[2025 Tokyo Stay] Travel Guide for Ikebukuro (Updated May)

Tokyo Tarako Spaghetti is a must-visit for mentaiko lovers! Chewy fresh noodles, popping flying fish roe and salmon roe, and warm broth! The novel combination of first enjoying it as pasta and then enjoying it as ochazuke was even more impressive. 🍝Recommended menu • Smoked salmon spaghetti set ¥1529 明太鮭のお出汁パゲティ A new combination of Japanese pasta + ochazuke, where grilled salmon and salty mentaiko meet and enjoy with noodles! The grilled salmon is slightly crispy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. After eating the noodles, pour the warm broth into an appetizer plate and enjoy it like ochazuke, and you can have a completely new experience where the chewy noodles and the deep flavor of the broth come together. ✔️The flavor of grilled salmon: Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside salmon ✔️The chewy texture of fresh noodles: It's not your typical dried noodles, but it's chewy and springy, so you won't get tired of it from start to finish ✔️The perfect harmony of Japanese and Western food: Eat it as pasta and enjoy it like ochazuke with broth, so you can enjoy two flavors at once! ✔️Compatibility with broth: Deep flavor from the rich and salty salmon and broth • Mentaiko Cream Pasta ¥1199 White 味噌と豆乳の明太クリーム Mentaiko cream sauce transforms into a smooth soy milk cream without being burdensome! Mentaiko cream sauce made with soy milk is characterized by its rich yet soft and easy-on flavor. Unlike typical cream pasta, the unique softness of soy milk blends well with mentaiko, giving it a salty yet light flavor. The rich flavor of pollack roe is alive in the soymilk cream, so you can eat a unique pasta. Not only the wide noodles but also the rice crackers are in the earthenware pot, so they soak well with the cream sauce and melt in your mouth. ✔️Soft soymilk cream: A light-feeling cream sauce that is different from existing cream pasta ✔️The flavor of pollack roe: The salty flavor unique to pollack roe blends well with the soymilk cream to enhance the savory flavor ✔️Cream pasta without burden: It has a much lighter flavor than regular cream pasta, so you can eat it until the end without burden ✨Tip 🌿 Watch out for shiso (tea leaf)! It is a vegetable like a herb that Japanese people often eat, but it has a strong unique flavor, so Koreans may not like it. It has a strong flavor and aroma like coriander, so it is good to ask in advance, “Please leave out the shiso (しそ抜きでお願いします)”! 💛 Combination of flying fish roe + salmon roe Usually in Japan, large salmon roe (ikura) is used a lot, but here, they use flying fish roe and salmon roe together, so the texture is richer. The flying fish roe has a popping feeling, so it's even fun to chew! 🍝 Chain store There are chain stores in Shibuya, Omotesando, Kichijoji, etc., not just Ikebukuro, so I recommend looking around and eating there. 📍 Location: 〒171-0022 Tokyo, Toshima City, Minamiikebukuro, 2 Chome−27−3 Daiichi Aomori Building 1F, 2F ⏰ Business hours: 11:0023:00 (L.O. 22:00) 🚃 Nearest station: 3 min walk from JR Ikebukuro Station #TokyoTarakoSpaGate #MentaikoSalmonPasta #JapanesePasta #JapanesePasta #SmokedSalmonPasta #JapaneseRestaurant #PastaRestaurant #MentaikoCream #SoymilkMentaikoCream #MentaikoCreamPasta #SpaghettiRecommendation #PastaRecommendation #JapaneseRestaurantRecommendation #JapanTravel #TokyoRestaurant #TokyoTravel #JapanesePastaRestaurant #TokyoRestaurantRecommendation #TokyoTravelRecommendation #Mentaiko #Ochazuke #SmokedSalmon #Pasta #OverseasTravel

📍 Itinerary Overview 🚩 Sightseeing Route 🏖️ Must-Visit Attractions 🚇 Transportation 📷 Photo Spots 🍜 Local Cuisine 🏠 Accommodation 1.DEL Style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi by Daiwa Roynet Hotel 💡 Tips

Cute desserts at Sesame Street store in Ikebukuro🤣🥳 Continue the day trip to explore Ikebukuro🤣The next stop is Sesame Street store in Sun City. I have never watched the animation since I was a child, I have only heard of its silly and cute characters, such as Cookie Monster and Elmo😂It turns out that there is a store in Tokyo for fans, it's really amazing! The kids were so excited to talk to different characters and take photos😎 In summer, we launched shaved ice with four characters. We chose the matcha flavor of Oscar the Trash Can, and also added the red Elmo donut. Maybe it's too cute, we can't bear to finish it, we suggest you take some photos as a souvenir🧐There is a boutique on the other side of the store, many fans are happy to buy☺️ Summer is the season of peaches, Starbucks has launched peach sorbet, it can only be said that it is very sweet but super delicious! When traveling to Japan in summer, you must try different fruit products! #SesameStreet #IkebukuroSesameStreetStore #sesamestreet #elmo #cookiemonster #rubbishbin #bigbird #kumamon #starbucks #peach #summer #donut #Kumamon #MiyazakiInu #Ikebukuro #dessert #sunshinecity #foodiegirl #raccoon #LalaBird

The chicken pho at this restaurant is delicious 🫶🏻

#sushiro Another thing is that this place is worth eating at and the price is cheaper than in Thailand. So awesome!!

lThis is a lesser-known area compared to Shinjuku and Shibuya but Ikebukuro to me is a nice place whenever I want to find cheap and good quality lodgings and shopping. It is a vibrant and glitzy area with many restaurants, shops, arcades and whatever you name it, you can find it here at Ikebukuro. If you walk into the alleys and you can spot cute hotel boutiques too but there are usually for one day stay to experience their theme rooms. The transportation here is centralized and you can travel to many places within Tokyo or outside Tokyo easily. #wheretogo #japan #tokyo #liveyourdreams #takethattrip

It tasted much better than I expected. It served in different cooking styles…sashimi, deep fried, BBQ, hotpot and Japanese rice porridge…so yummy. MUST TRY! #fugu #japan