JAPANESE BISTRO & CAFÉ — OTSUKA, TOKYO

TOKYO AGING
SPICE

東京エイジング・スパイス

Deep aromas from slowly aged spices, and just-fried vegetables. A tiny black-brick soup-curry specialist, 3 minutes from Otsuka Station.

NEW New: A milder Red Oni Curry has arrived Same spice, gentler heat than our Red Oni Curry
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3 min from JR Otsuka Sta. North Exit COUNTER 8 SEATS ・ TAKEOUT OK Closed Mondays
NEW

Introducing our new mild Red Oni Curry.

Please check pricing and availability in-store or on Instagram.

CONCEPT

The idea of aging our spices.

コンクリート打ちっぱなしの店内とウッドカウンター カウンター越しに調理をするスタッフ
香りは、時間がつくる。

“Aging” is our starting point. We rest roasted spices to round off their edges and draw out only the deep, mellow aroma — the beginning of every bowl at Tokyo Aging Spice.

The stars of our soup curry are big vegetables, deep-fried to order. From 6 as standard, up to 14. Freshly fried, they layer new notes of aroma into the aged-spice soup.

With bare concrete and warm wood, the room feels more like a café than a curry shop. Just 8 counter seats, easy to drop into — solo or otherwise. A small specialist born in Otsuka, Toshima-ku, in November 2024.

熟成

AGING SPICE

A spice blend built through roasting and aging. Aroma that charms with a lingering finish, not sharp heat.

野菜

FRESH-FRIED VEGETABLES

Big vegetables deep-fried to order — 6 as standard, up to 14 extra. Vegetarian options, too.

低温

SLOW-COOKED MEAT

Chicken leg and pork belly, slow-cooked for 10 hours; duck gently cooked too, then sunk into the soup.

チキンレッグの乗ったスープカレー
熟成が、香りになる。
TOPPING & DRINK

Popular toppings & homemade drinks.

Toppings can be added to any curry. Photos are serving suggestions.

POPULAR
チキンレッグのトッピング例

Chicken Leg

CHICKEN LEG

Chicken leg slow-cooked for 10 hours. So tender it slips off the bone.

トンカツのトッピング例

Tonkatsu (Pork Cutlet)

TONKATSU

A crisp coating over juicy pork. It goes without saying how well it pairs with curry.

小籠包のトッピング例

Xiao Long Bao

XIAO LONG BAO

An unexpected star — sink it into the curry and the juices burst into the soup.

HOUSE MADE
自家製スパイスコーラ

Homemade Spice Cola

HOUSE SPICE COLA — ¥350

A craft cola steeped with 10 spices. Complex aromas with a fruity, easy-drinking finish.

ラッシー

Lassi

LASSI

A mellow homemade lassi that gently wraps up the linger of spice.

抹茶ラッシー

Matcha Lassi

MATCHA LASSI

A two-layer build of slightly bitter matcha and milk. A Japanese cup for after your curry.

CUSTOMIZE

Your bowl, your call.

カウンターに並ぶ味変スパイスの瓶
1

1. Choose the heat

Freely adjust from gentle mild to a spice-lover’s hot. Great for kids and those who prefer it mild, too.

2

2. Stack up vegetables

Add up to 14 freshly deep-fried vegetables to the base 6. Choose your rice portion, too.

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3. Play with flavor

Free table spices — chili pepper, black pepper, wasabi powder and more. Take a journey of aroma within one bowl.

NEWS

Latest news, on Instagram.

New items, limited offers and opening-day news go out on Instagram. We’d love a follow.

ACCESS & INFO

3 minutes from Otsuka Station.

黒煉瓦の東京エイジング・スパイス店舗外観

1F Gravita Otsuka
2-25-1 Kita-Otsuka, Toshima-ku
Tokyo 170-0004

3 min from the North Exit of JR Yamanote Line “Otsuka”
3 min from Toden Arakawa Line “Otsuka-ekimae”

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LUNCH
11:30 – 15:00 L.O. 14:30
DINNER
17:00 – 19:00
CLOSED
Monday Dinner closed Sun & Mon
SEATS
8 counter seats Non-smoking / No reservations / Takeout OK
PAYMENT
Ticket machine, pay first Cards / e-money / QR payments