Standing Bars in Ueno

Sake bar on the third floor in Kanda Kitanorimonocho. The owner, who also helps at the Tsukiji fish market, pours new-wave breweries like Ome's Towa and Oga's Ine to Agave alongside seasonal seafood.

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Dirt-cheap, smoky, and full of regulars — the kind of tachinomi that feels gloriously down-at-heel.

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Kanda standing bar that is a coffee shop on weekday mornings and a bar from 2pm. Homemade snacks lead: sake-steamed Kujukuri clams, house roast beef and a vegetable-heavy offal stew.

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Drink-and-buy liquor shop in Kanda-Konyacho, 2 minutes from Kanda's east exit. Owner Shiraishi's craft beer, natural wine and sake at the kakuuchi with snacks. Frequent brewery events; solo guests welcome.

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Kakuuchi at a Kanda liquor shop founded in 1928, open evenings only. Daily-changing sake, Sorachi 1984 on tap, Suiyobi no Neko and other craft beers, highballs and wine. A liquor store by day.

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Tiny tachinomi by Kanda Station run single-handedly by its owner. Simmered beef tofu, rice-oil kushiage and daily obanzai dishes with sake. A reservation-only private room upstairs.

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Showa-style yakitori bar in Uchi-Kanda with standing on the 1st floor and chairs upstairs. 'One skewer, whole heart' is the motto; oden and yuzu tofu in winter. Bring a container to take stews home. Another shop in Higashi-Nihonbashi.

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Sip sake and snack while swapping stories about tropical fish. A Showa-era tachinomi where the tab starts at ¥1,300.

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Grilled motsu and simmered motsu start in the low hundreds — a tachinomi spot built for regulars.

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Grilled motsu and meat skewers at just 110 yen a pop — a true taishu sakaba tachinomi spot with simmered motsu and nikomi on the side.

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Draft beer from ¥270 — help yourself to the fried snacks and the drinks keep coming.

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Standing sushi and sardine sashimi, all priced between 110 and 220 yen — this tachinomi keeps it simple and affordable.

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Draft beer and bottled beer, a counter-focused tachinomi that's just right for a stop on the way home.

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Niigata sake and dead-fresh sashimi at prices that won't hurt — a solid tachinomi find.

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Fresh sardine dishes and sashimi at the counter, paired with sake or a sour. Snacks from ¥380 keep the drinks flowing.

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Spicy curry at lunch, tachinomi wine after dark — a hidden gem tucked under the tracks.

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Tachinomi in Kanda built on three pillars: motsuyaki, beef motsu-ni and low-temperature-cooked meat sashimi, with Kinmiya shochu up front. A senbero spot that also takes Tabelog reservations.

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Run by a fishmonger, so the shellfish and sashimi are as fresh as it gets. A seafood tachinomi where you drink it all with white wine.

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Craft beer, ales, fried pasta, and bar snacks from ¥1,050 — a basement tachinomi where you pay as you go.

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Simmered dishes, sashimi platters, and a solid sake lineup — all around 1,000 yen. The fried stuff is worth a look too.

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Rare sakes and quirky small plates — a tachinomi where sake, highballs, and wine all share the spotlight.

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Craft beer specialist in Asakusa focused on UK breweries. Frequent new arrivals and brewery tap takeovers, with cans to go.

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Craft beer spot in Hanakawado, Asakusa, near Sumida Park. Eight taps of domestic and imported beer and about ten house-made sausages, plus hot dogs on buns from Asakusa Manufacture. Takeout available.

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Sake shop in Asakusa where you can taste from 500 yen before buying. Founded by former NMB48 member Yui Takano, focused on breweries led by women and young toji. Tenbi, Mutsu Hassen and the original 'Abe to Yui to'.

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Antiques-and-bar 'tea-sake house' behind Senso-ji. Beer, sake, wine and highballs among old objects, standing. Same group as cafe&bar MEDIUM in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa; original tenugui and goods for sale.

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Book-lined standing bar in Asakusa's Kannon-ura. Hoegaarden on draft and awamori sangria steeped with seasonal fruit from citrus to apple. Opening days are posted monthly.

