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Wood-paneled bar in an iconic building, serving beer & Denki Bran liqueur, plus stews & croquettes.
attractions: Sensō-ji, Kaminarimon, Nakamise-dori Street, Don Quijote Asakusa, Kappabashi Kitchen Street, SAMURAI NINJA MUSEUM Samurai Museum, Kappabashi Dougu Street, Tokyo Asakusa Rickshaw Tours, Mitsumine Shrine, Asakusa View Hotel, restaurants: LaVASARA CAFE&GRILL, Asakusa Gyukatsu, Zen’ya, Gyumon Halal Ramen Asakusa, Ichiran Asakusa, Asakusa Monja Kanoya Hanare, Okoge, Monjayaki Okoge Asakusa, Suzukien Asakusa, TORASUZU
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Wood-paneled bar in an iconic building, serving beer & Denki Bran liqueur, plus stews & croquettes.
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It is the first “Bar” in Japan, opened in 1880. They are famous for their history, and their special cocktail called “Denki-Bran” in the iconic cocktail glass. They offer typical Izakaya-type food, plus Japanese-style Western food dishes. The inside is pretty big, with communal table everywhere. We were lucky to find two seats, as it was busy. Once you get a seat, you need to go back to near the entrance area, where there is an ordering station. It looks more like a host/hostess table. You put in your order, get tickets, and go back to your seat. Once you go back to your table with your meal tickets, the staffs on the floor will take care of you. Our drink orders came in quickly. We ordered Draft Beer and their iconic, signature drink, Denki-Bran. They have two kinds of Denki-Bran, “Old” and regular (current) Denki-Bran. The “Old” Denki-Bran has 40%, and the regular Denki-Bran has 30%. It is a very strong drink, the first sip was so surprising with its high alcohol percentage, it was as if you are getting a bit of electric shock… We waited for our food while we sipped our drinks. Remember to keep the meal tickets on your table so that the staffs know what your table is getting. We got Kushikatsu, Japanese Fried Chicken, Deep Fried Oysters, Crab Croquette, and Shrimp Macaroni Gratin. They were all nice comforting food, went great with alcoholic beverages. Once you place your first order at the ordering station, you can then start placing orders with any staffs on the floor. For the perfect ending, we decided to get something made with their special sake wine, Bee Brand Kozan Grape Wine. We ordered Bee Brand Grape Punch. It was very nice and refreshing, more on the sweet side which I liked. It had a resemblance to Port wine a bit with the sweetness. You can have the wine as is, without anything added to it as well. We had a fun dinner here. We consumed comfort food, interesting drinks, and lots of history as well. I am glad I got to visit the first bar in Japan! Be aware that they are CASH ONLY so make sure you bring cash.
Foodlover GirlFoodlover Girl
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A cool little place to hang out for a drink or two and to try the famous “denki-bran” (a kind of brandy drink) sold here. The ordering process can be a little confusing; first, you should find a seat, where you can look at a menu. Once you’ve decided, you go to the till by the entrance to order and pay, at which point you get given paper tickets. You return to your seat and put your paper tickets on the table, ready for one of the super-efficient waiters to come along, snap them up and promptly return with your drinks. The whole atmosphere feels like a bit of a boisterous whirl, but in a comforting kind of way. You may well end up sharing one of the large tables with other patrons, but they’re large enough that you don’t feel crammed in by any means. If you’re in Asakusa and looking for a drink and some stripped-down, retro charm, I highly recommend this place! Oh, and I’d recommend the standard denki-bran over the “old” version, unless you’re really looking for that alcohol burn.
William OakleyWilliam Oakley
30
A Tokyo classic ! It's actually a beer hall and not a bar, my top choice for a drink and some nibbles when I am in Asakusa. Excellent service, decent food, very few tourists. The signature drink is “ Denki Bran”, a spirit that tastes like a mixture of gin and brandy with a dash of furniture polish. For beginners: 1 reserve a seat, 2 queue at the cashier and buy tickets for your first round of drinks and food, 3 after you are seated you can order and pay directly at the table, no need to buy further tickets at the cashier. Cash only. Update April 2023: Inflation has arrived at Kamiya bar, price increase by about 10%. A small handful of Edamame for 600 Yen, c'mon!
