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La La Chai Thai – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:15:05 +0000

La La Chai Thai: Hatagaya La La Chai Thai Hatagaya: Thai La La Chai serves Thai food and craft beer, with a half-dozen taps dispensing beers from breweries like Y Market (Nagoya), Black Tide (Miyagi-ken) and Yatsugatake (Nagano). The food menu features lots of grilled meats and…

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Uokin Jozo Stand – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:15:07 +0000

Uokin Jozo Stand: Ogawamachi Uokin Jozo Stand Ogawamachi: Beer bar Run by a popular chain of fish specialty restaurants and bistros, this mini-brewpub in the Kanda Square complex serves craft beers along with a decent selection of sake and some wine by the glass. It’s officially a…

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DRA Stand – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:15:04 +0000

DRA is a stylish standing bar serving craft beers, unusual cocktails, pizzas, grilled lamb skewers and other meaty snacks. Twelve taps dispense craft beers like Modern Times Orderville Hazy IPA and Neko Nihiki from Isekadoya, with a good selection of hard-to-find canned beers as well. While the beer selection is…

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Tokyo Aleworks Station Taproom – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:15:07 +0000

Tokyo Aleworks Station Taproom: Yurakucho Tokyo Aleworks Station Taproom Yurakucho: Beer bar Sixteen freshly brewed craft beers from the Itabashi-based brewery are served on tap here, alongside a food menu featuring chicken wings, burgers and pizzas. Sometimes in odd combinations – one of their more attention-worthy dishes…

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B at K5 – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:15:07 +0000

Brooklyn Brewery, now partly owned by Kirin, has opened a large Tokyo “tasting room” where you can sample freshly imported Brooklyn beers as well as some that are brewed here in Japan by Kirin. The ten beers on tap include Brooklyn Capataz (a barley wine aged in sherry barrels) and…

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Wine Styles – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:15:09 +0000

This retail liquor shop started out specializing in British wine, but they’ve since expanded their stock to include a good assortment of craft cider and perry (pear cider), imported from Britain, France and the US. The friendly proprietor has become something of a cider expert, and she’s ready to assist…

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J.S. Lennup Hanare – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:15:04 +0000

J.S. Lennup Hanare: Hibiya J.S. Lennup Hanare Hibiya: German J.S. Lennup has been serving German beers and food under the Hibiya Yamanote train tracks since 1978, so it’s only appropriate that they should take their place in Hibiya Okuroji, the flashy new under-the-tracks shopping complex. This mini-branch…

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Beer Cellar Sapporo – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:15:05 +0000

Beer Cellar Sapporo: Harajuku Beer Cellar Sapporo Harajuku: Beer bar Don’t be confused by its ground-floor location – Beer Cellar Sapporo is the first Tokyo branch of a highly regarded subterranean craft-beer bar that’s based in Hokkaido’s capital. The standing-only bar is nestled among the mini-restaurants and…

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Cider Shack – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 16:15:06 +0000

Cider Shack is one of a handful of spots in Tokyo where you can find craft cider, both on draft and by the bottle. Along with ciders from England and Nagano Prefecture, they also serve craft beers (mainly from Japanese breweries TDM1874 and Daisen G), with three taps devoted to…

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Omnipollos Tokyo – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:15:04 +0000

Omnipollos Tokyo: Kayabacho Omnipollos Tokyo Kayabacho: Beer bar [Update: Opening week August 1-7, 2020 entrance is by reservation only, available at https://peatix.com/event/1565199 ] Omnipollos Tokyo is the first Japanese outlet of the trendy Stockholm-based beer producer and lifestyle brand Omnipollo. Ten or eleven of the company’s contract-brewed…

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Mikkeler Kanda – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 18:15:04 +0000

The popular Danish craft-beer brewery has opened a second Tokyo branch, located in the craft-beer haven of Kanda. They serve burgers on the first floor, while the bar area, with a dozen taps, is up a very narrow staircase (almost a ladder, really) on the second floor. Source – Read…

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Gather @ Eating House – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:15:04 +0000

Gather @ Eating House: Yokohama Bashamichi Gather @ Eating House Yokohama Bashamichi: Beer bar With 250 seats, this is one of the biggest craft-beer bars we’ve been to in Japan, and the spacious outdoor terrace is a convivial gathering spot when the weather is nice. They pour…

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Schmatz Beer Stand – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:15:04 +0000