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Tachinomi on the 1st floor of a yellow building in Asakusa 4-chome, open from morning for daytime drinking. Yakitori and snacks at the counter; solo guests welcome, reservations taken around Tori-no-Ichi. Hour changes posted on Instagram.

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Sake and shochu shop in Kappabashi, opened 2015. Limited releases like Hoo Biden, Midorikawa and Toyo Otokoyama, with kakuuchi for 500 yen. Publishes the owner's newsletter 'Shiratama News'; the main shop is in Kita-Ueno.

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Kakuuchi at the long-established Sagamiya Honten in Asakusa. Natural wines made without pesticides or preservatives from France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and more, tasted for 500 yen.

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Yakisoba stand in the Asakusa underground arcade, directly connected to the station. 'Genius yakisoba' with bottled beer from midday to night. Staff are the 'Star Team' with a posted roster; a Halloween event every year.

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Kakuuchi izakaya in Nishi-Asakusa. Sake and wine lead, with craft beer, shochu and seasonal limited sakes. Dogs and kids welcome; shared workspace upstairs. Part of Asakusa's Futen group.

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Asakusa branch of Kawamuraya, a creative-pickles maker claiming 230 years. Kakuuchi with shochu, pickles and cheese snacks from 250 yen. Shops in Omiya and Kawagoe too, each with a dining corner.

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Cash-only kakuuchi where you pay as you go — sake, draft beer, and simple snacks, no fuss.

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Raw meat dishes and ¥350 beers — this easy-going tachinomi spot even does highballs for ¥150.

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Wine and cheese starting at ¥100 — a casual tachinomi spot with a laid-back kakuuchi vibe.

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Small wine stand in Iidabashi: coffee by day, natural wine by night, with a focus on Japanese wines like Nagano's Terre de Ciel, whose harvest the owner joins yearly. A chef cooks hot dishes Tue–Wed. Cashless only.

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Standing pub in Fujimi, Iidabashi. Eight taps of domestic and overseas craft beer, plus whisky and gin. All standing, non-smoking. Pints are ¥200 off until 7pm Mon–Sat, and Wednesday lunch is curry.

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A tiny counter-bar where the owner's warmth is half the reason to visit.

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Classic kakuuchi — grab something off the shelf and drink it right there. Simple snacks and beer, on your feet.

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Fresh fish and bar snacks priced from 150 to 490 yen — a tachinomi where a quick draft beer feels just right.

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Sake and Japanese wine stand on a Jimbocho back street. A certified sake taster picks regional brews to pair with fermentation-themed snacks. Beer is Coedo on draft only; no cover charge.

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Tokyo branch of a Hokuto, Yamanashi wine-and-book shop in Jimbocho, with a tasting bar. Wines from growers visited in person, sake, food books and Yamanashi vegetables. The owner works the shop Thursdays and Fridays.

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Jimbocho tachinomi, the second shop of seafood bar Atsumori. Meat sashimi platters and black ma-yu offal stew are the signatures; the shop suggests dropping the daily onigiri into leftover broth. Cash-on-delivery.

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Sake and tachinomi done right — grab a spot at the counter and enjoy a quick, satisfying round of drinks and bites.

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Fresh-cut sashimi and a self-serve bar — build your perfect drink exactly the way you like it at this tachinomi.

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A homey diner where handmade daily-special bento and senbero deals draw a different crowd at lunch and dinner.

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Sake specialist shop in Asakusabashi that doubles as a kakuuchi, with tasting sets to compare labels. The operator also runs a sake web shop and web magazine.

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Standing bar in Asakusabashi sharing its name with Himeji's Hatoya. Biodynamic wines from Altolandon are the staples, with dishes from Iwate vegetables and other sourced produce. Knitting classes some nights.

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Grilled motsu and offal dishes range from ¥70 to ¥2,000 at this tachinomi yakiton spot.

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Tachinomi in Asakusabashi, same group as Setagaya STAND and Arakawa STAND. Spice- and herb-forward snacks with house-made drinks and natural wine. Wine is poured in tumblers; bottles are picked from the case yourself. Snacks from 100 yen.

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Yakiton tachinomi about 2 minutes from Asakusabashi's east exit. Kurobuta niku-jaga, niku-dofu, curry and motsu-ni, with small plates like 'Mom's potato salad'. Staff personalities are part of the show; takeout gifts available.

