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A cozy neighborhood izakaya and yakitori bar in Negishi, Taito Ward, one minute from Minowa Station. The kitchen specializes in yakiton (grilled pork offal skewers) and chicken yakitori, with a senbero happy hour drawing regulars from 5 PM. Standout items include a liver skewer finished in sesame oil to mimic raw liver sashimi, and a garlic steak-style harami skewer. Creative original skewers are named after BUCK-TICK songs.
Address
5-chōme-18-3 Negishi, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0003, Japan
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Hours
TodayLast order: 22:30
Opens soon17:00 – 23:00
MondayLast order: 22:30
17:00 – 23:00
Tuesday
Closed
WednesdayLast order: 22:30
17:00 – 23:00
ThursdayLast order: 22:30
17:00 – 23:00
FridayLast order: 22:30
17:00 – 23:00
SaturdayLast order: 22:30
17:00 – 23:00
SundayLast order: 22:30
17:00 – 23:00
Features
Heated tobacco only (no cigarettes)Credit cards acceptedIC card & e-money acceptedQR code payment (PayPay, etc.)Reservations availableEnglish menuKids friendlyYakiton (grilled pork offal skewers)Senbero happy hour 17:00–19:00 (¥1,100)20 seats (counter + table)
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Menu
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Happy Hour Special
Light Snacks
Popular Snacks
Fried Dishes and Offal Stew
Pork Yakiton Skewers (Salt or Tare)
Chicken Yakitori Skewers (Salt or Tare)
BUCK-TICK Themed Original Skewers
Drinks
Happy Hour Special
Senbero Happy Hour Set (5–7 PM only)
Opening-hour deal available only 17:00–19:00. Includes 1 drink (beer, sour, or highball) + 3 grilled skewers (salt or tare) + 1 daily changing side dish. Exceptional value for downtown Tokyo.
¥1,100
Light Snacks
Ume Suisho (Shark Cartilage with Plum)
Shark cartilage dressed in plum-seasoned sauce — crunchy, tangy, and addictive. A classic izakaya specialty.
¥480
Salt Cabbage
Lightly salted fresh cabbage — simple, crunchy, and refreshing between skewers.
¥350
Salted Kelp Cabbage
Cabbage seasoned with shio kombu (salted kelp) for an umami-rich vegetable side.
¥350
Cucumber — Miso, Mayo, or Plum Dip
Fresh cucumber slices served with choice of miso, mayonnaise, or pickled plum dip.
¥350
Potato Salad
Japanese-style creamy potato salad — a reliable and comforting drinking snack.
¥350
Burdock Root Salad
Julienned burdock root with sesame mayo dressing — earthy, crunchy, and nutritious.
¥300
Edamame
Salted boiled soybeans in pod — the quintessential izakaya starter.
¥300
Shiokara (Fermented Squid)
Traditional Japanese salted fermented squid offal — intensely savory and briny. A Japanese izakaya classic.
¥300
Hiyayakko (Cold Tofu)
Chilled silken tofu with condiments — clean, cooling, and refreshing.
¥300
Quick-Drink Snack Pair (2 items)
Two small snack items for casual drinking — the most affordable bite on the menu.
¥200
Zha Cai (Pickled Mustard Stem)
Chinese pickled stem vegetable — crunchy and piquant, excellent as a palate cleanser.
¥300
Chanja (Spicy Salted Cod Entrails)
Korean-style spiced fermented cod stomach — intensely flavorful and spicy.
¥300
Popular Snacks
House-Made Pork Stomach Sashimi Style
Thinly sliced pork stomach (gatsu) prepared house-style and served sashimi-style — a signature izakaya delicacy.
¥350
Signature Monjya Salad
A shitamachi (downtown Tokyo) specialty: cabbage salad topped with baby star crunchy noodle snacks and pickled red ginger. Named after the area's beloved monjyayaki street food.
¥380
Grilled Squid Skewer
Whole grilled squid on a skewer — chewy, smoky, and deeply savory.
