Meet Hangry Joe’s Tokyo, an American chicken burger shop in Akihabara, Tokyo.
About the restaurant
Hangry Joe’s Tokyo is a burger restaurant in Sudacho 2-chome, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku. It opened in Akihabara as the first Japanese location of the popular American brand Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken.
The brand expanded to Dubai and South Korea in 2023. “Hangry” is slang that combines “hungry” and “angry,” meaning so hungry that you get irritable.
It calls itself an “all-day burger shop” whose atmosphere changes between day and night, so it works for both lunch and dinner. It has 39 seats.
What makes this restaurant special is that you can enjoy chicken burgers with the same taste as in the US, right in Akihabara.
The food
Its signature dish is a chicken burger with fried chicken so big it spills out of the bun. The thick chicken breast is seasoned and then aged for two to three days to make it tender.
The key to the flavor is its own Hangry sauce. It uses 10 spices, including habanero, ghost pepper, cayenne and lemon pepper, for a sauce that is spicy yet full of flavor.
It uses the same seasonings and sauces as its US shops.
According to its official website, chicken burger sets cost 1,250 yen (as of November 2026). Flavors include spicy, teriyaki, chicken nanban and yangnyeom (Korean sweet and spicy sauce).
Information for Muslim guests
Hangry Joe’s Tokyo has halal certification. Its official website displays the JAPAN HALAL FOUNDATION certification mark.
It uses halal meat and halal seasonings. It serves no pork.
It has a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware. With halal and vegetarian options as well, it is well prepared for Muslim guests to enjoy a meal.
According to its official website, it also serves alcohol such as beer and wine in the evening. Please take this into account when deciding whether to visit.
Prayer spaces nearby
- Mosque: Masjid Nusantara – Akihabara (Sudacho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku)
- Prayer spaces: Hostel DEN (Nihonbashi-honcho, Chuo-ku), Juntendo Hospital Prayer Room (Hongo, Bunkyo-ku), TRAVEL HUB MIX (Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku)
Masjid Nusantara – Akihabara is in the same neighborhood, Sudacho 2-chome, as the restaurant. Please check each listing page for opening hours and conditions.
Restaurant information
- Name: Hangry Joe’s Tokyo
- Address: 12 KANDA 1F, 2-3-12 Sudacho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041
- Listing: Hangry Joe’s Tokyo
Please check the listing page for opening hours. Our guide to halal burgers in Tokyo covers more burger shops.
To wrap up
A chicken burger with oversized fried chicken and a spicy sauce made with 10 spices is something you will not find just anywhere. There is a mosque in the same Sudacho neighborhood, so you can drop by before or after prayers.
If you are a Muslim visitor who wants an American-style chicken burger in Akihabara, this is a restaurant we warmly recommend.
Image credits
- Opening image: photo from the Hangry Joe’s Tokyo listing page
This article was written by the Halal Gourmet Japan team. On Halal Gourmet Japan, you can search for halal-friendly restaurants and prayer spaces all over Japan. The service is also available as an app (iOS / Android).
After seeing his Muslim friends struggle to dine out in Japan, he founded Halal Gourmet Japan, a restaurant search service for Muslims, and has been running it for more than a decade since its launch in 2014. He also co-founded Food Diversity Inc. (formerly Halal Media Japan; he has since stepped down), and has deep expertise in halal support for restaurants and Muslim-oriented inbound tourism. Halal Gourmet Japan is one of Japan’s largest halal-friendly restaurant search services, used in more than 140 countries, introducing halal-friendly restaurants and prayer spaces across Japan in multiple languages.
