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Bonus Track: a mini street of independent shops and coffee

BONUS TRACK is a small complex of shops and restaurants around a plaza, opened in April 2020. It is built on land freed up when the Odakyu Line went underground, as part of the Shimokita Senrogai strip, and it sits halfway between Shimokitazawa and Setagaya-Daita stations. According to Walkerplus from 2020, it consists of five two-story wooden buildings: four that combine a shop and a home, and one commercial building. It is run by a company called Sanposha.

Among the businesses: the bookstore B&B, which opened in Shimokitazawa in 2012 and where you can drink a beer while choosing a book; Nikkiya Tsukihi, a shop for diaries and books of diaries; fuzkue, a cafe for reading in quiet; Pianola Records, a record shop for music from around the world; and Big Romantic Store, a shop of indie culture from Asia, mainly from Taiwan.

For food: Hakko Department, a shop of fermented products from Japan and around the world with a restaurant; ADDA, Sri Lankan and Indian curry; ANDON, rice porridge and rice balls in Akita style; Why_?, vegan juices and desserts; YOYO, cookies and pastries flavored with tea and spices; Shimokita Genzojo, pizza and a coffee bar from the K2 movie theater; and Kacha Kacha, focaccia and wine, opened in October 2026.

Good to know

The address is Daita 2-36-12 to 15, and on maps you search for BONUS TRACK. The complex is on the other side of the station from the secondhand clothing district in Kitazawa.
ADDA's kitchen is closed between 15:30 and 17:30 on weekdays, YOYO is closed between 13:30 and 15:00, and the Hakko Department restaurant is open only 11:30-16:00. If you arrive in the afternoon and want to eat, check first.
According to rurubu, at fuzkue you pay for the seat based on time and your order, not only for what you drink.
The official website does not mention kosher status for any business. Events and exhibitions in the plaza are posted there every month.

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Bonus Track: a mini street of independent shops and coffee
1 min
Shimokita Senrogai Street
A 1.7 km strip on the old Odakyu railway route, from Higashi-Kitazawa to Setagaya-Daita, connecting reload and BONUS TRACK. Markets and events are posted on its official events calendar.
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~7 min
Chuka Soba Senmonten Ichiryu Food
The neighborhood's chuka soba ramen shop, with 43 years in the old Kitazawa building. It moved because the building was demolished and reopened on November 17, 2025, with only 11 seats. A large bowl cost ¥1,150 at the time. Not kosher.
From 11:00 until the ingredients run out. Irregular closing days, posted on InstagramMaps Source
~8 min
Banh Mi Baba Shimokitazawa Food
Banh mi sandwiches and Vietnamese street food such as pho and bun, a cheap option for a meal. On September 1, 2026, it moved about 30 meters from its previous spot and grew from 8 to 24 seats. Since December 2025 there is a banh mi with plant-based egg at ¥700, but the source does not confirm that the whole sandwich is vegan, so it is worth asking. Not kosher.
9:00-21:30Maps Source
~8 min
BALLOND'ESSAI LATTE&ART Cafe
A cafe known for latte art. It closed in the Kitazawa building at the end of January 2025 and reopened on August 19, 2026, opposite the east exit plaza, with a terrace facing it and a new roasting machine in the middle of the shop.
10:30-21:00Maps Source
~8 min
Mikan Shimokita Street
A complex under the Keio Inokashira Line bridge, right next to the station. Inside are the used clothing hall Toyo Hyakkaten Annex, a Tsutaya bookstore, the cafe Brooklyn Roasting Company, and Thai, Vietnamese, Taiwanese and Korean restaurants. It received a Good Design Award for 2026.
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~9 min
Honda Theatre More to see
The large hall of the Honda group, which runs several theaters in the neighborhood, with 386 seats. In early November 2026 it stages THE BEE by NODA MAP, and tickets are sold through eplus.
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~9 min
SHELTER Shimokitazawa More to see
A basement live music club, part of the Loft group, celebrating 35 years in 2026. The early November 2026 schedule has shows almost every evening, and the opening time varies by show, from 11:00 to 19:00. The price is set separately for each show.
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Appears in: Ghibli Museum, Kichijoji and Shimokitazawa: the calm west side

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