In many supermarkets in Tokyo, Italian ingredients, such as pasta, sauces, olive oil, coffee, ham, and cheese, are available.

However, sometimes the best quality is hidden in small selected shops where owners make a personal selection of particular brands of ingredients and wine.

Here’s a list of selected stores where to find Italian ingredients in Tokyo:

Note: Please always check the shop’s opening hours or special closing days on its official channels before going.

1. Enoteca Alice – Nerima

What you can find: One part of the shop is dedicated to wine where a room welcomes a careful selection of wine and other alcoholic beverages from all Italian regions. Another part of the shop is filled with packed ingredients and cheese and ham are sliced on the spot, exactly like in Italy

Website: https://www.tre-frecce.co.jp/ 

Address: 1-2-4 Kakamurakita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-0023 Google maps

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11:00-18:00

2. Fior di Maso – Azabudai Hills

What you can find: Once in a while, indulge in this ham and cheese paradise. Originally an Italian company (Ca Form), the Japanese branch expanded in Tokyo in prime locations like Azabudai Hills and Yokohama. The first shop was the iconic Azabu Juban store (closed in March 2024). Its basement recalled mountain houses from the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, from which the milk they used came.

Website: https://fiordimaso.jp/ 

Address: B1F Azabudai Hills market, 1-2-4 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041 Google maps

Opening hours: every day 10:00-20:00

3. Piatti – Komaba 

What you can find: The owner fell in love with Italy during a trip in 1996, and from that moment, Italy was absent from his heart and life. After trying dishes and ingredients during his trips, he decided to offer all kinds of fresh, packed ingredients and even kitchen goods in his shop.

Website: https://www.piatti.jp/ 

Address: 4-2-17 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0041 Google maps

Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 11:00-13:00, 14:00-20:00 (Salami L.O. 19:00)

4. Il Mercatino – various locations

What you can find: Born in 2020 as a restaurant, the business also offers fresh ingredients to the local community in central Toyko, with standard and particular vegetables presented in small shops or markets in Italy. 

Website: https://tokyo-shokusai.co.jp/mercatino/ 

Address: Various locations in Shibuya, Meguro, Setagaya, Shinagawa, Shinjuku, Nakano

Opening hours: every day 11:00-20:00

5. Storie d’Italia – Chiyoda-ku

What you can find: This shop focuses on quality products, fresh and packed, with special attention on avoiding pesticides and additives. It is flanked by a small café where you can sip a good espresso with a sweet treat.

Website: https://storieditalia.com/

Address: 1-7-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0011 Google maps

Opening hours: every day 11:00-19:00

6. Il gusto Dolce Vita – Kagurazaka ( closed ) 

What you can find: In the charming Kagurazaka areas it is easy to find authentic Italian restaurants. Along with them, there was a lively shop of many kinds of Italian ingredients, recently on the website we sadly see the communication that the door shut down, probably definitely, but the online store is still running.

Website: https://japan-salt.co.jp/dolcevita/ 

Address: 6-8-30 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0825 Google maps

Opening hours: –

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