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The best Japanese-style pubs for drinks and small plates in Tokyo's liveliest entertainment district.
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A beloved chain outpost where every dish and drink costs the same low price, drawing massive after-work crowds.

Tiny smoke-filled yakitori shacks crammed into Memory Lane, unchanged since the post-war black market era.

A Michelin-starred izakaya specializing in iwashi sardine cuisine served with refined kaiseki-style precision.

A bustling seafood izakaya near the station serving market-fresh sashimi platters and grilled fish at fair prices.

A Shinjuku institution since 1924, famous for perfectly fried tempura served at a long wooden counter.

An acclaimed cocktail bar in Nishi-Shinjuku where the bartender forages herbs and distills ingredients in-house.
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A beloved chain outpost where every dish and drink costs the same low price, drawing massive after-work crowds.

Tiny smoke-filled yakitori shacks crammed into Memory Lane, unchanged since the post-war black market era.

A Michelin-starred izakaya specializing in iwashi sardine cuisine served with refined kaiseki-style precision.

A bustling seafood izakaya near the station serving market-fresh sashimi platters and grilled fish at fair prices.

A Shinjuku institution since 1924, famous for perfectly fried tempura served at a long wooden counter.

An acclaimed cocktail bar in Nishi-Shinjuku where the bartender forages herbs and distills ingredients in-house.

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