Bird Land Ginza

4.6

278 Reviews

¥5,001 to ¥10,000

Japanese

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Enjoy the finest chicken reared in the mountains in Okukuji District of Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo!
Bird Land Ginza is a grilled chicken restaurant awarded one star by Michelin in 2010, the first star-holder of its kind. You may enjoy yakitori of the finest quality Okukuji Shamo Chicken. Chicken is cut into parts on-site, and we try our best to serve fresh meat only. We carefully select the charcoal to fuel the grill. We grill the finest chicken with the Japanese best charcoal, Kishu Bincho-tan. Please come and visit us!

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 23, 2023

8:30 PM

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm There may be exceptions to the above schedule. Ensure you use the search to confirm availability.
Phone number
03-5250-1081
Website
http://ginza-birdland.sakura.ne.jp/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
T. Wada

Location
4-2-15 Ginza, Tsukamoto-Sozan Building B1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Neighborhood
Ginza
Parking details
None
Additional
Counter Seating

What 278 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

278 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Birmingham
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic restaurant with friendly service. Opted for the full course experience which was great value and appreciated the creative uses of different meat cuts. We sat at the counter and were able to watch the courses being prepared over the BBQ, was an overall great experience!
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
vip
3.0
1 review
Dined on June 7, 2023
overall3food3service3ambience3
Not sure how this has a Michelin star. It was an enjoyable evening but really not up to what the star demands
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OpenTable Diner
Sacramento
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Hands-down, the best yakatori we have ever had. Also one of our favorite meals while in Japan. It is great to sit at the bar and watch all the chefs in action. We got the largest meal you could get with multiple side dishes and several skewers. If we ever go back to Tokyo, we will definitely visit again!
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GlennG
Greater Boston
22 reviews
vip
3.0
22 reviews
Dined on May 23, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience4
I wish we didn’t have to order a set menu. Some of the choices are…”adventurous”. They did let us exclude a few items, but even so, some of it just wasn’t for me. I’m sure for others it is worth it, but so much of the food in Tokyo was cheap and delicious, that I’m not sure the value is there, even with the Michelin Star.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and helpful staff. The tasting menu provides an easy way to sample the many yakitori that Bird Land offers.
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HuyD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Terrific experience. We had a group of 6. We were running late but they held our table. We were greeted by one of the staff and he and his team took care of us from beginning to end. He recommended the cheaper omakase options and our three generational family all enjoyed it immensely. The food was delicious, needless to say! But the awesome, caring service made this a super experience. Please do go and support them.
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Bler
Tokyo
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was our third time at Birdland Ginza. Since we discovered it, we go there every time we are in Tokyo. Always love the food. Do not miss the flan (creme caramel) as desert. Probably the best you have ever had.
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MarianneS
Austin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
When they say they use all the chicken, they use ALL the chicken. We tried various parts that I haven't eaten before but were all cooked to perfection. I had the the 8,000 yen meal and my boyfriend the 10,000. I was still stuffed by the end. Lots of little courses. If you're a picky eater I don't recommend but if you go in with am open mind you'll love it.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
carefully prepared dishes on all chicken skewers.great selection of wine and cocktails. very good everything!
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OpenTable Diner
Vancouver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
I had a great experience dining at this Michelin restaurant in Ginza subway station. The yakitori was delicious and reasonably priced, and the staff were friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was chill, but the location can be hard to find - don't rely entirely on Google maps as it’s located underground on B1. Overall, recommended for a tasty yakitori experience in Tokyo.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 4, 2023
overall1food1service3ambience4
Yikes. Wouldn’t try again. Our fault, but the only menu item was chicken skewers and one of them was raw. Also super hard to find. Decently friendly to English speakers.
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TokyoEater
San Francisco
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on March 3, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience2
Perhaps had expectations that were too high, given the Star, but this didn't meet even a regular yakitori restaurant in Tokyo. Staff was congenial but the limited menu and sad sad Tsukune (without a Yolk) resulted in these marks.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The omakase was a great deal. We loved the atmosphere and watching the chefs work. The red Burgundy was delicious.
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KristofL
Tokyo
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is the best place for Yakitore Chicken on the Globe 🌏
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PhillipW
Vancouver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was amazing. We even upgraded our choice of menu partway through the meal!
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GeorgeB
Seattle
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
A great experience for two American tourists, recommended by a chef friend. Could not have been better. We sat at the bar, had outstanding service, and it was fun to watch the cooks grilling the food. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Taipei
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 23, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Food quality is still pretty good as I used to visit .
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KennethLaw
Tokyo
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service3ambience5
Excellent food. The yakitori is tender, juicy. Cosy place for get together. House beer is a must try.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 13, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing experience! Staff was excellent and the food was amazing!
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 3, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and service in a relaxed atmosphere. English menu is available and staff are very friendly to communicate in English and my broken Japanese. Food is excellent, certainly the best yakitori I have ever had. Highlights were the sansho yaki (pepper teriyaki chicken thigh), gizzard skewer, cartilage skewer, chicken oyako don. Service was fast. Price is commensurate with quality of the food. Noise level is just right- not so quiet to be stuffy and formal, but not so loud you have to yell to communicate. Met some friendly locals sitting next to us and we bought each other drinks, including a sake the owner made.
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ChloeB
New York Area
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 16, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Never fails to disappoint, good atmosphere, great food, fantastic wait staff
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 25, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Perfect dining experience! Every thing tasted good and the staff were incredible. A must visit place for japanese food discoverers.
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RoxP
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 7, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience4
Came in our last trip to Tokyo before the lock downs and this was memorable.
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OpenTable Diner
Tokyo
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Top Quality always!
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David
Ottawa
8 reviews
vip
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 16, 2019
overall4food4service4ambience4
For a Michelin star could be better
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 6, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
An amazing team, in a beautiful setting, with an awesome menu. Those are just SOME of the ingredients they use to create the magic. I don’t need to mention the chicken, it’s awesome, just taste it.
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OpenTable Diner
Tokyo
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 5, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
As tourist in a new city we got lost and arrived late to our reservation yet they kindly accepted us late even though they where closing in an hr, we ordered the chef's omakaze. They told was it was going to be a bit rushed as lack of time yet we are perfectly and it was delicious
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Food4Foodies
San Francisco
226 reviews
vip
4.0
226 reviews
Dined on October 25, 2019
overall4food4service5ambience4
Restaurant was very difficult to locate. We've circled around the train station several times. Once inside, we sat comfortably around the counter. There were several individual tables nearby. Chef breaks down its myriad facets to give you each piece cooked in a way to bring out all of its potential as an ingredient. Opted for the Chef's Omakase Menu; comes with assorted appetizers and includes eight types of chicken yakitori: meatballs, leg meat with green onions on skewers, chicken liver pate and bread, bowl of chicken and scrambled egg on rice and broth, piping hot panko breaded fried chicken croquette, chicken skewers with ginkgo nuts, and teriyaki chicken with Japanese spices. Assorted appetizers included cure salmon roe, plate of pork belly, grilled shiitake mushrooms without stems, char-grilled cheese and custard pudding which reminded me of flan for dessert. Meats were tender and practically melted in mouth. All were good. We watched the cooks prepared each dish. Cooks performed their tasks perfectly. Food comes out instantaneously course after course. All cooked perfectly. We enjoyed the friendly, excellent and attentive service.
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OpenTable Diner
Melbourne
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2019
overall4food4service4ambience4
We were visiting Tokyo and thought our meal at Birdland was amazing value and very tasty. We went on a Friday and had the smaller set menu without the livers (not my thing) Service was efficient but not overly elaborate which was ok with us. Had wines, by the glass, which suited me. Food was perfectly seasoned and simple - all chicken The appetisers were not my favourite but there was plenty of food.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on September 11, 2019
overall1food1service2ambience1
That was definitely overpriced. Not sure if it was because we were on a tourist menu therefore we could only the omakase courses - either JPY 6,800 or 8,500. However that was the menu full of other items and the locals apparently had ordered different food. Food quality was just very mediocre. Any izakaya may do a better job. The chicken skewers were overcooked... Service was subpar in Japanese standard and for the “omakase” standard in comparison. Won’t come again. Won’t recommend.
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LeeChinKai
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 10, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience4
Nice atmosphere Very friendly service Food was delicious and overall good volume English speaking staff
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RomanM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 7, 2019
overall5food5service4ambience4
Fantastic food from very simple ingredients and short but surprisingly good wine list at a very reasonable for Japan price. Many thanks to the Team
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JDub
New York Area
19 reviews
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on August 2, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wow! What a find. High end yakitori in amazing atmosphere with lovely conviviality among the customers at the counter. Had really highest quality chicken yakitori as well as vegetarian stuff and great beer. Big reccomendation
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DCBull
London
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 31, 2019
overall5food5service4ambience5
Its a little hard to find as it is underground - right next to the famous "Sushi Jiro" in Ginza. But its easy to spot once you are in the basement. The menu was comprehensive with choices for both Omakase and a la carte, and a solid beverage list too. I had the Omakase and my wife and daughter selected from the a la cart - plenty of choices if you don't want Chicken innards! Service was fast and efficient with brief introductions to the food, more information if you asked for it. It felt a little rushed, but overall it was well timed and the food was excellent. We were lucky enough to have central seats on the counter so we could watch the kitchen action, its a very lively atmosphere more Izakaya than Kaiseki, and it feels very casual. We ate in a few Michelin places in Japan this trip, and this was definitely the best value for money. Highly Recommended.
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OpenTable Diner
Phoenix
12 reviews
vip
1.0
12 reviews
Dined on June 28, 2019
overall1food1service3ambience2
Good service. Limited to two set menus. Some chicken was not fully cooked (actually raw pink). Not able to order a la carte preferred additional items. Overpriced for limited choice.
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OpenTable Diner
Tokyo
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 30, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
the service was great
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 27, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome dinner
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Bler
Tokyo
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 19, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
We went for the second time. The first was five years ago when we visited Tokyo. We were not disappointed. It was still great! Worth every penny. It is a pity that sometimes foreigners who have no idea about Japanese food, show up and do not know how to behave. Dear fellow foreigners, if you struggle with the menu items, just order the omakase menu, relax and enjoy!
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WendyL
Vancouver
23 reviews
vip
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on March 14, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was cooked perfectly. The best yakitori I've ever had!
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Seunghyun
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 2, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Love the master of Yakidori! Very kind and they speak very good English.
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Bird Land Ginza is rated 4.6 stars by 278 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 23, 2023

8:30 PM

4-2-15 Ginza, Tsukamoto-Sozan Building B1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

Additional information

Neighborhood
Ginza
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm There may be exceptions to the above schedule. Ensure you use the search to confirm availability.
Cuisines
Japanese
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
T. Wada
Additional
Counter Seating

Website
http://ginza-birdland.sakura.ne.jp/
Phone number
03-5250-1081

Bird Land Ginza

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What 278 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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