Food Hall Blast! Shinjuku’s Newest Eatery

Located down the street from Shinjuku Station’s South Exit, Food Hall Blast is the one of the many new food halls that occupy the south side of the station. Food Hall Blast works like a cafeteria, with self serve American style restaurants and bars, and two floors of seating. The bottom floor houses the restaurants with small, single and double person seating, while the second floor has dim lights, comfy armchairs and a craft beer bar. The food hall provides its menus in English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, and all of the staff speak basic English.

Greenberry's Coffee
Hailing from Virginia, USA, Greenberry’s Coffee is a traditional American style coffee shop serving nitro coffee, fruit smoothies, pastries and regular blend coffee. The menu is vast and includes a wide range of teas and espresso drinks such as the American favorite, vanilla latte. The menu is vast and provides many more options than the regular chain cafe. Greenberry’s also serves scones, muffins and lunchtime sandwiches. Food Hall Blast is Greenberry’s first store in Tokyo.
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The drinks are affordable, with the popular blend coffee going for 350 yen and the Tokyo rarity of nitro coffee for 550 yen.

Bar Lit

The other side of Greenberry houses Bar Lit, a pink colored bar specializing in wine. Rosé is currently in the spotlight so the bar only offers the blush beverage. Diners can choose a 500 yen glass of their chosen wine. Bottles are also available, at various prices. Bar Lit also has an outdoor bar on the third floor terrace.

Draft Pub Bevvy
The second floor has larger tables and a quieter atmosphere. Draft Pub Bevvy takes up the second floor and offers domestic craft beers and hard ciders. While craft beer has recently become mainstream in Tokyo, hard cider is still a relatively new concept. The menu has a section dedicated to hard cider, ranging from the sweet apple juice-like brew to a dry drink, similar to a brut sparkling wine. For groups or for the indecisive, the 1,000 yen sampler of beer flights is a good choice.

There are two sizes to choose from and most drinks are under 1,000 yen. The menu is on a tablet next to the register. Customers can read about the different tastes and origins of each drink in Japanese or English.
Chronic Tacos

Originally from Southern California, Chronic Tacos serves customizable tacos, burritos and bowl-ritos (burrito without the tortilla). Customers can choose their meat and toppings, from spicy pork or carnitas, to guacamole and pico de gallo. Every menu option is packed with spicy flavor with hard to find ingredients in Japan. The fast casual style gives customers the options of choosing as many or as little toppings as they like. The spicy pork is packed with flavor while the guacamole rounds out the distinct California flavor.

Prices range from 1,000 yen, for a burrito with tortilla chips and guacamole, to 500 yen for a single taco.

Cucinova
A wood-fired pizza restaurant where the pizzas are cooked immediately and to order. For 1,280 yen, diners can choose their own toppings, sauce and type of cheese. There are also set pizzas to order, like the traditional margherita or the 2,000 yen splurge of truffle mushroom. The pizza is thin crust and large, perfect for sharing with others. Pasta dishes are also served, with noodles handmade on the premises.
Blast BBQ

Blast BBQ specializes in smoked meats. Their portions are perfect for larger groups, but also provide affordable lunch sets (11am-5pm) like their Beef Skirt Steak Donburi Rice Bowl for 980 yen. The Blast BBQ combo comes with a variety of meats--including 200 grams of steak, ribs, sausage and small side dishes for 3,980 yen. All of the meats are cooked on a 1300mm charcoal grill.

Food Hall Blast is opened from 11 AM to 11 PM.