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Standing bar in Kanda Nishikicho revived in 2020 by Toshimaya, a sake merchant founded in 1596. Tokyo sakes like Kinkon and Okunokami with miso dengaku lead, plus bluefin sashimi and shuto potato salad. Cups and food for sale.

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Tachinomi in Kanda-Ogawamachi 1-chome by the Ogawamachi crossing. Lemon sours made with the house 'lemon honey' are the signature; the honey is sold too. Temporary closures posted on Instagram.

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The Kanda shop of yakitori chain Akiyoshi, its only tachinomi. Fresh-grilled yakitori with hot sake, plus shop-limited items like a dish born from staff meals of simmered 'junkei' chicken.

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Jazz on the speakers, drinks from ¥200, and a solid senbero deal — this tachinomi spot even does a mean gyoza.

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Kakuuchi near Ogawamachi Station, wine-focused. Cask sparkling 450 yen, white and red glasses from 500 yen with daily-changing labels. All snacks 450 yen—ham, salami, cream cheese with Nara pickles. Private hire available.

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Chicken-broth oden and chilled oden take center stage, with liver dishes, draft beer, and highballs rounding out a relaxed tachinomi stop.

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A liquor-store kakuuchi where local sake starts at just 300 yen.

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Tucked into Yokozuna Yokocho near JR Ryogoku, this counter tachinomi punches well above its weight in the kitchen.

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Pay as you go, stay as long as you like — highball, shochu, hoppy, and simmered motsu keep things moving.

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A taishu sakaba where simmered motsu, sashimi, and fried bites start at just 70 yen — tachinomi at its most generous.

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Tachinomi near Akihabara's Showa-dori exit. Fifteen sours with pesticide-free lemons and dashi-marinated karaage lead, with natural wine, craft beer from an Asakusabashi brewery and sake. Good for a first or second stop.

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25-seat standing skewer bar by Akihabara Station. Seared chashu and skewer platters are the draw, with shochu and house sours. Smoking allowed throughout.

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Standing skewer bar 1 minute from Akihabara's central gate, the first Kushigin. Liver is the specialty; chicken is prepped in-house from morning. Strong-carbonated highballs and champagne. For seats, they point you to the Kanda shop.

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Horse-racing memorabilia covers every wall — beer and oden start at just ¥250 at this classic taishu sakaba tachinomi.

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Sardine dishes and sashimi from ¥400, washed down with hoppy or sours — easy, unpretentious tachinomi drinking.

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Rare-cut sashimi and grilled fish starting at ¥100 — a senbero-friendly tachinomi that won't strain your wallet.

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Sake bar attached to Hasegawa Saketen in Nihonbashi Honcho, with Fukutoku Shrine framed in the window. About 700 Japanese drinks in the shop; bar from 4pm weekdays and 1pm Saturdays. Hakata udon at weekday lunch.

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Narrow tachinomi in Nihonbashi-Hongokucho near Shin-Nihonbashi. Fish from Nanao port in Noto and regional sake, with occasional creative and Chinese dishes. New guests on a second stop or a one-drink visit are turned away. Weekday lunch too.

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Draft beer and sake, simple snacks, no fuss — a counter-focused spot that's just right for a quick one on the way home.

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Seafood tachinomi in Kanda-Sudacho. The owner works at Toyosu Market and buys the day's fish—cured and seared sawara and saba, fried monkfish—plus a sake 'gacha' where a draw picks your bottle. Saturday-only five-item platter.

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Yakitori, liver, cheese — simple snacks done right, washed down with draft beer or a highball. Classic tachinomi.

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Standing wine stand in Nippori, part of the Setagaya STAND family. Spice-and-herb snacks with natural wine, brimming glasses, craft beer and cheese. Bottles are chosen from the showcase yourself.

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Tachinomi in Nippori and Nishi-Nippori. Daily dishes from seasonal fish and vegetables, with a sake list kept almost entirely seasonal. Grilled whelk from the Kushiro-born owner is the specialty. Four tables and outdoor seats too.

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A kakuuchi-style tachinomi spot with a solid sake lineup. Pull up with some simmered motsu or cheese and enjoy a quick, easy drink.

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Sake, shochu, and wine — all around 2,000 yen, in a proper kakuuchi setup.

