Wakana Restaurant

TATAMI · LANTERNS · TEISHOKU · LE THANH TON ALLEY

Wakana is a Japanese restaurant and casual bar in a Le Thanh Ton alley, District 1 — tatami rooms with green cushions and a Mt Fuji mural, red and white lanterns at the door, and teishoku sets of grilled mackerel or meat with rice, miso soup and sides.

★ 4.6 ★ · 382 reviewsSun 11:00 AM–2:00 PM + 5:00 PM–11:30 PM; Mon–Sat 11:00 AM–11:30 PM

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Night storefront: lanterns, noren わかな, 15A/32 plaque — The night storefront: red and white paper lanterns, a cherry-blossom noren reading わかな, the 15A/32 WAKANA plaque, yellow chrysanthemums.

Tatami rooms

Low tables, green cushions, a Mt Fuji mural — private rooms for groups and a long shared table.

Teishoku sets

Grilled mackerel or meat, rice, miso soup and small sides on a tray — a Japanese lunch or dinner.

The casual bar

The same address also holds CASUAL BAR WAKANA — a glowing sign, a glass door, evenings.

To try

From the Japanese kitchen

Grilled mackerel set
Meat set
Udon
Sizzling pork and onions
Onigiri
Izakaya table spread

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The room

Lanterns, tatami, trays

Tatami private room with balloons, low tables, green cushions — A tatami private room: low tables, green floor cushions, celebration balloons, a cherry-blossom mural.

Long tatami room with Mt Fuji mural — A long tatami room: low tables running the length, green cushions, a Mt Fuji and cherry-blossom mural.

CASUAL BAR WAKANA night storefront — The bar front at night: the glowing CASUAL BAR WAKANA sign, glass door, potted plants.

Grilled mackerel teishoku set: rice, miso soup, salad — A grilled mackerel teishoku set on a tray: rice, miso soup, cabbage salad, grilled fish.

Meat teishoku set: rice, miso soup, sides — A meat teishoku set on a tray: rice, miso soup, meat and small sides.

Teishoku tray: rice, soup, small sides — A teishoku tray: rice, soup, greens and small sides on a black tray.

Udon bowl with tofu and greens — A hot udon bowl with tofu, greens and noodles in broth.

Sizzling pork and onions on an iron plate — Sizzling pork and onions on a cow-shaped iron plate on a wooden base.

Shared izakaya table spread — An izakaya table: many small shared plates — meat, vegetables, fried dishes — with chopsticks and glasses.

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15a/32 Le Thanh Ton

An evening at Wakana: find the 15a/32 alley, pass the cherry-blossom noren, sit in a tatami room, order a teishoku set and a hot udon.

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