Best Taverns Restaurants in Tokyo & Kyoto

Tokyo, Taverns

Kyoto Kushidokoro Azumaya

京都串処東屋本店

Kiyamachi/Pontocho, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers)

3,000 JPY

3,000 JPY

[Monday-Friday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:30 pm) / [Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 4:00 pm - 2: 00 am (L.O. 1:30 am) / [Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 4:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:30 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

From the exit, cross the Sanjo bridge and walk south on Kiyamachi-dori Street. It's on 2F of the building next to the left of Gyu-nabe Chiba restaurant.

Hakata Mata

博多　又

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

7,000 JPY

7,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

None

English menu available.

6-minute walk from Hakata Station on JR Line. It's on the ground floor of the building where the Hassenkaku Main Branch is located.

Hokkaisushi to Robata Sushiyama Shinjuku

寿司と炉端すし山新宿

Shinjuku East Exit/Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / Sushi / General / Oyster

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm, Drink L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm, Drink L.O. 10:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

The building is next to Don Quijote, and the Komeda Coffee Shop is on the second floor.

Yakitori to Sousakusumibiyaki Kokoko

焼き鳥と創作炭火焼　こここ

Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Chicken

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)

Wednesday

English menu available.

2-minute walk from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station on Hankyu Kyoto Line

Choi Oden Shinjuku Main Branch

ちょいおでん新宿本店

Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday-Thursday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm), [Friday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 4:00 am (L.O. 3:30 am), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Shinjuku Station on Toei Oedo Line / 3-minute walk from Seibu Shinjuku Station on Seibu Shinjuku Line / 114m from Seibu Shinjuku Station

Ginza Mitsuyoshi Restaurant

銀座　光よし

Shimbashi/Shiodome, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Unagi (eel) / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers)

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

[Monday-Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 3:00 am

Sunday, National Holidays

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Shimbashi Station on the JR Yamanote Line

Jidoriya Amon

地鶏屋　亜門

Nakasu, Hakata, Fukuoka

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Chicken / Nabe (hot pot)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Monday-Saturday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:30 pm - 3:00 am (L.O. 2:30 am)

Sunday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Nakasu Kawabata Station on Subway Hakozaki Line (Line 2), 7-minute walk from Gion Station on Subway Airport LineLine 1)

Hozukiya

ほおずきや

Ariake, Odaiba/Tsukishima/Toyosu, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Unagi (eel)

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

106m from Tokyo Big Sight Station

GION Yamaneko

GION　山根子

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sake

3,000 JPY

3,000 JPY

1:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O.10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

502m from Gion-shijo Station

Minami Aoyama Hifumi

南青山　ひふみ

Omotesando/Aoyama, Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 3:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

A three-minute walk from Gaienmae Station. Take Exit 1a, turn left at Francfranc, and you will come across the restaurant while walking down the hill.

Funachu Asakusa-hanakawado Branch

鮒忠　浅草花川戸店

Asakusa, Asakusa/Ryogoku, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Unagi (eel)

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

[Monday, Thursday, Friday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Tuesday, Wednesday

English menu available.

Walk out of Tobu Asakusa North Exit and go in the left direction. Turn left at the Asakusa 2-chome intersection, and it is immediately on your left.

Tempura Amenochihare Tenjin Branch

天ぷら　雨のち晴れ　天神店

Watanabe Dori, Hakata, Fukuoka

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sake

3,500 JPY

3,500 JPY

5:00 pm - 12:00 am

Irregular

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Tenjin Station

INARI Izakaya

INARI　居酒屋

Ueno, Ueno/Yanaka, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Dinner 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm / Drink L.O. 11:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Asakusa Exit of Ueno Station. 2-minute walk from Exit 9 of Ueno Station on Tokyo Metro. 5-minute walk from the main entrance of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Main Line.

Fukusho

ふく匠

Shimbashi/Shiodome, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Fugu (blowfish) / Nabe (hot pot)

15,000 JPY

15,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 4:00 pm - 5:00 am (L.O. 4:30 am), [Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

2-minute walk from Shimbashi Station

Hokkai Monja × Teppanyaki KIBORI Shinjuku

北海もんじゃ×鉄板焼き KIBORI 新宿

Shinjuku East Exit/Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Hokkaido Cuisine / Craft Beer

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 4:00 pm, [Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

None

English menu available.

The building is next to Don Quijote, and the Komeda Coffee Shop is on the second floor.

Musshu Mizuki

夢酒みずき

Ginza, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Shochu

15,000 JPY

15,000 JPY

[Weekdays] 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. Food 9:00 pm, Drink 9:30 pm) [Saturday] 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. Food 9:00 pm, Drink 9:30 pm)

Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays

English menu available.

After exiting Ginza Station from Exit B5, turn right. Go straight for about 200 meters, and you will see a Western-style restaurant "Azuma" on your right. The basement floor of the white building next to it.

Funachu Ariake Branch

鮒忠　有明店

Ariake, Odaiba/Tsukishima/Toyosu, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Unagi (eel)

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] When events take place 11:00 am - 9:00 pm *The restaurant opens during the above hours during events. Please contact the restaurant directly for opening hours on Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays.

Irregular

English-speaking staff available.

106 meters from Tokyo Big Sight Station

Nishiazabu Maruoro

西麻布　まるおーろ

Shinanomachi, Kagurazaka, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Oden / Sake

6,000 JPY

6,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday] 6:00 pm - 2:00 am *Foreign language menus are available via QR code. Electronic cigarettes are allowed inside the restaurant, while paper cigarettes can be smoked on the veranda. A 1,000 JPY seating fee applies.

Sunday, National Holidays

English menu available.

9-minute walk from the Exit 5 of Nogizaka Station / 12-minute walk from the Exit 2 of Roppongi Station

Ginza Seiten

銀座　青天

Ginza, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Steak

15,000 JPY

15,000 JPY

[Monday-Friday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 4:00 am (L.O. 3:30 am), [Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

5-minute walk from Shimbashi Station on JR and other lines. 7-minute walk from Ginza Station on Tokyo Metro lines.

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