¥520
Octopus-Cut Sausages
Sausages cut in the playful classic Japanese octopus shape and pan-fried — a fun, nostalgic snack.
¥480
Nori-Wrapped Cheese
Cheese rolled in nori seaweed — a simple but satisfying umami-rich snack.
¥480
Fried Dishes and Offal Stew
Pork Offal Stew — Small (1 serving)
Pork offal simmered in seasoned broth — a classic Tokyo izakaya staple. Rich, warming, and deeply savory.
¥380
Pork Offal Stew — Large (2 servings)
Large portion of the signature simmered pork offal stew. Perfect for sharing.
¥550
Chicken Karaage
Juicy Japanese fried chicken thigh pieces with crispy exterior — a reliable crowd favorite.
¥520
Fried Horse Mackerel
Panko-breaded fried horse mackerel (aji) — a shitamachi Tokyo classic that's crispy, flaky, and satisfying.
¥380
Fried Oysters
Panko-breaded deep-fried oysters — plump and briny inside with a golden crispy exterior. Exceptional in winter season.
¥480
Wagyu Minced Beef Cutlet
Premium Kuroge Wagyu beef ground into a cutlet and fried — juicy, richly flavored, and indulgent.
¥520
Maitake Mushroom Tempura
Lightly battered maitake (hen-of-the-woods) mushroom in delicate tempura — earthy and aromatic.
¥520
Potato Croquette
Classic Japanese potato korokke — crispy golden exterior and creamy potato filling.
¥280
Deep-Fried Whole Garlic
Whole garlic cloves deep-fried to a mild, creamy, surprisingly sweet texture.
¥280
Pork Yakiton Skewers (Salt or Tare)
Special Liver Skewer — Liver-Sashimi Style
The restaurant's number-one bestseller. Fresh pork liver grilled tender, then dressed with a special sauce and fragrant sesame oil to mimic the taste of raw liver sashimi (banned in Japan since 2012). Rich, deeply savory, and utterly unique.
¥240
Special Harami Skewer — Garlic Steak Style
Pork skirt steak (harami) grilled and finished with garlic butter to give steak-like richness. A unique offering found nowhere else — steak quality flavor at izakaya prices.
¥280
Buta-Toro (Pork Jowl/Cheek Fat)
Fatty pork jowl — buttery, rich, and highly prized. The most premium standard skewer cut.
¥300
Kashira (Pork Cheek/Temple Meat)
Grilled pork head/cheek meat — a classic yakiton staple with satisfying chew and good flavor. Available salt or tare.
¥180
Harami (Pork Skirt Steak — Standard)
Standard pork skirt steak skewer — robust, beefy flavor from the diaphragm muscle. Available salt or tare.
¥200
Pork Tongue
Grilled pork tongue — firm texture with a subtly rich, clean flavor. Available salt or tare.
¥160
Pork Heart
Grilled pork heart — clean, lean flavor with a pleasant firm bite.
¥160
Shiro (Pork Small Intestine)
Grilled pork small intestine — tender with the characteristic richness of offal.
¥160
Gatsu (Pork Stomach)
Grilled pork stomach — crunchy texture with a mild, clean flavor.
¥160
Pork Liver (Standard)
Standard grilled pork liver in salt or tare — rich and iron-forward.
¥160
Abura (Pork Back Fat)
Grilled pork back fat — melting, rich, and deeply umami. A prized cut for fat lovers.
¥180
Chicken Yakitori Skewers (Salt or Tare)
Chicken Thigh
Classic grilled chicken thigh — juicy, flavorful, and the most popular yakitori cut. Available salt or tare.
¥160
Chicken Skin
Grilled chicken skin — rendered crispy and fatty over the charcoal. Addictive and satisfying.
¥160
Tsukune (Chicken Meatball)
Grilled minced chicken meatball in tare or salt — soft, savory, and a yakitori menu essential.
¥160
Special Chicken Thigh with Ume and Shiso
Grilled chicken thigh seasoned with pickled plum (ume) and fresh shiso leaf — tangy, herbal, and aromatic.
