32 within 12 min of a station
Pork-skewer tachinomi inside Koenji Mashita. Skewers from ¥99 grilled cut by cut, plus seasonal oden. No otoshi charge; sister shop Uotsubaki is in the same building.
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Kushikatsu tachinomi two minutes from Koenji north exit, sister to Asagaya's Denden-kushi. Fine-breadcrumb skewers from ¥80 and three senbero sets built on mega-size drinks. Chairs on the terrace.
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Standing tapas bar in Koenji. Tapas from 400 yen and bone-in jamón, with wine, sherry and infused spirits. Runs a rental gallery across the street with DJ events. Ninth anniversary December 2025.
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DJ bar on the 2nd floor 2 minutes from Koenji's north exit, with seven seats and standing room for 30. Two CDJs and two turntables host genre nights. Drinks 500–600 yen; despite the name, no yakushu. Fourteen years in November 2026.
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Standing wine bar a minute from Ogikubo with about 20 spots. Sixteen glasses from ¥550, six red and six white with no regional limits, rotating monthly. No cover, no otoshi, no time limit.
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Wine, beer, and bar snacks starting at ¥150 — a tachinomi that keeps its craft beer taps rotating.
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Pay upfront, then settle in with a lemon sour or glass of wine and whatever snacks catch your eye.
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U-shaped-counter tachinomi two minutes from Asagaya south exit that calls itself the neighborhood's guide. House lemon sour steeped over a month in Kinmiya and Cointreau; small plates from ¥390. No cover, groups of three max.
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A kakuuchi where you can compare junmai sake side by side, chilled or at room temp. Beer's on hand too.
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A handy liquor shop tucked in a residential neighborhood, with kakuuchi standing drinks to enjoy at a leisurely pace.
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The menu changes daily, with yakitori and Chinese-style bites ranging from ¥330 to ¥1,100. Sours and highballs keep the tachinomi mood going.
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Shumai, fried bites, sashimi, cheese — a tachinomi where the snacks are plentiful and start at just 100 yen.
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Taishu sakaba in Minami-Asagaya with a U-shaped standing counter, reopened after a refit in September 2026. Seasonal seafood and Japanese dishes. Fully non-smoking; non-drinkers and guests wearing perfume are turned away; phone reservations only. A shop in Hatagaya too.
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Tachinomi in Koenji-kita built on shochu and baijiu. Snacks borrow from around the world: seasonal spring rolls, black sesame dandan noodles, Ghana-style fried chicken. Dogs welcome.
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Tempura and sashimi tachinomi inside Koenji Mashita. Thin-battered tempura fried in front of you and seasonal sashimi platters, with daily specials. Drinking from noon; sister shop Daikoku is in the same building.
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The master curates the Burgundy wines and cheese — great finds for a casual tachinomi stop.
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Great sake selection, cup sake too — grab a few small dishes from the case and find your spot.
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Second shop of Koenji izakaya Anpontan, serving stir-fries and small plates standing. Beef tongue stew, oysters in ponzu and more from ¥380 a dish. Karaoke bar from the same group upstairs.
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Yakitori starting at just ¥30 a skewer — a no-frills counter tachinomi where the price is as good as the chicken.
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Narrow tachinomi in Star Road shopping street, 2 minutes from Asagaya's north exit, opened June 2024. French-based dishes in solo-sized portions; house quiche and home-cured pork ham are the signatures. Sister shop Takanashi in Nishi-Ogikubo.
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Regulars fill every spot, leaving little room for newcomers — and the sidewalk smoking situation outside doesn't help.
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The 'back room' kakuuchi at Mitsuya liquor store in Minami-Asagaya. Buy at the counter and drink in a narrow gap in the warehouse; rotating draft beer and brewery tastings. Birthplace of the traveling sushi counter Sushikawa.
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Closed Sundays. A tachinomi spot near Shin-koenji in Suginami, open until 2 a.m.
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Shochu from a vending machine starts at just 100 yen. Fried bites and simmered dishes make senbero totally doable here.
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Standing stand on Koenji's Naka-dori, 1 minute from the station, opened autumn 2021. Daily sashimi like katsuo and kanpachi with sake; chicken-bone oden from autumn. Narrow entrance, deep room.
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Tachinomi Banpaiya in Koenji-Kita 3-chome. Stews and tempura from the 150-yen range with lemon sours and highballs, open from midday.
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Three-tsubo tachinomi three minutes from Ogikubo west exit. House chashu is the signature, with green-pepper salad and a Kinmiya ponzu sour. A private tatami room for 6–8 upstairs, booked a day ahead.
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Fresh sashimi and cheap drinks from ¥320–420, with plenty of fried snacks to go around. A solid tachinomi.
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Shochu, Hoppy, and highballs from under ¥200, with a solid spread of snacks — classic senbero tachinomi done right.
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Asagaya tachinomi with ¥300 Torys highballs and 20 sours at a flat ¥350; bottled Black Label is chilled in ice water, dobu-zuke style. Ramen and abura-soba round out the menu.
