新宿 六 — Restaurant in Tokyo

We were staying just up the street at Ryokan Yuen Shinjuku and wandered into Izakaya Roku because it looked warm and inviting and seemed to be busy with locals, always a good sign. We are so glad we did, it's a really special little place. The friendliest service, we loved everyone who worked there - we were the only foreigners and there was a definite language barrier but with lots of smiles and laughs we worked it out and had an excellent meal. The highlight was the spicy noodles with fish eggs - the umami flavor in this dish was sensational. Also great was the duck, the "mouth watering" chicken, the excellent fried chicken, anchovy potatoes and broiled sirloin yukhoe.

We actually came back again 2 nights later on our final night in Tokyo and they greeted us like old friends. Even made a little sign in English that they posted at our table thanking us for returning. The chef came out to say hi to us and we all used our I-phone translator apps to have a little chat. It's the kind of friendly local place that we always hope to discover in our travels and we will definitely be back there next time we...

I never leave reviews, but I just had to go on and do it for this incredible hidden perl in Tokyo! The food, the service and the experience was exceptional, and it is so far my favourite restaurant in the city!! It's a very local restaurant that gives you a sense of inclusion into the Japanese culture. The staff is super friendly, and the food is simply delicious!! I ordered the chicken (slow cooked for 2 hours, and very tender), the risotto (very flavourful), and the potato salad (super tasty), and only paid about 2000 Yen. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is...

Tiny Izakaya with a nice vibe and a decent range of beer-soaking comfort food that’s reasonably priced. The ikuradon is a delight, small, but with generous serving of salmon roe. Would have loved a couple of vegetable dishes - we had to have the snap peas twice.

Service is good but our « table » was a tiny nook in the entry way, and we were distracted by a constant flow of walk-in hopefuls getting turned away (if you don’t have a booking, the odds are...