Caraway

A tiny, no-frills curry shop that has been serving one thing extraordinarily well since the 1970s: rich, slow-simmered beef curry with a mountain of rice. The recipe has not changed in decades, and neither has the devoted following, locals and day-trippers alike queue for the deep, complex sauce that balances sweetness and spice in a distinctly Japanese-curry way. The portions are generous and the price is honest at around 1,000 yen. Seating is limited, so the line moves at the pace of people eating, which tends to be fast.