, on the other hand, mixes the batter and ingredients into a thick pancake, making it more filling.

Tsukishima Nishinaka-Dori is basically a whole street dedicated to monjayaki, where you can try this classic Tokyo shitamachi dish.

We visited the famous restaurant Moheji. Seating inside is limited, so if you don’t book ahead, you might not get the chance to try their delicious monjayaki!

We ordered their signature mentaiko mochi monjayaki. It was fun watching the staff cook it, and the amazing aroma kept drifting up from the griddle and making us even hungrier. Every bite was packed with mentaiko, and it turned out to be such a unique dining experience. If you have the chance, I definitely recommend trying monjayaki in Tsukishima during your trip to Tokyo!