Momonjiya

Since 1718, Momonjiya has served wild boar hot pot from the same corner of Ryogoku, near the sumo stadium, passed down through ten generations of the same family. Known historically as a "yamakujira" (mountain whale) shop, a euphemism once used to sell meat when eating four-legged animals was frowned upon, the restaurant still serves its deep red, marbled boar in a miso-based hot pot alongside venison and bear nabe. The tatami dining rooms, fully partitioned into private spaces for parties of two and up, retain an old Shitamachi (old downtown Tokyo) atmosphere inside a wooden building near the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena.