Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
Harajuku's most-awarded casual burger, ranked.
Ranked #21 on the Opinionated About Dining Casual Japan list in 2025 and Pearl Recommended, Henry's Burger in Harajuku is the most credentialled casual burger option in Tokyo. Walk-in friendly with daily hours from 11am to 8pm, it rewards repeat visits more than a single stop. No booking drama — just arrive early on a weekday for the quietest experience.
Henry's Burger is one of the most consistently recognised casual dining spots in Japan, ranked #21 on the Opinionated About Dining Casual Japan list in 2025 — up from #33 in 2023. For a burger in Tokyo's Harajuku neighbourhood, it earns a Pearl Recommended stamp and a Google rating of 4.4 across 352 reviews. Getting a table is not the obstacle here: booking is easy, hours run daily from 11am to 8pm, and the format is accessible enough that you can plan a visit around your schedule rather than around availability. The real question is how to structure your visits to get the most out of what chef Kentaro Nakahara is doing here.
Henry's Burger sits on the ground floor of a low-rise building in Jingumae, a few minutes from the main Harajuku shopping corridor. The setting is compact, the hours are consistent, and the format is daytime-only — nothing here asks you to plan far in advance. What it does ask is that you pay attention, because the OAD ranking trajectory (three consecutive years of upward movement) suggests this is a kitchen doing something the guide's reviewers keep returning to verify.
If you have been once and found it worthwhile, the multi-visit case is direct. A first visit tends to resolve around the core offering , the burger itself, done with the precision Japanese kitchens apply even to formats borrowed from elsewhere. A second visit is the moment to push into the wider menu and test what else Nakahara's kitchen produces beyond the item that drew the original crowd. The daytime-only window (closes at 8pm every day) means each visit has a lunch or late-afternoon character, which shapes the experience in practical terms: it is a meal you build into a day in Harajuku or Omotesando, not a destination dinner.
On timing: arriving closer to opening (11am) or in the mid-afternoon lull tends to give you a calmer room and more bandwidth from the kitchen. The lunch rush at a well-regarded casual spot in this neighbourhood moves fast, and the 8pm close means there is no late-seating option if you miss midday. For a first return visit, a mid-week lunch in the 11am-to-noon window is the practical call.
The OAD Casual Japan list is a useful calibration tool here. Henry's Burger sits at #21 nationally in 2025, which puts it in serious company for a format that does not have the advantage of a high-ticket price point to signal quality. That ranking, combined with three years of upward movement, is the strongest available evidence that the kitchen's output is not a one-visit curiosity. It rewards the return.
Practical details: Reservations: Not required , walk-in friendly with easy booking available. Hours: Daily 11am–8pm (no dinner service). Address: 6 Chome−12−15 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo (Harajuku area). Budget: Price range not published; casual burger format in this neighbourhood typically runs at a mid-range price point. Confirm current pricing on arrival. Dress: No dress code indicated , casual is appropriate.
If you are returning to Henry's Burger after a first visit, the structure of the day matters more than the booking process. Because hours cap at 8pm, every visit is either a lunch or an afternoon stop , build it into a broader Harajuku or Omotesando day rather than treating it as a standalone evening plan. Visit one establishes the benchmark. Visit two is where you test the range: look beyond whatever you ordered first and work across the menu to understand what the kitchen's real strengths are. A third visit, if warranted by visits one and two, is where you settle on the order that makes sense for you every time.
For visitors planning a wider Tokyo dining itinerary, Henry's Burger sits naturally alongside a very different set of options. For high-end sushi, Harutaka is the counter worth booking ahead. For French technique at the leading of the Tokyo market, L'Effervescence and RyuGin represent the formal end of the spectrum. Henry's Burger occupies a completely separate position , approachable, daytime, no booking drama , which makes it the kind of place you fit in between the reservations that required months of planning. See our full Tokyo restaurants guide for the complete picture.
If you are building a broader Japan itinerary, Pearl also covers HAJIME in Osaka, Gion Sasaki in Kyoto, akordu in Nara, Goh in Fukuoka, 1000 in Yokohama, and 6 in Okinawa. For Tokyo-specific planning beyond restaurants, see our Tokyo hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide. For burger comparisons outside Japan, 5 Napkin Burger and 7th Street Burger in New York City offer a useful calibration point for the format internationally.
