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Maple Pizza

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A Slice of New York on a Tokyo Side Street

  • New York slices, Tokyo precision
  • A pink corner shop near Asakusa
  • Cold-fermented dough, crisp and foldable
  • €6–15 / person
  • Kotobuki / Tawaramachi, Taito City
  • American and Pizza

On a quiet street a couple of minutes from Tawaramachi Station, a pink storefront brings a little New York to old Tokyo. Maple Pizza opened in 2022 with a simple ambition: to make the sort of slice you would happily eat standing on a Manhattan pavement. The setting is convincing, right down to the paper plates, bottled sodas and a room small enough to make strangers feel like neighbours.

The pizza is why you come. Dough is made in-house, fermented slowly at low temperature and baked into enormous, thin slices with a crisp underside and a satisfying chew. The tomato sauce is homemade too. There is cheese, pepperoni, mushroom and jalapeño, plus a changing daily special; no elaborate reinvention of the form is required. Order a garlic knot alongside your slice and consider a homemade lemonade. If you arrive with friends, a whole pie is an appropriately American solution.

This is a neighbourhood slice shop, not an occasion restaurant. Seating is limited, the queue can form quickly, and the kitchen sometimes runs out of its daily dough. But that modest scale is part of the pleasure. Between Asakusa’s busier streets and Kuramae’s independent shops, Maple offers a cheerful interruption to a day of exploring. Tokyo has plenty of extraordinary pizza; here the pleasure is in a particularly well-executed classic.

  • Urban setting Kotobuki / Tawaramachi, Taito City

Good to know.

Location
Japan, 〒111-0042 Tokyo, Taito City, Kotobuki, 2-chōme−4−８ 妙見屋
Open map & directions
Parking
No dedicated customer parking is listed. The shop is easiest to reach by public transport or on foot.
Getting around
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line to Tawaramachi Station, Exit 1 (about 2 minutes on foot). Kuramae Station on the Toei Oedo Line, Exit A5 (about 7 minutes); Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line, Exit A1 (about 9 minutes).
Arriving
Look for the pink storefront at 2-4-8-101 Kotobuki, Taito City. Ordering is at the counter. The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Published hours differ between the official site and dining directories, so check the latest schedule before visiting; daily dough quantities are limited and some slices may sell out.
Pets
The venue is listed as pet-friendly, but permitted areas and any leash or size restrictions are not published consistently. Check directly before bringing an animal.
Accessibility
A wheelchair-accessible entrance is listed, but accessible seating and an accessible toilet are not indicated. The compact seating arrangement may restrict manoeuvring space; confirm access needs with the shop before visiting.
Travelling with children
Families and children are welcome. Seating is compact, so takeaway is often easier with a stroller or a larger group.
Dietary options
Vegetarian

Worth knowing

  • The shop has only a dozen seats and is best approached as a quick stop rather than a long restaurant meal.
  • No regular table reservations are offered; arrive with some flexibility if you want to eat in.
  • The dough is made in limited daily batches, and the selection may narrow or sell out later in service.
  • Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Publicly listed closing times differ, so confirm current hours before travelling specifically for the shop.
  • Vegetarian cheese and vegetable-topped slices are offered, but vegan and gluten-free preparation is not confirmed.

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