Schmatz Beer Stand: Machida Schmatz Beer Stand Machida: Beer bar The half dozen or so German-style craft beers on tap at Schmatz are probably the most interesting brews you’ll find in the Grandberry Park shopping mall. This mini-branch of the popular German chain, located in the middle…

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Hitachino Brewing Tokyo Distillery – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:15:03 +0000

Hitachino Brewing Tokyo Distillery: Akihabara Hitachino Brewing Tokyo Distillery Akihabara: Bar Run by Kiuchi Brewery, the sake brewer behind the popular Hitachino Nest beer brand, this dining bar is devoted to craft spirits, craft beers and premium beef and pork from Ibaraki Prefecture. Drinks options include ten…

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Tokaido Beer – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:15:03 +0000

A stylish, cozy backstreet bar located six or seven minutes from Kawasaki Station, Tokaido Beer’s taproom is a pleasant place to drop by for a freshly brewed beer or two. Brewmaster Satoshi Tanoue serves four year-round beers and one seasonal beer at any given time, with small glasses (280ml) priced…

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Schmatz Shibuya Parco – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 15:15:04 +0000

Schmatz Shibuya Parco: Shibuya Schmatz Shibuya Parco Shibuya: German This branch of the very popular German bar-restaurant offers a full menu of sausages, schnitzel, risotti and pizzas. The seven taps dispense original German-style craft beers and German imports, priced from Y650 a glass, and three-part tasting flights…

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Beer Brain – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:15:03 +0000

Housed in an oversized hut on wheels in front of a parking lot, Beer Brain is now in its third location, moving here most recently from the Commune 2nd complex just up the road. Since there’s no longer an outdoor area, it can get a bit crowded in the compact…

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Writing about Christmas and New Years in Japan

Addicted 2 Sushi — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 07:15:06 +0000

I have new seasonal articles up on two sites; one about Christmas in Japan, which is a much more recent holiday of course, and one about New Years. Christmas in Japan The first article is for Atlas Obscura, and its about the history of Christmas cakes in Japan. They go…

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Craft Company – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:15:03 +0000

Craft Company: Akebonobashi Craft Company Akebonobashi: Beer bar This neighborhood craft-beer bar serves mostly imported beers on draft from twelve taps, along with a “bistro-style” food menu of small dishes. Beers are relatively exotic and diverse – on a recent visit we found brews from Edge Brewing…

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Japan Times article: The influence of social media on food in the 2010s

Addicted 2 Sushi — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 07:15:05 +0000

I am pretty bad about linking to my Japan Times articles when they come out. I totally forgot to link to last month’s article, which is about lotus root, with an interesting historic recipe for karashi renkon (mustard-miso stuffed lotus root). It doesn’t age (the article that is), so I…

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Tokyo Oven – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:15:09 +0000

Meaty dishes like roast chicken, pork chops and sirloin steak are at the heart of the European-centered international menu here, supplemented by pub starters like shrimp ajillo and charcuterie platters. The other main draw is the tap list of five well-chosen Japanese craft beers from breweries like Ise Kadoya, Ushitora,…

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Belly Craft – Craft Beer Bars Japan listing

Addicted 2 Sushi — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:15:03 +0000

Craft beers are accompanied by an extensive Japanese food menu at this 30-seat bar-restaurant next to Kamiyacho Station. The casual menu wouldn’t seem out of place in a typical Tokyo izakaya, with classic dishes like organ-meat stews, fried tofu, and spicy chijimi pancakes along with sashimi of the day and…

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Tenshinhan (not Tien Shinhan) in The Japan Times

Addicted 2 Sushi — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 04:15:07 +0000

My latest Japan Times Japanese Kitchen article delves into the subject of chuuka (中華) cuisine, or Chinese-style Japanese food. As I explain in the article, just like yoshoku or yohshoku is European style food that’s been adapted and incorporated into everyday Japanese cuisine, chuuka is the same but with Chinese…

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My latest and first Japan Times articles are both about the same thing, sort of

Addicted 2 Sushi — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 04:15:05 +0000

I always forget to post links to my Japan Times stuff, but I have been writing at least one article for them since July 2010! My latest article, which went live last Sunday, is about combatting summer fatigue with the help of pork (Vitamin B-1 or thiamine), ginger, vinegar and…

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A new business-oriented article about Pocky on Just My Japan

Addicted 2 Sushi — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:15:06 +0000

A new article about the business side of Pocky, the chocolate covered cookie stick loved by many, is up on my new site Just My Japan. I thought about putting it on this site sinc it’s about a food product, but it’s more about the marketing and production of the…

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