Please note that this is Kirin’s Craft Beer brewery, so if you are offended by macro beers, this is not the place for you. Post by James As soon as you see this place you are struck by its size and beauty. It seems much too big to be only a few minutes walk from…
THIS PLACE HAS NOW CLOSED DOWN. INFO IS LEFT HERE FOR SOME UNKNOWN PURPOSE Post by James This place is very close to Shinjuku station’s south exit or Shinjuku Sanchome. There are apparently 42 seats so it is a relatively big place considering its location. There is a very small counter that can sit three but…
This place is now closed, but I’ve heard it might be reopening under a new name as part of a fairly well know local chain soon. When it does, and when I get round to it, I’ll update this. Post by James Nonsuch is a bar in Ikebukuro. It is a few minutes walk from…
This post was originally part of one Iidabashi round up post before I decided to split all of these joint posts. Check out the other part here. Post by James This bar has been around since long before Craft Beer became fashionable. It is located on the 3rd floor of a building at the bottom…
This post was originally part of one Iidabashi round up post before I decided to split all of these joint posts. Check out the other part here. Post by James This pub is located on a side street a little way up Waseda-dori (you pass Craft Beer Server Land on the way). The Royal Scotsman…
Post By James Hemel is a Belgian beer/wine bistro. There are two of them in Shibuya. One, In De Bourgondische Hemel, is on Dogenzaka and the other, Wine & Belgian Beer Hemel, is on Miyamasu-zaka. It was the latter which I checked out. The place was a reasonable size. There seemed to be about 18 counter seats and three tables…
(This was originally one post with another Yotsuya place. Check that here) Post by James I found this place by chance as I arrived about 20 minutes before Marumugi opened. – Mates is a small bar with seven counter seats and a table that could seat about the same number. – They had Lagunitas, Sierra…
(This was originally one post with another Yotsuya place. Check that here) Post by James This is a very friendly place that is easy to go to on your own. It is the sort of place where you are sure to get talking to whoever is at the counter. Marumugi has more to offer craft…
Post by James If the name doesn’t give you enough of a clue, the photo probably will. This is a quirky but nice place. It has very much an American theme and as well as the Statue of Liberty outside there is a lot of Marvel and other American character paraphernalia and a couple of…
Post by James Lodi is a smoke free cafe-bar which is only about 20 seconds from Nakanosakaue station (exit A1). – The counter seats around seven and there is a separate counter/table that can accommodate about four. It was a busy night when I went and there were quite a few standing customers too. This…