The best hang-out for craft-beer-loving Tokyoits this summer is the newly opened Yanaka Beer Hall. Housed in three old Japanese building, filled with both great history and a modern vibe.
Food
Giro Giro Kagurazaka
Yes, you should definitely head over to the old entertainment and geisha district of Kagurazaka in Northern Tokyo, grab a counter seat at buzzing Kyoto-native Giro Giro, and enjoy this colorful modern twist on Japanese kaiseki cuisine.
Okonomiyaki in Tsukishima, Tokyo
Okonomiyaki [lit. what you liked – grilled] is a popular Japanese comfort food – to be compared with a pizza or pancake with everything you like – form sea food to vegetables meat and natto. The dish is most famous from Osaka and Hiroshima – but Tokyo also has its share of Okonomiyaki restaurants – […]
Street food in “Piss Alley”
Friday night we spent in the so called “Piss Alley” in Shinjuku. Loads of small Japanese restaurants serving delicious street food. Most restaurants only with room for 6-10 guests. Some accepting foreigners, others shaking their head saying “only in Japanese” when you try to enter. Yakitori, barbecued Japanese chicken skewers, could be found on every […]