Tenya Tempura, is a chain of restaurants opened in 1989 with branches in many places in Japan, today there are more than 200 branches. In recent years the group has expanded into other Asian countries like Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
dinner at Tenya Tempura in Ginza, Tokyo
What to eat at Tenya Tempura?
As you can guess from the name, Tenya Tempura is a chain of restaurants specializing in tempura. You can enjoy the tempura accompanied by a variety of other dishes, such as udon or soba, available both hot and cold, or inside of a bowl of rice (this dish is usually called tendon).
The tempura is made of seafood, especially shrimps, squids and scallops, and vegetables, in particular potatoes, eggplants, carrots, turnips, mushrooms, pumpkin, sweet peppers.
a set including tempura and soba on the left, a tendon on the right
Menu and prices
Tenya Tempura is famous for its low prices and its excellent value for money. In these restaurants you can satisfy your hunger and spend little.
If you're going to take a tendon dish (rice and tempura), prices range from 500 yen to 800 yen or so, depending on the amount of fish and vegetables. You can order a bigger portion of rice by adding 100 yen or a smaller one by getting a 50 yen discount. Furthermore, if you pay 180 yen extra you can get unlimited rice and a small dish of pickled vegetables.
Those sets including soba or udon noodles instead of rice cost between 700 and 840 yen. When ordering, you must also choose whether you want cold or hot soba/udon.
You can find out more details about the menus of Tenya Tempura restaurants at this link in English.
the English menu of a Tenya Tempura restaurant
Where to find Tenya Tempura restaurants
At this link you can check the list of all Tenya Tempura restaurants scattered around Japan. The page is in Japanese only.
Tenya Tempura in Tokyo
Tenya Tempura was born in Tokyo and today, despite they opened stores across the country, most of the branches are located in Tokyo. You can find Tenya Tempura restaurants in Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Asakusa, Ueno, Ginza, Ikebukuro, others.
At this link made specifically for foreign tourists, you can see a list of Tenya Tempura restaurants in the most popular neighborhoods of Tokyo. The page is in English.
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a set including tempura and soba on the left, a tendon on the right
the English menu of a Tenya Tempura restaurant
