Nakano Beer Kobo — Restaurant in Tokyo

First went here 6 years ago when we moved to the neighborhood... Liked it. Probably have it a good review somewhere. Staff has become less and less reliable and now prices have gone sky high, indicating they are suffering from an overinflated ego. Beers were always hit or miss but at ¥500 per, it was still kind of nice to stop in once in a while and at least get a to-go brew and hope for a hit. Now charging not premium, but super-premium prices and for, as the name suggests... amateurish beer. ¥1134 for a small plastic cup that they call a large of uninspired IPA that tastes like a strong lager. Business model killed....

Used to go here all the time... but since the rise in price and reduction in glass sizes, I’d probably go for another place in nakano. Beers are tasty but you’ll pay up to nearly 1400 yen for about 300ml of an IPA. That’s considerably more than the 500 yen for all beers and drinks they used to charge, which matched the taste and interior feel of the place. Plenty of other great drinking and eating places in nakano so give another little local...

A fun little microbrewery at Nakano Broadway. The beers are good (all hazy IPAs?) and the snack food is tasty (I had the fried chicken). The unlimited drinks for a certain time-frame may seem like a challenge, but everyone looked awake and no one was singing. The place is quite small and fills up quickly, and the decor is constructed from packing crates (including an...