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Craft beer and natural wine at a kakuuchi counter — stocked with labels from across Japan, open from noon.

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Storefront tachinomi at a liquor shop in Yanaka Ginza founded 1904. Draft beer and regional sake, with deli food from the shopping street to pair. Brewery-direct cask sake in new-sake season; a white cat on the roof is the landmark.

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Grilled pork skewers and yakitori starting at ¥110 — easy on the wallet, great with a beer or sour.

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A 5.5-tsubo sake tachinomi in Kanda-Misakicho near Suidobashi. 90 ml pours are almost all 600 yen and labels change daily, including rarities like Juyondai, Jikon, Hanaabi and Aramasa. Sister shop '2.2-tsubo' in Funabashi.

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Tachinomi in Kanda-Misakicho, 3 minutes from Suidobashi's east exit. Fish dishes lead the menu, with roughly 30% meat and 20% vegetables. The day's dishes are posted on Instagram almost daily.

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Tachinomi in Tawaramachi, Asakusa. Sake and creative Japanese dishes, with limited sakes sourced via a Toyama liquor shop. Seats at the back for a slower drink. Sister shop: sushi restaurant Komurasaki in Kuramae.

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Tachinomi in Kotobuki 3-chome by Tawaramachi. Downtown staples—three-chilled Hoppy, Akaboshi, Kinmiya, Baisu—with stew, potato salad and curry. Sake too. Days off posted monthly as a calendar.

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A liquor-store kakuuchi that also pulls coffee — you pick your poison, standing.

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Fish-and-sake spot in Kanda-Sudacho with both standing and seated areas. Timed self-serve all-you-can-drink sake is the draw, cheaper at the standing counter. Underused fish from Numazu and Ito cooked to order, with limited sakes rotating twice a month.

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Curry shop and tachinomi in Kanda Tsukasamachi. The signature keema curry comes from an uncle's recipe, and at night you drink with curry roux as your snack. One owner, five counter seats, no cover charge.

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Kakuuchi at a Honjo-Azumabashi liquor store founded in 1883. Five draft beers at all times, including Maruef and Jukusen, in small, medium or large. Oktoberfest beer in autumn.

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Craft beer and draft alongside snacks from ¥100 — kakuuchi drinking at its most honest, backed by a sake shop founded in the Meiji era.

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Oyster sakaba 2 minutes from Kudanshita with 16 seats plus standing space. Raw oysters from 275 yen, oyster fry and hotpot. Sake, wine and Hoppy; set dinners Tuesday–Thursday. First anniversary March 2026.

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Tachinomi by Kudanshita exit 5 with two shifts: lunch with coffee by day, drinks and snacks by night. Taco rice is the summer fixture. The shop appears on the cover of the manga Stand Up.

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Kakuuchi at a Bakurocho liquor store run by sake-association head office Okanaga. About 20 sakes in 50ml or 100ml, with self-service warming at your preferred temperature. Shop bottles and snacks can be brought in for a fee.

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Kakuuchi opened in 2022 next to a liquor shop founded in 1902, across from Otori Shrine in Iriya. The owner's rotating picks at 150–250 yen, with whisky events.

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Kakuuchi, sake, and the ghost of old sento culture — this tachinomi bar keeps the Showa spirit quietly alive.

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Kakuuchi at a Minowa liquor shop founded 1927. Beer, sake, wine and snacks served by the okami. In April 2026 it hosted a tap launch of a craft beer brewed from Oita rice. Shop goods cash only.

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Tachinomi in Nihonbashi-Muromachi near Mitsukoshimae. Snacks that combine three ingredients, using seasonal seafood like matsutake, sweet shrimp and buri. Motsu-ni and cheese omelette too, sours to drink; collaborations with a sushi chef.

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Carefully curated sake and shochu, with snacks starting at ¥50. Pure kakuuchi joy — great drinking on a single coin.

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Beer stand in Nishi-Nippori Scramble by the station, opened 2019 by HAGISO, which began with the Hagiso apartment in Yanaka. Self-service craft beer and other drinks from 100 yen.

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Sake, beef sashimi, and dashi-maki tamago — this tachinomi keeps it classic. Liver and other bites keep the drinks coming at a proper taishu sakaba.

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