Photos: ANA Lounge Tokyo Narita Airport

The ANA Lounge is at level 4 of Terminal 1 within Tokyo Narita International (NRT). It is available for passengers in premium cabins on ANA and Star Alliance-operated flights, selected ANA and Star Alliance frequent flyer members, and partner network members such as Priority Pass users. Note that this is not the ANA Suite Lounge for first-class passengers.

Entrance to the ANA Lounge

I was flying from Houston on United Airlines and connecting to Singapore on ANA, so I visited the lounge with about three hours to spare at Narita Airport.

Walkway into the lounge area

Seating

Being a fairly large lounge, seats were plenty and they are spread across the front and rear sections. The front section has higher traffic and features a nice row of seats facing the runway. The rear section was quieter and more sparse when I arrived, which can be seen from the following photos, but by the time I left in the late afternoon it had become crowded with passengers from connecting flights. Charging ports were widely available although I felt the Wi-Fi did not seem to be very consistent.

Front section

Walkway connecting the two sections

More seats in the rear section

Other seats

Dining

Options consist of a buffet counter, a noodle bar, and a beverage section.

Dining with a view

The buffet counter has hot dishes available: the ANA Original Chicken Curry, penne pasta with bolognese, deep-fried chicken and french fries, roasted brussels sprouts and potato. A breakfast menu is available during breakfast hours. Additionally, Japanese rice balls (the flavours vary by month; it was kombu kelp and salmon in July 2022), salad, sandwiches and pastries were also available.

Selection of hot food

Salad bar

The noodle bar had several options to choose from:

• Kitsune (Deep-fried Tofu) with Soba or Udon Noodles
• Grated Yam and Wakame Seaweed with Soba or Udon Noodles
• Kakiage (Deep-fried Various Vegetables) with Soba or Udon Noodles
• Ramen Noodles with Pork Broth

Grated Yam and Wakame Seaweed with Soba

Guests may order either using their mobile (using the QR code on the tables) or at the noodle bar counter. Either way, they will pick up their noodles at the same counter.

Noodle menu accessed via QR code

As for beverages, apart from the usual, there was a selection of Japanese wines and liquors and also an Asahi beer dispensing machine.

Coffee machine and tea selection

Beer and liquor selection

Asahi beer machine

Amenities

Toilets here, as you may expect in Japan, come with heated seats and a bidet. They are located between the front and rear sections of the lounge. Showers, on the other hand, are located past the reception desk at the lounge entrance. During peak hours it's best to join the queue early—a buzzer will be issued to inform when it is your turn—as I waited for close to an hour for a spot.

Shower room

Fresh towels and toothbrush are provided in the basket, while bath amenities are available in bulk-sized containers. There is a clock in the shower room which was quite thoughful.

Amenities in shower room

A massage room and smoking room are also available in the lounge.

ANA Dreamliner (taken from the gate)

Overall the ANA Lounge is excellent, with many seating options and great food options. It was nice to be able to spot ANA planes (lots of Dreamliners on the tarmac) from the lounge which is bonus for any aviation lover.