It should come as no surprise that Tokyo, Japan is the mecca of theme restaurants. From deranged hospitals to ninja waiters, there is no shortage of bizarre culinary experiences awaiting to delight and baffle your senses. Below are three interesting examples, but there are many more in Tokyo and around the world. From fantasy to horror, there’s a theme restaurant for everyone, enjoy!
Alcatraz E.R. – Medical Prison Restaurant
Official website: http://alcatraz-er.net/index.html
Address: Dogenzaka 2-13-5, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0043, Harvest Building 2F
Alcatraz E.R. was one of the pioneers of theme restaurants kick-starting the trend over a decade ago by capitalizing on people’s fascination with hospital food. The setting is a “medical prison” and you are the patient. The waitresses are dressed nurses, and their first order is tohandcuff you, pretend to inject a giant needle into your rear, and then lock you in a cell. There, you can order such dishes as Dead Chicken (in which two chicken feet are clasped together in peaceful repose), Penis Sausage (in which a sausage is carved to resemble a severed penis) and Intestine. There are also plenty of strange cocktail concoctions served in syringes, mannequin heads and test tubes. It’s all very bizarre and a dining experience you won’t soon forget…
Alice in Wonderland
Official site: http://www.diamond-dining.com/alice/index.htm
Address: Taiyo Bldg, 5F, 8-8-5 Ginza, Chou-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
On the continuum of Japanese cosplay, the Alice In Wonderland restaurant keeps things family-friendly. While you are served by a battalion of waitresses all dressed like Alice, there is plenty of other touches to keep the atmosphere from becoming totally creepy: bunny tails on the chairs, a big clock against one wall, and a Mad Hatter Tea Party room over which towers a giant lamp (you’ve shrunk, remember?) that contrasts with a tiny version at the entrance (back when you were huge). Some appetizers come served on a chessboard, and the pizzas are done up like playing-card soldiers. Try the Green Caterpillar tuna and avocado sushi roll, or the cute Mock Turtle Mimosa Salad.
Ninja Akasaka
Official site: http://www.ninjaakasaka.com/
Address: 1F Akasaka Tokyu Plaza 2-14-3 Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Ninja Akasaka is a classy immersion in Shogun-era coolness. A featureless black doorway in Tokyo’s Akasake-Mitsuke business district leads to a maze of cave-like corridors. Soon you’re greeted by a ninja and given a secret password. Watch out for the disintegrating bridge! The food is spectacular modern Japanese, with the prices to match – in one showy dish a sword is yanked from a coconut to release a fountain of dry ice smoke. Apparently the dessert menu is particularly dramatic. It’s no surprise they’ve got a signed plaque commemorating Steven Spielberg’s visit: the place feels like a set from Indiana Jones and the Ninjas of Tokyo. To get a sense of the restaurant, scan through the promotion video below, it’s an eye-opener 
Vampire Cafe
Official site: http://www.diamond-dining.com/vampire/
Address: 6-7-6 Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Covered wall to wall with red velvet, and carefully decorated with a delicate touch of morbid flair, waiters take orders in snappy tuxedos and waitresses in French maid outfits glide across the red floor covered in red blood cells. From the decor to the dishes, every last detail is crafted to create a vast and eerie dining landscape.
While sitting at red-covered thrones, diners can sip a dark red aperitif garnished with tiny skulls. The light from candles atop coffins flicker with a supernatural aura powerful enough to make Bram Stoker work up an appetite for more blood-soaked treats as baroque music drones through the dim restaurant. The atmosphere is enough to make patrons forget the lively world of flagship stores and luxury shopping just seven floors below them and sink in their teeth.
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