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Many people would probably answer "Kanemasa" when talking about the best restaurant in Gotanda for motsuyaki and yakiton (grilled pork dumplings). The first generation, who trained in motsuyaki, opened the restaurant in 1983, and his son is now the second generation. Recently, while the restaurant is often full and you cannot get in, a second restaurant was opened diagonally across the street from the main restaurant....

In Shinbashi, a fierce battleground for popular sushi, where chain standing sushi restaurants have also entered the market, there is a restaurant that has been a favorite for more than a quarter of a century. The reason for its longevity is that it offers an authentic taste that exceeds its price, which satisfies the strictly cost-conscious Shinbashi salarymen. Click here for more information.

Standing bar Momoya is located so close to Koenji station that you can already see it on your right when you exit the south exit of Koenji station. When I had a drink with a friend the other day, he told me that "you can pour your own drink from a vending machine here, and it's a lot of fun!

Enjoying a drink at a liquor store is called kakuuchi. But what about drinking with sashimi at a fish shop? This time, we'll introduce you to a little-known standing bar in Bunkyo Ward, a genre known as "nomeru sakaya," where you can enjoy fish and alcohol inside a fishmonger's shop, just like a kakuuchi.

Located in a residential area near Kameari Station Park, this small hormone yakiniku restaurant seats about 15 people. The restaurant was founded in 2002, which is new for a downtown (in the broad sense of the word) bar, but it actually has a story of being independent from "Dairiki Shuzo," which has been in business since 1966 in the neighboring Kanamachi....

In this series of "Suzuki Nao gets off, walks, and drinks", we wander around the city with writer Nao Suzuki, stopping at stores that interest her, with a focus on stations. This is the 22nd installment of the series, which began on the Osaka Loop Line. This time, we will visit Toyonaka City in Toyonaka City, which we hear is one of the most popular places in Hokusetsu...

Manpuku, a popular Chinese restaurant in Noge that has been around since 1968, was a picture-perfect retro spot that was relocated in 2023 due to aging and reborn as a bright and clean establishment. Even so, the clientele remains the same as it was back then, with black belt non-natives enjoying Chinese restaurant drinks from before 5pm...