Yanaka Beer Hall

Yanaka Beer Hall is one of the joints that make up the Ueno Sakuragi Atari complex made up of Showa Era Japanese homes that are over a hundred years old. Here, you will feel like you have stepped back in time as you sip on craft beer while being surrounded by wooden furnitures and vintage clocks.

If it is your first time here, the servers will recommend that you start with one of their beer flights to get a taste of each of their craft beers. Once you find the beer that you like you can order a regular sized beer of your choice. They also have a food menu to go with your food. Although we didn't get to try their food this time, their beers were excellent and we loved what they did with the space. However, what really stood out for us was their service, which was exceptional. For example, we were one of the last ones out of the beer hall and by then it had started raining very hard. When they noticed that we didn't have umbrellas they offered to call a cab for us and they let us wait inside until the taxi arrived.

This place is a bit of a walk from each of the three train stations in the area (Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi) and there will be a wait especially on weekends, as it is super popular among both locals and tourists alike, but is well worth a visit.