TobichanTobichan
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有幸能認識神谷バ一全感謝「日本威士忌全書：崛起中的威士忌品牌、傳奇蒸餾廠與品飲及投資指南」這本書，即便書中只用了一小段文字簡述了神谷傳兵衛的創業史及他的電氣ブラン（電器白蘭），卻足以勾起我對電器白蘭的好奇，對於從1893年熱賣至今的經典酒款充滿著無限遐想，也從那刻起，心中惦記著有招一日必得去趟神谷バ一。 幸運地，今年2024年8月完成了這夢想，打開Google Map，不禁莞爾一笑，神谷バ一就在淺草寺地鐵站出口的不遠處，對於每回來東京免不了淺草寺這庸俗行程的我，不知道與它擦肩而過多少次。 神谷バ一（BAR）故名思義就是酒吧，是實實在在喝酒的場所，不過他們也有供餐，且樣式豐富，例如三明治輕食、簡單配酒菜、牛排、漢堡排、義大利麵、咖哩飯與甜點......等。與其說是BAR，倒不如形容成酒單豪華的日式洋食館更加地貼切，重點是還提供附有玩具的兒童餐喔！ 大家常講的神谷バ一其實只是神谷ビル（神谷大樓）的一部分，依照官網的介紹，一樓有神谷バ一及瓶裝酒賣場，二樓是レストランカミヤ（神谷餐廳），三樓是割烹神谷（目前休業中）。至於到了神谷ビル該去哪樓用餐或喝酒？我個人是以抽不抽菸來簡單劃分，要抽菸就去一樓，不抽菸則選二樓，因為兩者的菜單與酒單幾乎重複，所以不必擔心體驗會大打折扣，唯一的遺珠是神谷餐廳沒有提供經典的蜂印香竄葡萄酒，這款酒的歷史比電器白蘭還早，意義也大於後者，這部分之後說明。 由於行程帶了個一歲電燈泡，我們進入神谷バ一的當下頗為震驚，沒料到店內的菸味如此濃烈，幸好店員很主動地請我們搭電梯上二樓去他們的餐廳，這也是為何會以抽不抽菸來劃分神谷バ一與神谷餐廳。也拜這一歲電燈泡所賜，原本擔心著神谷餐廳可能不適合兒童用餐，但這些顧慮全是多餘的，餐廳不僅有兒童椅，也有樣式豐盛且可愛的兒童餐，可能女兒的關係，隨餐附的玩具是小護士組。總之，這次日本旅遊的體驗下來，個人認為神谷餐廳能擔當東京親子友善餐廳的第二名，若附設尿布檯就穩坐第一了。 我們晚餐點了雙拼（漢堡排與炸蝦）、咖哩飯與兒童餐，食物沒有太大記憶點，該什麼味道就是什麼味道，其實早在進門之前的櫥窗樣品就能聯想到大概的味道。另外甜點特地選了巧克力香蕉聖代，能在這遇到臺灣消失許久的經典冰品還真是意外。 重頭戲的酒品點了電氣オールド與デンキブラン，電氣オールド（Old）就是經典的電氣白蘭，與デンキブラン只差在酒精濃度，要注意電氣ブラン與デンキブラン的唸法都是Denki bran，因此對酒精濃度如有要求，務必要讓店家知道是30%的Denki bran，還是40%的Denki Old。以酒精濃度最高的電氣白蘭來說，喝下去的口感非常滑順，絲毫感受不到40%的酒感，入舌後偏甘口調性，可惜我無法言喻它的味道，只覺得似曾相似，但又說不出來。最初，電器白蘭的配方主要有藥用名義進口的白蘭地、葡萄酒、琴酒跟艾苦酒混合，而完整配方如今仍是個謎，若想一嚐這百年琥珀色的淺草浪漫，務必來趟淺草神谷バ一親自體驗。 以下都是題外話。 神谷バ一大概是我Google Map寫最多文字的一篇了，原因是我真的太佩服神谷傳兵衛，他的知名度雖然不及三得利的鳥井信治郎與Nikka的竹鶴政孝，兩人都是開創日本威士忌的巨人，但神谷先生的貢獻其實一點也不小，唯一差異只在沒有走出國際。 回顧在神谷傳兵衛17歲的那年，由於不明原因的腹痛以致身體不適且虛弱，雇主見狀後給予葡萄酒品飲，他喝了之後神清氣爽，身體也逐漸恢復。體驗到葡萄酒效益的神谷先生，自此立志要建立一座國內的葡萄酒莊來釀造讓日本大眾喝得起的葡萄酒。要知道在明治那個年代，威士忌、白蘭地與葡萄酒等洋酒皆是日本一般百姓觸及不著的奢侈品。 為了要籌錢建立酒莊，神谷先生於1880年在淺草創立みかはや銘酒店，也就是神谷バ一的前身，並與近藤利兵衛合作，透過神谷先生的酒類知識將進口葡萄酒、蜂蜜和中藥調製而成的甘味葡萄酒，再由俱有商業才華近藤利兵衛來推廣。透過兩人的努力，這款從1886年推出並於1900年普及大眾的甘味葡萄酒正是蜂印香竄葡萄酒。神谷先生夢想的葡萄酒莊也在1903年的日本牛久地區實現，如今他的牛久シャトー被日本列為重要國定重要文化財之一。 回到電器白蘭，它雖晚於蜂印香竄葡萄酒，卻又早於神谷バ一近20年，神谷バ一是1912年才從みかはや銘酒店轉型而成。電器白蘭的歷史也蠻有趣，起初只是款揣摩真實白蘭地的一款速成調酒，畢竟那個年代碰過真正洋酒的人不多，受惠於當時傳說這款酒能有效預防流行的霍亂，因此這款速成白蘭地賣得非常好，而後就正式取名於電器白蘭。為何取名電器？主要是那年代的新潮物品流行在名稱前面冠上電器兩字，另外酒精酥麻口感也相當符合電到的感覺。 日月如梭，歷經明治、大正、昭和、平成及令和的神谷バ一仍始終保持神谷傳兵衛的初心，用最實惠的價格提供高品質的酒品，成為一間不可取代的庶民社交場所。
黃以剛（Eddie Huang）黃以剛（Eddie Huang）
10
Cheap beer and sake. Hang out with the "local salarymen (サラリーマン) as they head home from work. Make sure you try the legendary house fortified wine "DenkiBran" and buy a bottle or two to take home as a gift. It's dirt cheap and the ONLY place in the world you can buy it. You pre-purchase all of your drinks when you enter, find a table, and then hand over your pre-paid drink coupons to a waiter when you want your next beverage. Great system :-) Lively atmosphere but, in classical Tokyo style, the indoor cigarette smoke is something that can get pretty annoying.
Derek JenkinsDerek Jenkins
50
This place is cult, no doubt! Only the address, Asakusa 1-1-1! This restaurant has been in business since 1880! Famous for his "cocktail" Denki Bran. With ¥ 270 per drink, it is cheaper than a cup of coffee! Yoshoku style dishes is being served here. The food is good but the portions are just too small for what you pay for. The restaurant itself is beautiful. Only a few Western tourists come here and that's pretty amazing because it's right on the Asakusa Temple. But so are tourists, come, take some photos of the temple (because everyone does) and go on.
Veloboy 1910Veloboy 1910
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