Best Izakaya Restaurants and Alleys in Tokyo Japan

The place is a favorite among young professionals who work in the area. A school-themed izakaya, this is a light and breezy version with plenty of eccentric touches. Along with drinks and the usual izakaya fare (including as-much-as-you-can-grab edamame), 多摩センター　居酒屋 you get all-you-can-eat sweets, a school test and a good long walk down memory lane. ” from nearby tables is a joy in itself, but play along and you’ll soon be a regular student, whether you’re in the classroom, the science room or home-ec.
There are many seats and a large number of menu items, so if you want to enjoy Yamagata's local cuisine easily, please visit. If you’re feeling a bit daring, most izakaya have a decent range of nihonshu (saké) and shōchū — a distilled spirit made from sweet potato, rice, barley, soba wheat, or brown sugar. Hirata Bokujo Coredo is located on the 4th floor of Coredo Nihonbashi, allowing you to enjoy a meal while gazing over Nihonbashi. Sangen-ton is known for its high quality and the sweet taste of its fat, and this restaurant uses their own brand of pork called Hiraboku Sangen-ton for their tonkatsu and shabu-shabu . They also have a wide variety of local cuisine from Yamagata Prefecture, including the [Giant Konjac Stew )]. There are a number of semi-private rooms available, which are perfect for families.

Located underneath the railway where lots of izakaya and small restaurants are lined, Shin Hinomoto is also called Andy’s, named after the third owner. The most popular menu is grilled tuna jaw whose melting texture attracts lots of fans. Kaikaya by the sea serves wide variety of meals from sashimi to beefsteak. Izakaya is a Japanese style pub where mainly serves alcoholic beverage and some foods.
There is also an all-you-can-drink course option available that is perfect for the thirstier customers. There is a wide selection of drinks, including beer, wine, sake, whiskey, and cocktails! Try different drinks depending on how you are feeling and what you are eating for an enjoyable experience. Established in 1934, this is a well-known izakaya with a stately atmosphere. They have a wide selection of drinks, and the original hot sake "Jinba" made by blending 6 types of sake is especially recommended.

The Chinese restaurant "Myoho" is located about a 6-minute walk from Fushimi Station. You can enjoy authentic Cantonese cuisine and Dim Sum by the owner who inherited the taste of the famous Hong Kong restaurant "Fukurinmen". One of the attractions is the wide selection of Japanese sake. Kagaya’s menu consists of classic Japanese staple dishes - the kind you’d expect to see in a traditional home at dinnertime. With kiriboshi daikon, koya-dofu, among others, each nourishing serving went down a treat. However, within Japan’s izakaya culture exists a subset of unique standouts bucking trends and making headlines.
Not all proprietors will be keen to guide you through the menu, especially at smaller izakaya, the staff of which tend to only speak Japanese. After that, you can either struggle through Google Translate for food options, point to whatever someone next to you is having, or leave it up to the staff by saying ‘ryori wa omakase shimasu’. Just don’t forget to set an upper price limit if you’re on a budget (say ‘made ni onegai shimasu’ after your budget; for instance ‘sanzen-en made ni onegai shimasu’ if your budget is ¥3,000). It was opened by a Hokkaido-born chef who brought a lot of his northern recipes and inspirations with him, including the signature fried chicken dish.
They serve a wide variety of meals made from carefully selected, farm-fresh ingredients. They also have the widely popular [Cheese Dak-galbi ], which involves dipping chicken into melted cheese from Hokkaido before eating it. This restaurant specializes in himono and offers  cured fish from not just Japan but from all around the world, too. The dishes are cooked over binchotan (high-grade charcoal) to create a juicy flavor. Hokke , kinmedai , ika , and many other himono are offered here, but by far the standout dish is the [Ikura-meshi] .

This restaurant features creative Japanese cuisine created using carefully selected ingredients and alcohol mainly from Shinshu . The sake selection is especially impressive, featuring rare ones carefully selected from 81 breweries in Nagano. Dishes also focus on ingredients from Shinshu, and a standout item is the .
Reasonably priced and carefully selected sake goes perfectly with the food. This another meat cuisine restaurant offers the popular , but what sets this restaurant apart is the blend of various cheeses for their fondue, creating the rich, deeper taste. Lots of people flock to this restaurant every day for their , due to how similar it is to the original version in South Korea. Also highly recommended is the , where carefully selected,  succulent beef thigh dipped in rich cheese fondue. Other meat dishes on the menu include the [T-Bone Steak], which allows you to enjoy both sirloin and fillet in a single order.

Japan Tour Guide All  Rights Reserved. Hoppy Street is very close to Sensoji temple, land mark of Asakusa and the oldest temple in Tokyo, where a lot of pilgrimms and people visit. Fresh grapefruit sour made of shochu, soda, and grapefruit is popular as you can squeeze grapefruit by yourself to meet your preferable thickness. Having obtained a high reputation on TripAdvisor, Kaikaya by the sea attracts lots of foreign visitors.
An establishment’s specialty can vary—it could be a mix of skewers, some fresh sashimi or traditional tofu dishes, along  with some deliciously salty fries of course. The cabbage salad is commendable too as this humble dish is elevated with a sprinkle of crispy fried potato flakes. For grilled fish, we suggest you ditch the menu and just pick what’s fresh from the seafood display on the ground floor.