4 japanese izakaya rooms in Tokyo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tokyo | Japanese Izakaya across every city.
The izakaya is Tokyo's drinking-and-eating heart, from value chains to character-filled alleys. Torikizoku Shibuya pours flat-priced skewers and highball jugs, while Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu is the wood-beamed izakaya famous as the Kill Bill restaurant inspiration. For the older form, Nonbei Yokocho near Shibuya Station packs 40 tiny standing counters seating four to six.
Uoshin Nogizaka ★ 4.5
nogizaka · Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
Uoshin Nogizaka in Tokyo is the seafood izakaya where the boat-shaped sashimi platter feeds four. Direct buying from the Toyosu auction floor each morning.
Torikizoku Shibuya ★ 4.0
shibuya · Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
Torikizoku Shibuya in Tokyo is the value yakitori izakaya pouring 350-yen skewers and mega-highball jugs. Counter, tables, English ordering tablet.
Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu ★ 4.1
nishi-azabu · Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031, Japan
Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu in Tokyo is the wood-beamed izakaya famous as the Kill Bill restaurant inspiration. Yakitori, soba and a dramatic two-floor room.
Nonbei Yokocho ★ 4.1
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
Nonbei Yokocho in Tokyo: Drunkard's Alley north of Shibuya Station, 40 tiny standing counters that seat four to six, locals only after 21:00.