Joetsu, Niigata, Japan｜居酒や 蔵明

It's been about half a year since I visited you. It seems that not only the alcohol but also the sake accompaniments are changing little by little. For the appetizers, we ordered ``cold chawanmushi with pickled melon in soy sauce'' (sorry, the name is inappropriate...), lotus root taiyaki, bluefin tuna sashimi with garlic wine, etc., and they were all really good. It's tasty and…! It's the best no matter when I go. We are very lucky to have one in our neighborhood! ! I visited by myself when I was 16 years old, and I was warmly welcomed. Chiyo no Hikari K (local sake) also went well with the appetizers. The master never cuts corners, so you can always enjoy delicious food. The take-out lunch boxes we had during the coronavirus pandemic were also great! I also hope for the revival of potato salad with smoked pork!

There was a group of guests and it was quite lively. As rumored, the sashimi was fresh and the fried oysters were very delicious. I want three raw oysters! No matter how selfish I said, they accepted me. I was surprised that the person who seemed to be the store manager was doing the washing when he was free. That's why it's a thriving store. It was good that the staff was also brisk.

There were some things I wasn't expecting, but it was the kind of izakaya that I wouldn't mind going all the way from Tokyo. Cheap and delicious, you'll probably pay twice as much if you're in Tokyo. The staff's service is good, but the quality of the seafood is high. From the perspective of Tokyo, this may seem unusual, but it may be normal here.