Food & Dining— Page 14

The global burger chain's Sunshine City ALTA branch in Higashi-Ikebukuro, with 243 seats, breakfast Mac and free Wi-Fi.

A handmade dim sum takeaway counter in Tobu Ikebukuro, turning out juicy pork buns and shumai since 1994.

A cosy cafe inside Echika Ikebukuro station complex, known for its coffee, light meals, and the Sweets de METRO confectionery range.

A casual Italian bar on the fourteenth floor of Tobu Ikebukuro, with stone-oven meats and wine.

Hand-pulled Lanzhou beef noodles in a small Ikebukuro shop, run by a Chinese couple since 2009.

A Cantonese roast-duck takeaway on Ikebukuro north side, serving Hong Kong-style siumei rice plates from a Sydney-founded chain.

A Sendai-style beef tongue specialist on PARCO's 7th floor, hand-cutting premium gyutan and grilling it to order.

A long-running Japanese spaghetti specialist on Tobu Ikebukuro 12th floor, serving chopstick-friendly creative pasta from a Goemon pot.

A Roman-style Italian restaurant on the 8th floor of Ikebukuro PARCO, specialising in authentic carbonara and amatriciana.

A handmade cream croquette specialist in Tobu Ikebukuro, folding cake-grade cream into crisp, golden shells.

The 31 Ice Cream parlour in Sunshine City Alta, serving 31 rotating flavours from a catalogue of over 1,300.

A welcoming cooking studio on LUMINE Ikebukuro's 10th floor, offering hands-on lessons in Japanese cuisine, bread and patisserie.