Cheap izakaya that you want to visit while living in Japan

If you are planning to go out with a friend during the weekend in Izakaya (Japanese pub) and are afraid of losing money, do not worry. 7 Izakaya restaurant with reasonable price listed down here will help you.

1. Tengu

This Izakaya restaurant has a pretty expensive menu (mostly over 400 yen), but the food is cheap and the buffet costs 3,000 yen ($ 28.66) and the udon, yakitori and French fries are priced at 300. They have Japanese menu with pictures.

Website: http://as.chizumaru.com/teng/articleList?account=teng&ftop=1&accmd=0&c1=2 (in Japanese).

2. Isomaru Suisan (磯 丸 水産)

Isomaru is the favorite restaurant of seafood lovers. The seafood here is characterized by the fact that most of them are fresh. Most restaurants have tanks in front so customers can choose when the fish or squid, octopus is still in the tank. The buffet costs 3,500 yen ($ 33.44) per person. Although sushi and sashimi cost 1,000 yen, grilled squid, fried fish, nigiri and shellfish cost 400 to 500 yen. The menu includes both English and Japanese. The only minus here is probably a bit of smoke as the visitors bake the food at the table. Not recommended to people who have sensitive eyes.

Website: www.isomaru.jp (Japanese).

3. Shirokiya (白 木屋)

Shirokiya is a chain of restaurants all over Japan. Buffet package here is 3,000 yen and the menu costs about 300 yen. The menu here includes pictures to help visitors who are not fluent in Japanese (including children’s menus).

Website: www.roza.monteroza.co.jp (Japanese)

4. Hanbey (半 兵 ヱ)

Hanbey has less branches than the above but owns two special things: Showa-style design, and cheap food.

Tickets cost 400 yen but okonomiyaki costs 200 yen, yakisoba 280 yen and drinks cost 300 yen. In addition, the interior is very special, with pictures and posters from the Showa period (1926-1989).

The only drawback here is the menu does not have English as well as pictures.

Website: hanbey.com (Japanese)

5. Ikkyu (一 休)

The secret to cheap food here is the membership card (although the basic price here is also very cheap). If you drop 300 yen a year to apply for a membership card, you will receive a 50% discount on the menu. You always get 20% off as a member, in addition to 2 and special days, you will be reduced to 50%. Depending on the day of the week, you will receive more discounts. You can sign up for membership directly at the store. This Izakaya is very suitable for long stays in Japan. Menu with pictures and cost 500-600 yen and drink 300 yen.

Refer to: www.193.co.jp (Japanese)

6. Torikizoku (鳥 貴族)

As the name implies, this Izakaya shop specializes in chicken dishes. The food here is mostly yakitori for about 280 yen. However, if you do not like chicken, you can choose edamame, rice and dessert. In addition there is no extra extra seating. The buffet price is 2,800 yen ($ 26.72) for 2 hours.

Refer to www.torikizoku.co.jp (Japanese).

7. Kin no Kura (金 の 蔵)

This is a favorite place for foreigners. In addition to the cheap, there is also a touch menu in English. Very suitable for those who do not speak Japanese. Also on the screen will also show how much you should pay.

The menu includes typical izakya dishes with fried foods, sushi and sashimi, soba noodles, meat, pizza, etc. The full buffet costs 2,000 yen ($ 19) for two hours, and the drink costs 270 yen. However, they will charge more for the table so it is better to go to the group than you.

Kin no Kura has many branches all over Japan, and is easily recognizable by the sea of ​​gold and the name of the shop by kanji.

Refer to the website: www.sankofoods.com (Japanese).

This is a pub so you need more than 20 years to get here. Also drive your own car also have to drink alcohol, in case of bad occur.