I have often had food at a chain restaurant HIDAKAYA 日高屋.
You can choose from a variety of reasonable foods such as ramen, gyoza (dumpling), and many kinds of stir-fried foods.
There are so many HIDAKAYA 日高屋 restaurants in and around Tokyo. Most of them are located close to main stations such as Shinjuku 新宿, Shibuya 渋谷, Ueno 上野, Akihabara 秋葉原, Asakusa 浅草 and so on.
When you are traveling Tokyo by train and subway, probably you will often see HIDAKAYA around the large stations.
Meal
Set meal includes main dish, rice, soup and pickles.
Sauteed Liver and Chive Rice Set ニラレバ炒め定食 680 yen
I know it is not commonly eaten in some countries. Some people are not familiar with this kind of food. If you are interested in cultural food of Japan, it is worth trying.
It is my favorite set meal of Hidakaya. I have eaten this so many times here. Yummy!
This meat is pork liver. I often eat liver food because it is rich in nutrients.
Pork with Kimchi Spice Sauce Rice Set バクダン炒め定食 700 yen
Every time, I sweat a little during eating this because it is spicy.
Double Gyoza Dumplings Set - W餃子定食 670 yen
When you order this set meal, instead of pickles, you can choose 2 piece of deep fried chicken or kimchi.
Gyoza Dumplings 餃子
6p 230 yen
3p 130 yen
Hidakaya's gyoza is made in Japan. They have a new gyoza dumplings recipe and keeps inexpensive price in October 2019.
Frozen Gyoza Dumplings
冷凍 生ぎょうざ Reito Nama-gyoza
30p 600 yen (Limited Time Discount 500 yen)
It includes some mini-packs of sauce.
Ginkgo Nuts 銀杏 200 yen
One of Japanese Food Delicacies is Ginkgo Nuts (銀杏 Ginnan).
Hidakaya's ginkgo nuts are marinated in olive oil.
It is doughy and a bit chewy in texture. I like it!
Nori Flavor Chikuwa Tempura ちくわの磯辺揚げ 230 yen
Chikiwa is made from fish paste.
Fava Beans そら豆 180 yen
SORA Beans
Cold Sake 生冷酒 380 yen
Ramen
Vegetables Ramen 野菜たっぷりタンメン 520 yen
It is my favorite ramen of Hidakaya, because of a lot of vegetables (350g, 0.77lb) on it.
I like adding some vinegar in this salt taste soup. It makes the soup smooth.
* It is not vegetarian meal, because a little bit meat in the ingredients.
Miso Ramen 味噌ラーメン 540 yen
The soup of miso ramen is usualy thick soup, but HIDAKAYA's one is smooth soup and light miso flavor. I prefer thick and strong flavor miso soup, though.
Miso Ramen Large 味噌ラーメン麺大盛
(Noodles size is increased to large for an additional cost of 80 yen or for free if you use a coupon.)
Chili Oil, Vinegar, Soy Sauce, Black Pepper
If your favorite ramen is miso flavor, please take a look another ramen restaurant below.
Shoyu Ramen 中華そば 390 yen (Half 200 yen)
This ramen is very simple and standard style.
Left: Half Shoyu Ramen 半ラーメン 200 yen
Right: Chicken Bowl (Half) やきとり丼 250 yen
Deep Fried Noodles カタヤキソバ 630 yen
It is deep-fried noodles covered with vegetables and very starchy soup.
To be honest.
I prefer another another restaurant's one below, because their starchy soup is more delicious.
Seasonal Menu
Hiyashi Chuka (Chilled Noodles) 黒酢しょうゆ冷し麺 550 yen
Chilled Noodles with Black Vinegar Soy Sauce.
黒酢しょうゆ冷し麺 Kurozu-shoyu-hiyashi-men
This photo is large size. (+80 yen or coupon)
Noodles Size:
Regular 550 yen
Large 630 yen (as pictured)
This type of chilled noodles (ramen) is usually called Hiyashi-chuka 冷やし中華 in Japan, but HIDAKAYA calls it Kurozu-shoyu-hiyashi-men.
It includes cucumber, egg, red pickled ginger, Wakame sea vegetable, ham, mustard, noodles and black vinegar sauce.
When I had this, I added garlic paste, chili oil and black pepper in it. Yummy!
Chige Miso Ramen チゲ味噌ラーメン 640 yen
I like spicy food. I really like this ramen, but it is seasonal ramen in winter.
Spicy and Delicious!
I guess pork, egg, chive, onion, miso and kimch are in it. Stamina food!
Organ Meat and Vegetable Ramen モツ野菜ラーメン 640 yen
This photo is large size noodles. (+80 yen or coupon)
It is available for a few month from 16 October of 2020.
There are a lots of tasty pork organ meat in spicy soup, but the meat is very chewy.
Vegetables: cabbage, chive, carrot and so on
I got garlic paste for free, and mixed it with soup. Delicious!
This menu is as of October 2020.
Information
Probably, you will be given a coupon ticket after paying the bill at the cash desk. You can use it next time. It is written in Japanese, and there are three options below and you can choose one among them.
- 麺類 大盛分 無料
Increase noodles size (of the ramen and chilled noodles items) to large for free
Say "Men Oomori" めん おおもり - ライス 大盛分 無料
Increase rice size to large for free
Say "Rice Oomori" ライス おおもり - 味付玉子 又は 温泉玉子 50円
50% for seasoned boiled egg or half boiled egg (usual price 100 yen)
Say "Ajitsuke-tamago" あじつけたまご
or
"Onsen-tamago" おんせんたまご
Restaurant name
HIDAKAYA日高屋
- You order at your table.
- No service fee / No cover charge
- Prices are included 10% tax.
- English picture menu is available on the website.
The prices on the English menu hasn't updated yet as of May 2020. Check out Japanese menu. - Credit card is not accepted.
- You order at your table. (Only a few branches use the meal ticket system.) You will pay at the cash desk after finishing your meal.
- It would be a good idea to come to HIDAKAYA for not only lunch but also dinner to get drunk🤗
- No smoking at restaurants in Tokyo
Website (in Japanese)
English menu is deleted on the official website.
There are 300 restaurants in and around Tokyo.
I introduce some restaurants around popular sightseeing places in downtown Tokyo.
Ueno 上野
Other areas in Tokyo
Replica food samples are displayed in front of some of the restaurants. There is also picture menu.
Prices are current as of May 2020.
Other similar style restaurants
If you really like eating liver meat don't miss a restaurant keiraku (kei楽) in Tokyo.