Get Drunk by Coins, A British Recommends a “Senbero” Budget Boozer in Tokyo
Gourmet portal Gurunavi posted a report, of Tokyo local restaurants (or more like stalls) that provides cheap budget booze and snacks. The monitor was a British guy who resides in Japan and he recommended one of those shops to foreign visitors. For the details, please check out the article and look at Mr. Adam’s happy red face with a big jog of booze >> Live Japan (via Google Translate Web)
You can’t expect English menu in such local cheap shops, but don’t worry, everything in menu is reasonable in those restaurants. Just look around you and point a dish that some body else is eating.
Shinanoji 信濃路
In the first glance, Shinanoji looks like an old restaurant for udon and soba (both are Japanese typical noodles) but once you step in it is a budget izakaya shop providing meals and alcohol. The superior point is that this shop opens 24 hours.
Area : Uguisudani, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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Toritsubaki 鳥椿 鶯谷朝顔通り店
The atmosphere is good retrospect, a popular restaurant which was introduced in a TV show “Lonely Gourmet”.
Area : Uguisudani, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog
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Bistro Pub Gokan ビストロ酒場 5感
Gokan is a very small but friendly shop. Only 1 minute on foot from the South exit of Uguisudani station. Roast beef and curry rice are often recommended. Mr. Adam in above said report recommended this shop to the foreign visitors for first shop to enter among budget boozers in Uguisudani area.
Area : Uguisudani, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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Well well, in that report of Gurunavi, it is some time mentioned “Senbero” that means “Getting drunk with one thousand yen”. To be honest, it is first time for me to hear this word, but seems like this “Senbero” is getting a new concept of dining and pubs. It is interesting, isn’t it? This maybe a phenomenon that brings prices of basic entertainment down.
In any way, let me pick up some more “Senbero” shops in Tokyo.
Uzuki 卯月
Uzuki is also a shop in Uguisudani, as well as above three. According to the web information Uzuki is ready English/Chinese/Korean menus for foreign visitors. Reviews for the food is good. Hopping this Uzuki from/to Bistro Pub Gokan should be fun.
Area : Uguisudani, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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Kinmaru Sakaba 酔ってけ場 キンマル酒場
Good reviews for good food and cost performance. A home pub for local office workers and any workers.
Area : Ueno, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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300BAR NEXT 300バーネクスト
All food and drink menus including liquor are priced as low as 300 yen. Even though the price is low, the quality is well reviewed. Cocktails and food made with home made organic herb are recommended. A standing bar.
Area : Hibiya, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog
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333 トリプルスリー
333 (Triple Three) is more like a night club rather than standing bar. Heavy sound of music, some customers enjoy the lively atmosphere, some are expecting to meet new friends. No children allowed. All drinks and food are 333 yen or 666 yen, you need to buy some tickets of 333 yen at the entrance.
Area : Ginza, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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333 has a sister shop in Ginza, close to Shinbashi. As far as looking at reviews, this shop is not as popular as the first one?
Area : Ginza ( close to Shinbashi), Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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Nagoya Miso Doteko 名古屋味噌 どて子
Even if you were in Tokyo, you could enjoy various flavours from other gourmet towns.
Dote-ni (cow line meat stewed in miso, sugar and sake) is a popular food of Nagoya where originates unique but out standing delicacies. Especially here in Doteko looks very good cost performance.
Area : Koenji, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog / Gurunavi
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Tachinomi Dokoro Heso 立呑処 へそ
Looks like a chain shop of Japanese style standing bar. Cost performance is good. Food is good. Don’t imagine “standing bar” is like pubs in Western. Maybe this shops are good to experience Japanese “traditional” cheap boozer.
Area : Shinbashi & Gotanda, Tokyo
Links : Tabelog (Original shop in Shinbashi) / Tabelog (Shinbashi, in front of the station) / Tabelog (Shinbashi St, Karasumori Exit) / Tabelog ( Gotanda shop)
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