Sumatra Curry Kyoeido
Jimbocho, Tokyo
Sumatra Curry Kyoeido is a basement curry house open since 1924, the oldest still going in Jimbocho's curry district. Its near-black Sumatra-style curry is built from more than twenty spices and thickened without flour, and it's deeper than it looks.
Insider tip
Order the beef curry. It's closed on Sundays, and from October to April the baked apple is on the menu for dessert.
What the guides say about Sumatra Curry Kyoeido
Jimbocho, 15 minutes east, is Tokyo's book town and its curry capital. Curry Bondy and Sumatra Curry Kyoeido are two of the classics, and Sabouru, a 1955 coffee shop of carved wood and red lamps, is where you go for an iced coffee. The Jimbocho neighbourhood guide has more.
What's on near Sumatra Curry Kyoeido
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Sumatra Curry Kyoeido, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Kanda Used Book Festival
神田古本まつり
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Jimbocho (Toei Mita, Shinjuku, Hanzomon Lines), 1 min walk
The world's largest secondhand-book district puts hundreds of thousands of volumes out on the street each autumn, with stalls lining Yasukuni-dori beside the permanent bookshops. Old maps, ukiyo-e prints, and out-of-print photo books turn up alongside bargain carts.
Kanda Used Book Festival (66th Jimbocho Book Festival)
第66回 東京名物 神田古本まつり
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Jimbocho (Toei Mita/Shinjuku Lines, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line), 1 min walk
The 66th edition of the Kanda Used Book Festival takes place from October 23 to November 1, 2026, along the Jimbocho secondhand bookstore district. The organisers have set opening hours of 10:00 to 18:00 for the run of the festival. Hundreds of thousands of secondhand and antiquarian books are laid out on outdoor tables and stalls along Yasukuni-dori, making it one of the largest used-book events in the country.
Kanda Curry Grand Prix 2026
第14回 神田カレーグランプリ2026
Time Oct 31: 11:00, 19:00, Nov 1: 11:00, 17:00 Station Ogawamachi (Toei Shinjuku Line), 3 min walk
Twenty curry shops that survived a public fan-vote round compete for the title of grand champion in Tokyo's self-declared curry capital. Visitors buy a ticket per bowl and cast a vote for their favourite, with the winners announced at a closing ceremony on the final day.
Art Week Tokyo
Five days of coordinated shows at a record 56 contemporary art museums and galleries, from major institutions to small commercial spaces, linked by a free AWT Bus circuit. Run in partnership with Art Basel, it is the easiest week of the year to see Tokyo's gallery scene.
Art Week Tokyo
Five days of coordinated shows at dozens of contemporary art museums and galleries, from major institutions to small commercial spaces, linked by a free shuttle bus circuit. Run in partnership with Art Basel, it is the easiest week of the year to see Tokyo's gallery scene.
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Around Jimbocho
Tokyo's book town, fuelled by curry and old coffee houses
Jimbocho is the largest second-hand book district in the world, with around 130 bookshops on a few blocks, from rare woodblock prints to 100-yen paperback carts. Between the shelves you'll find some of Tokyo's oldest coffee houses and the densest cluster of curry restaurants in the city, and that's what the book trade has run on for a century.
Jimbocho has 7 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 3 cafes, 2 shops and 2 restaurants. Read the Jimbocho guide.
Good to know
- How do I get to Sumatra Curry Kyoeido?
- The nearest station is Jimbocho (Hanzomon / Mita / Shinjuku Line). Sumatra Curry Kyoeido is in Jimbocho, Tokyo.
- How much does Sumatra Curry Kyoeido cost?
- Sumatra Curry Kyoeido is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Sumatra Curry Kyoeido?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Sumatra Curry Kyoeido?
- Early lunch.
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Median US$197 a night across 41 listings within 1.2 km for a two-night stay a month out, sampled 29 September 2026. Cheapest quarter under US$143. See the weekly index for every neighbourhood.