Meguro City, Tokyo, Japan｜Kaneda

It’s a very transitional kinda Izakaya, Japanese menu is provided only, you write down your order on a paper and give it to the waitresses. The servers were super nice, tried to explain a lot on menu and even help us to write down our orders for us. The food is very good and very transitional. It’s a great experience to taste the old-fashioned dishes.

A famous store in Jiyugaoka. This restaurant has been selected as one of Tabelog's top 100 izakaya restaurants. There are many dishes that drinkers over a certain age will like. There are also many seasonal items such as matsutake mushrooms steamed in clay pots and salt-grilled swordfish. And each dish is of high quality. The quality of the tuna on top is similar to what you would get at a Japanese restaurant. The grilled conger eel was also very delicious. We also have a solid lineup of alcoholic beverages. There were almost no customers in their 20s. It may seem difficult to enter from the outside, but it's a restaurant that you can easily visit even by yourself. Especially at the counter on the first floor, there seem to be a lot of people who eat a few dishes and have a few drinks before heading home. recommendation.

Founded in 1934, this is one of the most famous bars in Tokyo, having been open for 86 years at the time of our visit. This long-established restaurant, also known as a sake school where you can learn how to drink in a stylish bar, has seasonal dishes on its menu. The food is so delicious that it could be called Japanese cuisine rather than a bar. This time, I had a light bite while having some chu shu and nut. This is a place you definitely want to visit when you come to Jiyugaoka. If you come here as the sign says, ``Sake and appetizers for the four seasons,'' you are sure to find seasonal specialties that can only be found at that time.