NONBIRINA is a tiny, home-style café tucked on the 2nd floor of a building right at the corner facing the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, run solo by its owner. The softly lit room, furnished with counter and sofa seating, feels closer to eating in someone's kitchen than in a restaurant, and true to its name ("nonbiri" means leisurely in Japanese) the pace is unhurried. The kitchen focuses on vegetable-forward home cooking, best known for its addictive pork masala curry served alongside a generous, colorful vegetable plate. A cozy hideaway favored for solo lunches, though service can take a while when it gets busy.
