Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan｜Izakaya Takero Korakuen

Husband and I stumbled on this gem for dinner. The English pronunciation of this place is "Takero". We speak very little Japanese but we love holidaying in Japan and love all Japanese cuisine. We trust Japanese eateries and chefs to know their stuff. It's hard to find a bad meal in Japan. We usually ask the chef's/waiters for "omakase", which is "your choice". And we did so in this instance, too. The chef selected a series of small dishes which we loved. Fresh, delicious, textural. Ranging from karaage daikon, vegetable in dashi broth with glutinous rice cakes, grilled chicken, konyaku with saffron....it was just amazing. I have only 1 photo to show because we ate all the food! About 5 dishes with sake came to - AUD $65. Warm staff, professional service, friendly and delicious food. A brilliant first night to another trip in Japan. Will definitely be back!

The staff are overwhelmingly helpful here. We booked a spot for the following evening in this quiet street near Tokyo Dome. Although we don't speak Japanese we managed through tech and gesturing to get to the point. Our food was outstanding with surprising textures and elegant earthy presentation. We asked for their recommendations and they served us 6 courses with sake. We hear that the chef also makes pizza. Good range of Sake from Japan and a lovely warm atmosphere, I would recommend it to anyone. English language is not spoken here, so have your language guide handy for the super nice folks that run one of my favourite spots in Tokyo.

I visited for the first time the other day! When I look at the menu, there are so many things I want to try. When you actually eat it, it's really delicious. The drinks were delicious and the best♪ The service is polite and the shop is really comfortable. It was so delicious I forgot to take a photo... I will definitely visit again.