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Sandwich chain Subway will open its new Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara First Building store on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The ground-floor store sits between Akihabara and Ochanomizu and includes an eat-in area.
The Kanda Curry Town Revitalization Committee is holding the 14th Kanda Curry Grand Prix 2026 Final at Ogawa Hiroba in Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda Ward, on October 31 and November 1, 2026. Twenty shops chosen by a preliminary fan vote serve curry, and visitors' votes decide the winner.
The commercial zone of Akihabara UDX, formerly AKIBA_ICHI and temporarily closed for renovation, reopens on Thursday, December 10, 2026, as UDX DINING & SHOP. The first major renewal since its 2006 opening refreshes 27 stores.
A collaboration between Yappari Steak and the "Persona" series for its 30th anniversary runs October 21 - November 24, 2026 at 44 stores nationwide. The Kanda store in Tokyo is one of four full-collab stores, serving foods and desserts recreating in-game menus, drinks for each series protagonist, and newly drawn goods of the protagonists in kariyushi shirts.
A collaboration between TV anime Ranma 1/2 and Yokohama-style ramen chain Ichikakuya runs at 10 stores including Ichikakuya Akihabara Main Store from October 16 to November 23, 2026, with four collab ramen bowls, four Calpis drinks, and coaster bonuses.
FUJIYAMA TOKYO Akihabara Main Store and Shinjuku Higashiguchi Store offer the Thank-You All-You-Can-Eat Plan, with 50 items including otoro, ikura, and uni for 3,900 yen, Monday to Thursday from October 1 to 31, 2026. Online reservations only, limited to the first five groups per day.
Robata Ishikura, located in the row near Akibao Zero in Akihabara, will temporarily close after business on October 2, 2026 to merge with its sister store Chuka Sabo Banri. After about a month of renovation, it is scheduled to reopen in early November as THE Machi Chuka Ishikura Banri.
Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu at Hotel Ryumeikan Ochanomizu Honten is hosting its tea-themed "Matcha Beer Garden" through October 31, 2026, with 120-minute all-you-can-drink matcha beer and tea cocktails for ¥3,500 (tax incl.).
"Sekai Isshu Tabi Dining Izakaya" (Akihabara Station branch) in front of Akihabara Station celebrates its 19th anniversary with a campaign from September 19 to October 17, 2026, upgrading the regular all-you-can-drink plan to one including seven world beers at no extra charge. The offer applies to reservations made through the official website.
The "AKIBA_ICHI" dining street on the 2nd-3rd floors of Akihabara UDX has been temporarily closed since January 23, 2026 for a renovation marking its 20th anniversary. The passage and restrooms are unavailable, with reopening expected around winter 2026.
Nakatsu Karaage Senmonten Kichigo, a fried-chicken specialty shop originating in Nakatsu, Oita, opens a limited-time pop-up at Atre Akihabara's 1F special venue from August 19 to 31, 2026, open 10:00–21:00.
Akihabara Ramen Center has been renewed and reopened as "Akihabara Seimen Center," offering menu items starting from ¥420.
A street survey by AKIBA PC Hotline! found limited-time restaurant promotions in Akihabara, including 551 Horai ice candy at Karaoke Pasela Akihabara Showa-dori, a joint campaign between Ginza Oranda Mame Akihabara and soba shop Minogasa, and a VTuber collaboration bento at AKIHABARA BENTO.
EXBAR TOKYO plus AKIHABARA, a craft beer and game bar run by Taito in the Akihabara Station concourse, launches two original FINAL FANTASY XIV-themed craft beers on July 31, alongside a roughly 160cm Aetheryte monument display. From October 28, two more beers inspired by Ul'dah and Limsa Lominsa join the lineup, bringing the total to four.
The Kanda Curry Street Revitalization Committee will hold the 13th "Kanda Curry Street Walking Stamp Rally 2026" from August 1 to December 20, 2026. A record 152 shops are participating, with collaboration novelties featuring Rilakkuma and the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman series.
"T's Tantan Ecute Akihabara," a vegan ramen specialty shop free of meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy, opens outside the ticket gate at JR Akihabara Station's Denkigai exit on August 7, 2026. The opening is marked with limited original bottle sales and a stamp rally.
The supermarket "Fukushimaya Akihabara" inside Akihabara UDX closed on July 26, 2026, ending about ten years in business since opening in December 2016. No successor store has been announced, and the closure has surprised many locals who relied on it as a rare grocery store.
Monster Hunter Bar in Akihabara holds a fair themed on the Monster Hunter Wilds seasonal event "Festival of Accord: Blaze Dance" from July 21 to August 31, 2026, with limited-time menu items. Also held at Monster Hunter Bar WEST in Namba, Osaka.
A note article by a writer who worked in Akihabara for three years, rating restaurants they actually visited — including rolled cabbage specialist rolls, tonkatsu shop Marugo, Chinese restaurant Gankawa, curry shop Ippekoppe, and aged-meat dining bar Niku Avant-garde around the Denkigai, Suehirocho, and Iwamotocho areas.
Nippon Department Store Shokuhinkan in Akihabara launched "Toretate! Umaimono Ichi," a new direct-from-producer market featuring seasonal specialties from across Japan, on June 20, 2026. The first item is limited-quantity, fully ripened, morning-picked Sato Nishiki cherries from Yamagata.
