Nihonbashi-Tenpurameshi Kaneko-Hannosuke

It’s rare to find a cheap and cheerful tempura course in Tokyo, so forgive us for slightly stretching our budget to include this Nihonbashi fritter fixer. The tempura here is exemplary. The batter is light and airy, a thin coat of addictive crispness. The ingredients, meanwhile, are the star – perfectly cooked while still maintaining their natural juices and flavours. It’s how good tempura should be: textural, flavourful and easy on the wallet. For ¥1,300, you’ll get nine feather-light items including shrimp, whiting, squid, maitake mushroom plus an oozy egg served straight from the fryer, along with rice and clam miso soup.