Best burger in Tokyo? JB’s serves up a cheap craft burger that not a lot of people know about

There’s good reason why this burger chain is ranked in the top 100 Best Hamburgers in Japan.

In this era of rising prices, the words “ cheap ” and “ delicious ” don’t go together quite as often as they used to, but there’s one place in Tokyo where they still go hand-in-hand: JB’s Tokyo .

Boasting stores across the Kanto region, mainly in Tokyo , this locally-born chain is famous for its delicious “ craft-style ” burgers.

The head store is located in front of Tokyo’s Yoyogi Station, and is so acclaimed that it was selected twice for Tabelog’s 100 Best Hamburgers list, in 2024 and 2026 .

JB’s is often talked about on social media, where people rave about the great taste and cost of the burgers .

Looking at the menu, there’s a surprisingly wide array of options, ranging from simple burgers to full-on varieties like “ JB’s Mountain ”.

The menu item most often mentioned on social media, though, is The 100% Burger .

As the name suggests, this is a hamburger with a 100-percent beef patty, and at 500 yen (US$3.14), it’s one of the cheapest finds on the menu.

Keen to see what all the fuss was about, we ordered the 100% Burger as a combo set with a side of fries for an additional 460 yen.

For our drink, we chose the 10o% Homemade Milk Shake , which cost 170 yen with the set, and we also couldn’t resist ordering The 100% Cheeseburger for 580 yen.

The restaurant is mainly geared towards takeout, but there’s some rather cramped seating up on the third floor, and that’s where we headed with our meal. ▼ One thing that really impressed us was how you can choose between “ Square ” (toasted bread) or “ Round ” (burger bun), so we chose one of each. ▼ It was a hot day so we decided to quench our thirst first with a sip of the shake.

It was cool, milky and delicious, with a gentle sweetness that was a nice partner for the fries, which were thick-cut with the skins left on.

If you’re like us and prefer your fries rustic and chunky, you’ll absolutely adore these. ▼ And now for the main event: The 100% Burger .

At this burger joint, the buns, patties and sauces are all made in-house.