¥200
Special Chicken Thigh with Yuzu Pepper and Shiso
Grilled chicken thigh with yuzu kosho (citrus chili paste) and shiso — bold citrus heat and herbal freshness.
¥200
BUCK-TICK Themed Original Skewers
Bakuchiku-Yaki (BUCK-TICK Grilled)
Named directly after BUCK-TICK. The restaurant's concept signature skewer — crushed garlic chips grilled into the meat for maximum umami punch. Deeply garlicky with crispy garlic bits; the perfect skewer with drinks.
¥280
Original Izora Liver Skewer (BUCK-TICK song)
Named after the BUCK-TICK song '異空-IZORA-'. Pork liver grilled tender then topped with green onion (negi) and dressed with fragrant sesame oil for an extra aromatic punch — an elevated take on the liver-sashimi style skewer.
¥240
Kagerou — Premium Original Skewer (BUCK-TICK song)
Named after the BUCK-TICK song 'Kagerou' (Mayfly/Heatwave). The most premium-priced original skewer — a more elaborate preparation using special ingredients or technique.
¥340
Memento Mori Original Skewer (BUCK-TICK final album)
Named after BUCK-TICK's final album 'Memento Mori' (2023, the last album before vocalist Sakurai Atsushi's passing in October 2023). A tribute skewer at this devoted fan's bar.
¥260
Aku no Hana — Flowers of Evil Skewer (BUCK-TICK debut album)
Named after BUCK-TICK's debut album '悪の華'. An original skewer with distinctive creative flavoring.
¥260
Datenshi — Fallen Angel Skewer (BUCK-TICK song)
Named after the BUCK-TICK song 'Datenshi' (Fallen Angel). An original skewer with creative seasoning.
¥240
Abracadabra Original Skewer (BUCK-TICK song)
Named after the BUCK-TICK song 'Abracadabra'. Slightly more elaborate preparation than the standard originals.
¥260
Shinka no Mode — Evolution Mode Skewer (BUCK-TICK)
Named after the BUCK-TICK album/song '進化のモード' (Evolution Mode). An original skewer combination.
¥240
Drinks
Draft Beer
Cold draft beer — the ideal companion for yakiton skewers.
¥580
Bottled Beer — Asahi Super Dry / Kirin Ichiban / Sapporo Red Star
Three classic Japanese bottled beer options. Sapporo Akaboshi Lager (Red Star) is a shitamachi Tokyo icon.
¥620
Kaku Highball (Suntory Kakubin Whisky)
Suntory Kakubin whisky with soda — crisp, light, and endlessly drinkable with grilled skewers.
¥580
Hoppy Set — White or Black
Classic shitamachi Tokyo drinking culture: Hoppy (low-alcohol beer-flavored mixer) served with shochu. White is lighter, Black is roasted and darker.
¥580
Shitamachi Highball — Classic Plum
A downtown Tokyo specialty highball made with plum flavoring — the spirit of the neighborhood in a glass.
¥420
Red Maimai (Berry) / Green Maimai (Mint) Highball
Named after 'Maimai' — the nickname of BUCK-TICK guitarist Imai Hisashi's guitar. Berry or mint-flavored shitamachi highball variants.
¥420
Kodama Lemon Sour
Kodama brand lemon sour — a crisp, citrusy shochu cocktail.
¥480
Lemon / Grapefruit / Yuzu / Mango Sour
A selection of shochu sours in various fruity flavors — refreshing and easy-drinking.
¥480
Sweet Potato Shochu — Kuro Kirishima
Kuro Kirishima premium sweet potato shochu — smoky, full-bodied, and beloved across Japan.
¥500
Japanese Sake — Hakkaisan (Glass)
Premium Niigata sake Hakkaisan — clean, dry, and supremely refined. Pairs beautifully with offal skewers.
¥600
Glass of Wine — Red or White
House wine by the glass — a casual option for non-beer drinkers.
¥480