Fiesta Garcia

A quick diversion to Shizuoka today. To be more specific, Shizuoka city. I’ve been here before and was surprised to see that I hadn’t written up the place I went to last time which was Aoi Beer Stand. To be honest though, it wasn’t my favourite place, but I’ll add it to the digest soon. On this trip we also went to Craft Beer Station and Biru No Yokota. Both of them are now on the new Shizuoka digest post as I didn’t think they justified a full write up. As part of the ongoing struggle to make this blog a bit more manageable, I keep changing my standards for inclusion. I’m quite happy with where we are now, with unvisited or unexciting places getting a mention on the digest post and places that are good or noteworthy getting a full write up. This does mean though that there are probably plenty of posts on here on places which don’t really deserve to have a full post anymore. But going back and deleting them and moving them to a digest post seems to be a complete waste of time so I won’t do that. I think I might write a pinned post explaining the new inclusion criteria. Anyway, this is all a diversion but should give you a hint as to how much I liked this place. In a city with quite a few bars, many of which either showcase one brewery’s beers or have lots of imports, Fiesta Garcia stands out for its quality. I really liked this place. Here’s what you need to know:

– Slightly tricky to find. Get to the google maps location and you’ll see what looks like a little corridor/alley through the building with lots of restaurants and bars in it. Look out for that big blue Bayern Meister flag shown in the picture. It was maybe about halfway along the corridor, but probably not exactly where it shows on google maps. The main bar area is pretty small with perhaps five counter seats and a little table for two. However there is another seating area with some more tables (maybe for about 10) and another small bar next door which you get to by walking past the side of the counter. At first we didn’t notice it was the same place and thought we had been unlucky given that the main area was full. It also looked like there was an upstairs area, but it wasn’t in use when we were there. This place is a Peruvian restaurant and bar, and feels pretty relaxed and comfortable.
– Eight taps of beer, some of which veered towards the bigger side of imported craft beer (actually, I think some of them actually are ‘crafty’ not craft). The big selling point for me was the three taps of Bayern Meister. This is a beer that you don’t often see outside of Shizuoka and was why we went here. Beer is served in two sizes, pint and regular. The pint is US, I believe, and the regular was probably about 300-350ml. Brooklyn Lager and a Far Yeast beer were the lowest priced at ¥850 and ¥600 for the two sizes. The high end were a US imported IPA and the high alcohol Bayern Meister beers and these cost ¥1200 and ¥800. They also had some cans and bottles in the fridge but I didn’t get a close look for either price or selection. Sorry!
– No smoking, some super late opening and no cover charge. I don’t normally mention the food in this section but as I’ve declined to do it above, I will now. We had some really nice cheese based dishes. I believe they might make their own cheese actually. Didn’t check out the rest of the menu, but if you’re in the market for cheese or other (non-specified by me) Peruvian dishes along with some lovely Bayern Meister beer, this is the place for you!

Yeah, I realise I could have done a better job on this post, but this was our first stop on a pretty busy schedule and I was reveling in the excitement of a 4-0 away victory so I didn’t exactly pay much attention. If it’s feelings you’re interested in, I really enjoyed this place. The solitary bartender was very friendly and did a great job of pouring beers from two bars and cooking food. This was a really nice surprise and was definitely the highlight of our Shizuoka drinking. It’s nice to find somewhere with a bit of a different concept and there was a multi-national thrill in drinking German style Japanese beer made by a German in a Peruvian bar/restaurant in Shizuoka. Will definitely go back next time we’re in town. Cheers!

Japanese breweries seen on tap:
Garcia Brew

Opening Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday, 18:00-01:00
Friday & Saturday, 18:00-03:00
Sunday, 15:00-22:00
Closed Monday

Location/Map:
七間町11-5, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken

Telephone:
080-6924-3379

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