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Fresh karaage, sashimi, and draft beer — all priced between ¥190 and ¥390 at this easy-on-the-wallet tachinomi.
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Narrow sakaba in Zentaku Tsui Kaikan, Koenji-Kita 2-chome. Kushiage with a distinctive sauce and lemon sours are the pairing; the owner goes by Shinjuku Taro. Cashless payments accepted.
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Kakuuchi kappo on Fureai Road at Nakano's north exit. The front counter mixes standing and chairs, pairing each plate with sake; past the noren is a six-seat kappo counter serving a ten-course seasonal menu.
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Craft beer tachinomi at Nakano north exit. Eight drafts in four sizes from S to LL; snacks are mostly canned goods, with oden in the colder months.
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Italian and Spanish wine shop seven minutes from Nakano Station. Glasses from ¥950 at the in-store bar, including distinctive Spanish reds from Bobal and Garnacha. Weekend tastings.
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Kakuuchi-style sake with snacks to finish — the rotating lineup means there's always something new to try.
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Bar in Nakano 2-chome with a standing bar on the 1st floor and attic seats upstairs. Wood-fired pizza from house dough and sauce, with craft beer, natural wine and whiskies from bourbon to Scotch. Fresh pasta and Caesar salad; open late.
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Standing wine bar in Nakano, 16 years running. Imported wines like Alsace's Louis Maurer and Japanese wines by the glass, with sourced prosciutto and salami and house terrine. Open until 3am Mon–Sat.
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Local-sake tachinomi in Showa Shindo shopping street, 5 minutes from Nakano's north exit. Chanko hotpot made by a former sumo wrestler is the signature, with sashimi platters and namero. The 10th and 20th are 'Tsunezo days'. Reservations OK.
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Standing oden bar at the back of the 2nd floor of a Western diner on Nakano's Renga-zaka. The okami runs it alone, with oden, sake and obanzai. No reservations due to size; food orders are written on paper.
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Tachinomi 2 minutes from Nakano Station. Italian dishes and red wine, with rotating glasses. The 2nd floor is a karaoke-equipped space for up to 15 people at 10,000 yen flat, bring-your-own food and drink.
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Sake and shochu from ¥250 to ¥400 — an easy, no-fuss spot for a casual tachinomi.
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Tachinomi in Showa Shindo street at Nakano's north exit, founded 2006. Crispy-winged gyoza is the signature, with house drinks like Pani Pani sour and Earl Grey-hai. The shop welcomes solo women and first-time standing drinkers.
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Highball-only tachinomi right at Nakano's north exit, open 18 years. Highballs served in tea cups, with a lineup of whiskies. The room is tiny, so groups of four or more are asked to refrain.
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Tachinomi that a shochu shop opens in the evening, 2 minutes from Nakano's south exit. About 20 jar-aged shochus from Kyushu, with niku-dofu and binchotan yakitori. Sister shops in Nakano-Kita and Koenji.
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Standing seats on the ground floor of a 40-year-old izakaya four minutes from Nakano north exit. Chicken liver wrapped in caul fat is the signature, with lava-stone-grilled skewers, shirokoro and chanko hotpot by a former sumo wrestler. Tatami upstairs.
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Unusual seafood and sake starting at ¥580 — a tachinomi spot built around sashimi and yakiton.
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Solid sake and shochu, with snacks from ¥880. A straightforward tachinomi spot where drinking well doesn't cost much.
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Tachinomi at a liquor shop run by a drinks company, 2 minutes from Nakano's north exit. About 20 jar-aged shochus from Kyushu, also sold by measure in returnable bottles, plus umeshu. Evenings bring niku-dofu and Kishu binchotan yakitori.
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Oden and tempura start at ¥100, with nothing over ¥400. Pair a highball with sashimi or bar snacks and you're set.
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Standing sushi 2 minutes from Nakano's north exit. Salt-water uni from Sapporo's central market and morning-caught fish from the Goto Islands; shiny fish from 110 yen. Skewer snacks and draft beer; a sister shop in Nishi-Ogi.
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Yakitori, simmered motsu, cheese, and more — hearty stall-style tachinomi with snacks from ¥350.
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Bargain tachinomi where a senbero is easily doable — fresh sashimi and salt-cured cheese keep things interesting.
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Yakiton is the whole menu here, and it pairs perfectly with a highball. Cash-on keeps things easy — just drop in when you feel like it.
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Tachinomi in Saginomiya. Daily snacks around ¥380, like smoked-daikon potato salad, sansho shirataki and Okinawan pork-and-egg, with the day's staff announced each morning.
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Local-sake specialist 4 minutes from Saginomiya's north exit, marked by a mikoshi. Over 300 sakes kept at −5°C in a walk-in cooler you browse yourself, plus about 120 shochus. Taste before buying at the kakuuchi.
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Same fish supplier as Ginza Kyubey, sashimi from ¥500. Outstanding quality for the price.
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Sake tachinomi in Toritsu-Kasei, opened May 2020 by an owner in his thirties. Labels change weekly, sake from 400 yen and snacks from 200. Sister shop Nihonshu Stand Sakkuri near Toshimaen.
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