Sunny Hop is a Craft Beer and hotdogs place located in between Higashi Kitazawa and Shimo Kitazawa stations, a little closer to the former but equally not far from the latter. I had not heard of the place at all but stumbled upon it when I walked past. Here’s what you need to know.
- Pretty trendy place with a young feel. I was quite pleased they had a patio as my own insecurities made me think that I wouldn’t have fitted in with the crowd that was there on a fairly busy early Saturday evening. As it was, I had a lovely time sitting on the bench outside.
- Five taps of Japanese craft, some of which were very expensive. You’ll probably be able to guess which ones they were from the brewery list below! Beers served in two sizes, half (236ml, a US half unlike the usual slightly bigger UK half most places serve), and pint (473ml). Prices for the former ranged from ¥700-¥1250 and for the latter were from ¥1250-¥2000. So as you can see there is quite a bit of variation in pricing, the lower end being pretty good value and the higher end being quite expensive. They also had some cans in the fridge which I guess you can drink on site too. I guess, but I don’t actually know. Sorry.
- No cover charge, lots of daytime opening but couldn’t find WiFi. I would guess that they probably have it though. Oh and in case you hadn’t guessed from the name, they also serve plenty of types of hotdogs. No veggie ones though.
I have to say, I quite liked sitting on the patio here watching the world go by. I think this place is a good option for daytime drinking, which is still not the most common thing in Tokyo. The high end of the prices is quite eye-watering, but to be honest, I’m not really interested in drinking those kind of beers anyway, so maybe I shouldn’t worry about it. I’d probably go with pints rather than halves here given the relative sizes and prices. They have their taplist posted on a blackboard outside, so I’ll always check what they have on when I pass by and will pop in when I see something nice.
Japanese breweries on tap when I visited:
West Coast Brewing
Minami Shinshu
Brasserie Knot
Totopia
Hino
Opening Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday, 11:30-20:00
Friday & Saturday, 11:30-23:00
Sunday, 11:30-20:00
Closed Monday
Location/map:
北沢 4-5-3, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Telephone:
None
Links:
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