Ebisu Yokocho — Restaurant in Tokyo

(From review of 餃子の酔拳）

While passing by, our attention was peaked by the deep interior of Ebisu Yokocho, a claustrophobic street with a patchwork of small izakayas. We decided to chance an entry - but this is 2025. It would be suicide to stumble in without at least a cursory glance at google maps. Consulting the starrage, we homed in on "gyoza no suiken" and resisted the greedy eyes of the touts hoping to land their first naive group of foreigners. Clearly they had no idea I'm a qualified google maps reviewer.

The street itself was crammed with locals. If you come here for just the vibe I think anywhere would give you a good time. Ratings on the gyoza were definitely justified. Plump, juicy and embellished with Chinese spices. You'd better have a beer in you already though as it was very expensive. the portion sizes and lofty alcohol prices were clearly designed to leave you out of pocket. I have to say though, the unspoken camaraderie of rosy cheeks and clinking glasses leaves you with a satisfying social buzz.If you're on the old money daddy's credit card holiday, or just not poor like me, the atmosphere is...

its a 2-minute walk from the Ebisu station. very easy to spot the shop, it's right after the traffic junction. Just beside 7-11 and a bar. they start their business at 1700, I was there @2300, it was super packed. there are a few shops, ( Every place is independent ). It is an agglomeration of small izakaya style taverns under one roof. The tables are close together and it is very easy to make friends while out drinking. You can also "bar hop" and try different foods or whatever tickles your fancy. I had 1 pint of beer, 1 grilled mushrooms and 2 cups of Japanese sake. I spent about 6000yen. it's a bit pricey but worth the experience. again I'm here alone! solo backpackers like me, don't feel shy! *if you wanna meet a girl (lots of beautiful office ladies) or guy( beware i notice the guys just pull you over, which can be really offensive to many other culture! how ever be it men or women STAY SAFE.) here is...

Decided to have izakaya for dinner. Took a train to Ebisu and walk to Ebisu Yokocho. When you go inside, you see a space that are sub-divided into many izakaya or more like yatais in Kyushu. So chaotic and overwhelming for 1st timers like us. Decided on the first izakaya but realised that it is a bbq beef and only serve beef. Cannot have our dinner there as Kelly will have very limited food options. Have to vacate and chose another Izakaya. We had our meals while soaking in the vibes as well as watch the chef whipping up many dishes very quickly. Food is decent but not great and overall, the meal is not cheap compared (11900 yen for four of us) to the other dinners that we had. Well, just go for the experience but once is enough for me. I will rather go to a...