Team Lab Planets is a fabulous activity for those with or without kids HOWEVER many people are surprised to see that it is a couple of train changes out of the centre of Tokyo.
So I’m often asked what to do before or after their booked Team Lab Planets session.
Vegan Ramen just outside of the entrance / exit of Team Lab Planets:
This is more like a food truck than a restaurant. I must admit that I didn’t love this ramen here but I will always encourage more vegan options around Japan.
Closest options for food and shopping near Team Lab Planets (less than 5 mins walk):
LalaPort Shopping Mall
This mall has multiple floors with multiple sections including two full top floors of restaurants, a cinema, a game arcade and Japanese brands and international brands like GAP and Zara.
Within the complex, my kids love Aloha Table the most. This is a fabulous family-friendly option for lunch or dinner. My two love the kids’ menu – mostly the pancakes with the chocolate pen for decorating. All kids’ meals come with a small toy and, if it’s your birthday, the staff will come out and sing. Aloha Table is in an annex section (on the ground floor of the LaLaport Toyosu 3 building) of the department store. To get there easily from the main section of the shopping mall, walk to Zara on the 2nd floor of the main building, use the undercover walkway and then walk through the bookshop to the downward escalators to the ground floor.
This restaurant accepts most major credit cards, is entirely non-smoking and also has outdoor seating. They also have space for strollers. It is possible to make a reservation but we have always just walked in.
The full Aloha Table menu is here.
ALOHA TABLE, TOYOSU
豊洲2-2-1 アーバンドックららぽーと豊洲3 1F
GROUND FLOOR, URBAN DOCK LALAPORT TOYOSU 3, 2-2-1 TOYOSU
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-1oPM
Within the same shopping complex, you will also find a Bubba Gump Shrimp.
This is a great option for those who are looking for gluten free food near Team Lab Planets.
For lunch here I would budget for 2000-3000 yen per adult and almost double that at dinner time. Kids meals (10 year olds and younger) are a little under 1000 yen and include options such as cheeseburgers, popcorn shrimp and fries, fish & chips, chicken strips, pepperoni pizza.
They do accept most major credit cards. Please note that there is a service charge of 10% put on the bill at the end.
The entire restaurant is non-smoking. This restaurant has space to store strollers while you dine and also allows guests with infants to bring in and serve their own baby food from home.
They do have an English menu. You can also see the entire Bubba Gump Shrimp Japan menu online here.
This is a really big restaurant so I would not worry about booking unless you are eating here on weekends or national holidays. Walk-ins are usually fine for smaller groups.
BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP TOYOSU
豊洲2-4-9 アーバンドックららぽーと豊洲 3F
3F, URBAN DOCK LALAPORT TOYOSU , 2-4-19TOYOSU
OPEN DAILY 11AM-10PM (LAST ORDER AT 9PM)
Komeda’s Coffee is inside Lalaport too. In the South Port section on the second floor.
Breakfast is served from 7am-11am. It is a simple breakfast plate with bread and jam (or just butter) a hard boiled egg and a small salad and around 600 yen. See pictures of the Komeda’s Coffee breakfast menu here.
They are also a fabulous kid-friendly option for lunch and dinner.
They accept most major credit cards. They are a walk-in only spot.
See pictures of the Komeda’s Coffee kids plate here. All meals (adults and kids) are under 1000 yen.
My kids also love the desserts here.
The food menu here is mostly fried chicken, pasta, frankfurter sausages, burgers and pasta.
KOMEDA COFFEE. LALAPORT TOYOSU
LALAPORT SOUTH PORT SECTION, SECOND FLOOR
OPEN 7AM-10PM
Closest playground to Team Lab Planets? (less than 3 mins walk)
Toyosu Park Playground (with a free splash park section during summer – please note that it is closed on Mondays.)
Summer BBQ restaurant option (June – Sept only)
Kiranah Garden Toyosu is a BBQ restaurant. They have a kids menu for 800 yen.
Warning: busy on weekends and during Japanese school holidays so it’s a good idea to make reservations.
There are also by-the-pool cabanas to rent (starting at 8000 yen per person for 4 hour time slots.) There is a shallow kids pool but not an option for children who are not yet toilet trained – no swimming nappies allowed.
Closest free indoor option? (20 mins walk or 11 mins – approx 1500 yen – by taxi from Team Lab Planets)
Tokyo Water Science Museum is free and although most of the exhibits are labelled in Japanese they are interactive button pushing type activities – which kids love.
Please note that the Tokyo Water Science Museum is closed on Mondays. Every other day they are open from 9:30am – 5pm (4;30pm is last entry.) Entry is free.
A playground near Tsukiji Outer Market and near Team Lab Planets?
Chuo Kuritsu Akasaki Park is 10 mins walk from the Tsukiji Outer Markets or 4 mins walk from Tsukiji Station. It is also 9 mins (approx 1,600 yen) in a cab from Team Lab Planets.
This park is very much an inner city park but has space to play, swings (including those bucket swings that also work for babies) a tyre playground and a flying fox. There are public toilets here and there is also a fountain.
A miniature museum
A miniature museum called Small Worlds Tokyo is just 11 minutes away by public transport (or 5 minutes in a cab.) My kids love this place. I’ve written in detail about Small Worlds Tokyo here.
Meal options a short cab ride away
All you can eat American Food Chain “Sizzler”
Did you know that Japan has all you can eat restaurant Sizzler?
There is one on the basement floor of the Tokyo International Forum. *This restaurant is 1 min walk from Tokyo Station or 2 mins walk from Yurakucho Station. From Team Lab Planets, this restaurant is 16 mins by taxi / approx 2500 yen.
It is an easy option for families who want to eat lots of salads and American style meals. It is also an easy option for gluten free visitors -they have a detailed allergen menu for their steak sauces and also for salad options etc.
Budget for adults for lunch – 3000 yen and approx 6000 yen at dinnertime.
Sizzler accepts most major credit cards. The entire restaurant is non-smoking.
See the children’s menu at Sizzler here.
SIZZLER TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM
千代田区丸の内3-5-1東京国際フォーラム ＡブロックB1
B1 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM, A BLOCK, 3-5-1 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA
OPEN 11AM-10PM (LAST ORDER AT 9:30PM)*OPEN FROM 8AM ON WEEKENDS