Long-established Uji tea shop Kyo Hayashiya will open a limited-time pop-up shop at the 1F special venue of Atre Akihabara 1 from July 10 to July 19, 2026.
Akihabara food spots are offering limited menus and collaboration items, including Kyushu Jangara's vegan ramen, Uodon Akihabara's exclusive seared squid bowl, and NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE collaboration taiyaki at GiGO no Taiyaki Akihabara.
WATERRAS Summer Festival 2026 will be held at Waterras in Kanda-Awajicho on July 30 and 31, 2026, featuring Hawaiian stage performances, worker stage acts, food stalls, a TOYOTA GROUP booth, festival games, and Waterras Kids activities.
A detailed extraction of shops, food spots, and walking areas mentioned in Bashamichi Channel's June 28, 2026 livestream, including Akihabara steak, curry, cafe, late-night food, and Google Maps walking notes.
The limited-time premium pudding shop previously seen at LIFORK Akihabara II has reopened as Mega Tea Soda and Otoyo Pudding, selling mega tea soda, iced cafe latte, and hojicha-flavored pudding until July 21, 2026.
Grancypher Kitchen, the Granblue Fantasy-themed restaurant in Akihabara's Sotokanda district, marked its 5th anniversary on June 26, 2026 with anniversary menu additions and commemorative gifts.
GiGO Taiyaki revives its 2018 fan-favorite natto collaboration item, "Oh-tsubu Natto," for a limited run from July 4-26. It will be sold at 8 stores nationwide, including GiGO Akihabara Store No. 5.
ZIPAIR, Bic Camera, and JAL Cargo Service are expanding the "AKIBA GO" pre-order souvenir service for wagyu exports, setting up a promotional booth at Bic Camera AKIBA in Akihabara to reach inbound travelers.
Cold noodles and a rice ball supervised by Akihabara's always-busy "Tokyo Style Noodle Hotate Biyori" go on sale at roughly 5,500 FamilyMart stores across the Kanto region starting June 23, 2026.
A limited-time shop called Shiki Kitchen, focused on seasonal Chinese-style meals, is open at Ecute Akihabara from May 1 to June 30, 2026.
Star Kebab's original Akihabara Takeaway store, open since 1999, has closed; the same spot immediately reopened as Uz Kebab. The second location, Star Kebab Akiba Terrace, remains open.
Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory's spin-off brand Cow Cow Kitchen launches a new summer sweet, Milk Pie Salty Nuts, from June 19, 2026 at Atre Akihabara 1 and other locations, layering hazelnut and Awaji sea salt cream into a flaky pie.
Thick-cut beef tongue restaurant Gyutan no Lemon Akihabara will grand open on July 15, 2026, on the first floor of Taiyo Building at 3-38 Kanda Sakumacho. It will be the brand's eighth domestic and overseas location, serving lunch and dinner.
Surugaya Gahei mAAch ecute, a Shizuoka seafood restaurant, is expected to close in mid-July 2026. The sister branch, Surugaya Gahei Akihabara Chabara, will continue operating in the same Akihabara area.
PIZZERIA & BAR NOHGA inside NOHGA HOTEL AKIHABARA TOKYO won the Margherita category Grand Prix at PIZZA MASTER CUP 2026. A limited commemorative pizza is available from June 10 to September 9, 2026.
Sweet Cat, a maid cafe produced by HONEY MEW, will open in Akihabara on July 13, 2026. The cafe will be located on the 10th floor of A-FRONT in Sotokanda 4-chome.
Akihabara meat bar Meat Winery is offering an all-you-can-eat plan featuring sirloin, rump, skirt steak, and other meat dishes for 6,600 yen including tax. Reservations are required via Tabelog.
Shizuoka confectioner Tago no Tsuki will open a limited-time pop-up shop at atre Akihabara 1 from June 16 to June 29, 2026, selling sweets made with ingredients and water associated with the Fuji area.
Sundubu set meal restaurant Nakayama Tofu begins selling a limited-time Beef Kalbi Tsukemen menu on June 11, 2026. The menu is available at its Takadanobaba and Akihabara locations, pairing beef kalbi with a chilled spicy dipping broth.
Sushiro's first collaboration with Zenless Zone Zero begins on June 24, 2026. Sushiro Akihabara Chuo-dori will be one of the special collaboration stores, with themed decorations running through July 12.
WATERRAS Craft Beer Marche 2026 will be held at WATERRAS Plaza in Kanda-Awajicho from June 18 to 20, 2026. The event offers a chance to enjoy beers that are usually hard to find, with value ticket books available on site.
WATERRAS Craft Beer Workshop will be held in Kanda-Awajicho on June 19, 2026. The workshop includes tastings of five beers, a brewer-led beer lecture, and concept planning for a WATERRAS original beer.
Aburasoba Souhonten is being introduced at Ichikakuya Akihabara East Exit and Ichikakuya Akihabara Main Store. The East Exit store reopened with the brand on May 31, 2026, followed by the Main Store on June 8.
FUJIYAMA TOKYO Akihabara's "Sankyu All-You-Can-Eat Plan" lets you enjoy premium sushi with 50 varieties for 3,900 yen from May 7 to May 28, 2026. Limited to Monday through Thursday, advance reservation via Tabelog is required.
Ganso Sushi Akihabara Manseibashi branch will reopen with a renovation at 11:30 on April 24, 2026. The store resumes operations at its location 2 minutes on foot from JR Akihabara Station, across from Manseibashi Police Station.