Standing bars near Naka-meguro Station

Chicken-broth oden tachinomi under the tracks in Nakameguro, opened November 2016. Dashi-rich oden and seasonal vegetables, run by Nomura Honten, a drinks wholesaler from Ichinomiya founded 1919.

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Fresh sashimi and bar snacks, draft beer and Hoppy — all at senbero prices starting from ¥100.

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Tachinomi in Nakameguro's Meguro Ginza shopping street. The owner spent ten years in the beer trade: ten taps of craft beer and Italian wine with dishes from starters to wagyu mains and finishing pasta. A domestic brewery is featured monthly; outdoor seats.

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Yakitori and kushiyaki at senbero prices — grab a Hoppy and a snack and you're set.

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Tachinomi on the 1st floor of Yamashita Building in Kami-Meguro, 4 minutes from Nakameguro's west exit. Sashimi and seafood with sake, including flights. Calls itself a back-street Nakameguro standing izakaya; solo drinking encouraged.

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Kakuuchi at the Nakameguro shop of Isego Honten, a liquor merchant founded 1706, opened 2015. Paid tastings of sake, shochu, liqueur and wine from a stock of over 800; bottles are temperature-controlled in the warehouse.

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Wine, craft beer, and kakuuchi — all enjoyed standing up, with a solid lineup of snacks to match.

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A kakuuchi focused on natural wine, with a strong lineup of Italian bottles.

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