That would be a restaurant called “Saizeriya.”
“Saizeriya” is a Japanese family restaurant and a chain. It has locations all over Japan, with over 1000 stores.
Saizeriya’s amazing point isn’t just its cheapness, but also the fact that its food is reasonably delicious. There are cheap and bad restaurants everywhere in Japan, but it’s surprising that they can offer this quality of food at this price.
Japanese people are all surprised by it.
For example, their pizzas are made by stretching the dough after an order is placed, then topping and baking it.
Their pasta is also cooked after an order is placed.
The secret to keeping prices low is creating manuals for serving food efficiently, distributing ingredients in-house, and not running commercials or other advertising.
Now, let’s take a look at the “Saizeriya” menu.
Saizeriya menu (April 2025)
Pizza: From 400 yen (approximately $2.7 USD)
Doria (rice gratin): From 300 yen (approximately $2 USD)
Pasta: From 300 yen (approximately $2 USD)
Hamburg steak: From 400 yen (approximately $2.7 USD)
Tiramisu: 300 yen (approximately $2 USD)
Glass of wine: 100 yen (approximately $0.7 USD)
And more.
What do you think?
It’s very cheap, right?
And it’s reasonably delicious for this price.
By the way, in Japan, “Saizeriya” is considered a cheap restaurant, so many students use it, and adults don’t go there very often.
However, if you ever have the chance, please try visiting it once.
You’ll surely be surprised by the price and the taste.