Ginza Tenryu Gyoza: Tabelog Top 100, Menu & Prices

When you want good gyoza in Ginza, I'd point you to Ginza Tenryu Honten. They're full of juice, and biting into one lets the savory flavor spread softly. The restaurant was picked for Tabelog's Top 100 Gyoza Restaurants in 2019 and 2021.

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Ginza Tenryu Honten: Hours and Info

• Open all year, apart from New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
• Card payment accepted
• Online reservations available
• Location: Puzzle Ginza, 4F

🔗 Ginza Tenryu Honten: live reservations (Tabelog 3.59, average spend 2,500 yen at lunch, 3,500 yen at dinner)

📍 Tenryu Gyoza

〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 2 Chome-5-19 PUZZLE GINZA 4F

Ginza Tenryu Honten: Getting There

The closest station to Ginza Tenryu Honten is Ginza-itchome on the Yurakucho Line. Ginza Station exit A13 and Yurakucho Station are both under a 10 minute walk as well.

Come out of exit 5 and the Puzzle Ginza building is a minute away. Ginza Tenryu Honten is on the 4th floor.

You line up as soon as you step off the elevator. At 3:30pm on a Sunday there were five groups ahead of me and I waited 15 minutes. The kitchen doesn't close between services, so come outside mealtimes and you'll get in faster.

Ginza Tenryu Honten: The Menu

Ginza Tenryu centers on Beijing cuisine and runs from traditional Chinese dishes to newer creations. The signature is the grilled gyoza. Takeout is available. The menu has photos and English alongside, so ordering isn't hard.

Ginza Tenryu Honten: The Food

Start with a Suntory draft, which goes with gyoza. The glass has the restaurant's dragon on it and it looks good. (820 yen)

The grilled gyoza, the dish they're known for. Eight to a plate for 1,330 yen. They're genuinely big, with a crisp, chewy skin and a moist filling. The flavor runs deep.

I'd been wanting sweet and sour pork for days, so I ordered that too. It isn't long like the Korean version. It's thick like tonkatsu and cut into cubes. The texture is moist rather than crisp. Compared to how much gyoza you get for the money, the portion is small. (1,790 yen)

Ginza Tenryu: Other Branches

Ginza Tenryu runs three branches in Tokyo and one in Nagoya. The Tokyo ones are in Ginza, Skytree and Ikebukuro. None of the three below take online reservations.

Epilogue

Ginza Tenryu opened in 1949 and has a long history as a traditional gyoza specialist. It's close to the Ginza shopping streets, so stop in while you're there.

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