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Banraien

Rating72SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
This family-run Chinese restaurant in Oimachi is known among regulars as the phantom Chinese — it opens for lunch only, for just one hour each day, at prices that seem almost implausible for the quality delivered.
大井町に長年根付く家族経営の老舗中華で、ランチ1時間のみ庶民価格で営業することから「幻の中華」とも称される。
The shrimp fried rice, at 1,000 yen, draws a loyal queue that starts forming thirty minutes before opening, and the kitchen closes the moment it sells out.
エビチャーハン1,000円という驚きのコストパフォーマンスに「このクオリティで1,000円は奇跡」と唸る地元客が後を絶たず、開店30分前から行列が始まり、売り切れたらその日は終了。
Named to the Tabelog Chinese Restaurant TOKYO Top 100 in 2024, the crowd is almost entirely local regulars who return week after week, with tourists rarely in the picture.
観光客より地元の常連が毎週通い続ける店として、食べログ中国料理TOKYO百名店2024に名を連ねている。
Popular Dishes
Shrimp Fried Rice (1,000 yen, lunch only)
Gomoku Fried Rice (850 yen, lunch only)
What kind of place?
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A legendary Chinese restaurant in Oimachi. Lunch only, roughly 1 hour, at affordable prices (Shrimp Fried Rice 1,000 yen). Evenings are reservation-only, introduction-required high-end Chinese (tens of thousands of yen). The son runs lunch (cooking competition winner). The father runs dinner (master chef).

"The fluffy texture is top tier in Tokyo." "1,000 yen for this fried rice is a miracle." Customers line up 30 minutes before opening. Sells out within 1 hour of lunch.

Business Hours
Mon12:00-13:00
Tue12:15-13:45
WedClosed
Thu – Sat12:15-13:45
SunClosed
Regular Holiday：Wednesday・Sunday（臨時休業多い。訪問前に要確認）
Phone03-3450-5667Call
Access
About 5-minute walk from Gotanda Station. Lunch sells out within an hour; lining up before opening is recommended. No English menu, but a picture menu is available. Cash only.
5-6-8 Higashi-Ooi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
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Banraien

Rating72SCORE
Popular Dishes
Shrimp Fried Rice (1,000 yen, lunch only)
Gomoku Fried Rice (850 yen, lunch only)
Business Hours
Mon12:00-13:00
Tue12:15-13:45
WedClosed
Thu – Sat12:15-13:45
SunClosed
Regular Holiday：Wednesday・Sunday（臨時休業多い。訪問前に要確認）
Access
About 5-minute walk from Gotanda Station. Lunch sells out within an hour; lining up before opening is recommended. No English menu, but a picture menu is available. Cash only.
5-6-8 Higashi-Ooi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Phone03-3450-5667
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Reserve on Hot PepperReserve on GnaviOpen in Google MapsView on Tabelog
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
This family-run Chinese restaurant in Oimachi is known among regulars as the phantom Chinese — it opens for lunch only, for just one hour each day, at prices that seem almost implausible for the quality delivered.
大井町に長年根付く家族経営の老舗中華で、ランチ1時間のみ庶民価格で営業することから「幻の中華」とも称される。
The shrimp fried rice, at 1,000 yen, draws a loyal queue that starts forming thirty minutes before opening, and the kitchen closes the moment it sells out.
エビチャーハン1,000円という驚きのコストパフォーマンスに「このクオリティで1,000円は奇跡」と唸る地元客が後を絶たず、開店30分前から行列が始まり、売り切れたらその日は終了。
Named to the Tabelog Chinese Restaurant TOKYO Top 100 in 2024, the crowd is almost entirely local regulars who return week after week, with tourists rarely in the picture.
観光客より地元の常連が毎週通い続ける店として、食べログ中国料理TOKYO百名店2024に名を連ねている。
72SCORE
What a score of 72 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

A legendary Chinese restaurant in Oimachi. Lunch only, roughly 1 hour, at affordable prices (Shrimp Fried Rice 1,000 yen). Evenings are reservation-only, introduction-required high-end Chinese (tens of thousands of yen). The son runs lunch (cooking competition winner). The father runs dinner (master chef).

"The fluffy texture is top tier in Tokyo." "1,000 yen for this fried rice is a miracle." Customers line up 30 minutes before opening. Sells out within 1 hour of lunch.

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