Hatagaya continues to become increasingly interesting and the opening of this place is no exception. It’s a collaboration between the people behind Pintology (post here), Freeman Shokudo (on this digest post. I haven’t been there because there’s not much point in a vegetarian going to a barbecue restaurant) and Sailosaibin (this place is a shop, so won’t be on here until I decide to include non-beer places). To be honest, everything you really need to know is probably in the name. But in case you’d prefer a few more details, here they are:
- Bottle shop not more than a couple of minutes walk from Hatagaya station. Along with the beers they also have some beer related goods and some shop related merch. And some records. There’s something in the record racks that I am after, so please don’t buy it before I can get back there after I’ve been paid.
- Bottles and cans of Japanese craft beer from a massive range of breweries, priced very reasonably. Unlike some other bottle shops in Japan, you can’t drink on site. But once they finish the glow up of the little parkland walk kind of thing right outside of it, I presume that will be a good place to enjoy any purchases you make here. (It’s a popular cherry blossom location, so maybe people drink there at other times of the year too). Along with the beer they have a selection of other boozy stuff including spirits, sake and shochu.
- Daytime opening… guess the usual cover charge bit isn’t relevant for a bottle shop so not even sure why I’m mentioning it even in passing. I didn’t check for WiFi, but given that it’s a shop, that’s also probably not really that relevant. So basically not much of the usual stuff to say in this section.
I’ve only been in once and although I don’t drink much outside of pubs, I’m really happy to have this place in my neighborhood. It’s definitely the case that bars and pubs are becoming increasingly expensive and some are also becoming less exciting when it comes to selection, so perhaps my own drinking behavior will shift if this continues to happen. As usual I’ve written some of the breweries available below, (and it will be an ever evolving selection according to one of the owners), but as far as I could see when I was there, it was all really good stuff, so this will definitely be on the map as a highly recommended place. Bravo!
Japanese breweries available in bottles and cans:
2nd Story
Libushi
Vertere
Yorocco
Shiga Kogen
Flora Fementation
Totopia
West Coast
Teenage
Green Neighbors
Sanriku
Black Tide
Opening Hours:
Daily, 12:00-19:00
Location/Map:
西原 1-21-1 , Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Telephone:
None
Links:
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