Lunch is your only option , Henry's Burger closes at 8pm every day with no dinner service. The 11am–8pm window means every visit is a daytime meal. For the calmest experience, aim for the opening hour or the mid-afternoon window after the midday rush clears. Weekday visits are likely quieter than weekends given the Harajuku location and foot traffic patterns.
This is a walk-in-friendly casual spot, so you do not need to plan weeks ahead. It is Pearl Recommended and ranked #21 on OAD's Casual Japan list in 2025, which sets the expectation: quality is demonstrably above the neighbourhood average for the format, but it is still a burger restaurant , plan accordingly in terms of budget and setting. Harajuku is one of Tokyo's busier districts, so factor in travel time and the surrounding foot traffic on weekends. For context on where it sits in the broader Tokyo dining picture, see our full Tokyo restaurants guide.
No dietary restriction information is published in the available data. Given the cuisine type is burgers, the menu will centre on meat-based dishes. For specific dietary needs, contact the venue directly before visiting , no phone number or website is listed in the current data, so visiting in person or checking updated listings is the practical approach.
Specific menu items are not published in the available data, and Pearl does not invent dishes. What the OAD ranking confirms is that the kitchen's core output , the burger , is good enough to bring serious food-focused reviewers back three years running with an improving score. On a first visit, start with whatever the kitchen's primary burger offering is. On a return, push into the wider menu to test the range. Chef Kentaro Nakahara runs the kitchen; for current menu details, check directly with the venue on arrival.
Not in the traditional sense. There is no dinner service, no published dress code, and the format is casual. For a special-occasion meal in Tokyo, Harutaka for sushi or L'Effervescence for French are the more appropriate choices. Henry's Burger works well as a deliberately casual celebration lunch , if the occasion calls for a relaxed, no-dress-code midday meal with genuine quality behind it, the OAD #21 ranking gives it credibility in that context.
For a direct burger comparison within Tokyo's casual dining tier, Henry's Burger is among the most recognised options on the OAD Casual Japan list. For the format internationally, 5 Napkin Burger and 7th Street Burger in New York City provide a useful benchmark. If you are looking at Tokyo dining more broadly, Aldebaran and Atami are Pearl-listed options worth considering for different meal types. See our full Tokyo restaurants guide for the complete set.
Seating configuration details are not available in the current data. Given the ground-floor compact format typical of Harajuku casual restaurants, seating options are likely limited in total capacity. No bar seating is confirmed or denied. Visit in person or check with the venue directly for current layout details.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry's Burger | Easy | — | |
| Harutaka | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| L'Effervescence | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| RyuGin | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| HOMMAGE | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
| Crony | ¥¥¥¥ | Unknown | — |
How Henry's Burger stacks up against the competition.
Lunch is the safer call. The kitchen runs 11am to 8pm daily with no late service, so arriving early means fresher prep and shorter waits. Going mid-afternoon on a weekday is a practical way to avoid the Harajuku foot-traffic peak without cutting your visit short.
Henry's Burger is a compact, walk-in-friendly counter in Jingumae, ground floor of the Haynest Harajuku building. It holds a Pearl Recommended rating and has placed on the Opinionated About Dining Casual Japan list three consecutive years, most recently at #21 in 2025. Come with a short window, no reservation required, and plan around the 8pm close.
Dietary restriction details are not documented in the available venue record, and the menu format is burger-specific by nature. If restrictions are a concern, contacting the Jingumae location directly before visiting is advisable given the focused cuisine type.
Specific menu items are not listed in the venue data, so a safe approach is to ask what chef Kentaro Nakahara's current rotation includes. Given the OAD Casual Japan #21 ranking, the core burger offering is the clear anchor of any visit — start there rather than looking for peripheral items.
Only if the occasion suits a casual counter format. Henry's Burger ranks among Japan's most recognised casual spots by OAD, but the Jingumae setting is compact and informal. For a celebratory meal requiring a private room or extended service, RyuGin or L'Effervescence in Tokyo are better fits. Henry's works for a low-key, high-quality birthday lunch or an intentional food-focused stop.
Within the casual category, Crony is the closest peer to compare on food quality and neighbourhood energy. For a sharper step up in format and occasion weight, HOMMAGE or L'Effervescence shift you into fine dining territory. Henry's sits in a specific lane — serious burger execution, casual environment — that few Tokyo spots directly contest.
Seating layout details are not specified in the venue record. Given the ground-floor, compact footprint in Jingumae, seating is likely limited. Arriving at opening at 11am gives you the best chance of securing a spot without a wait.
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