"From August 17, 2015, the restaurant has become completely non-smoking. I think it was a bold decision to make the izakaya completely non-smoking. After the smoking ban, I feel that the customer base coming to the restaurant has gradually changed. Of course, there are many regular customers from the neighborhood, but there has been a noticeable increase in female customers and younger people. Young women customers come in alone and enjoy sake at the counter. With the area around Yanaka, being featured in Michelin Travel Guide, foreign tourists also come to enjoy Japanese cuisine. I believe that as we approach the Tokyo Olympics, there will be more non-smoking restaurants, and Nishikiya is a successful example where this has had a positive impact on the business. "Nishikiya" is an izakaya established in 1952 (66 years ago) in Sendagi. When you enter the restaurant, you feel like you have slipped back in time to the Showa era, a traditional izakaya. Despite being an old establishment, it is clean and pleasant, allowing you to enjoy drinking in a fun atmosphere. Loved by the locals, it is always bustling with office workers, students, regulars from the neighborhood, and even foreigners. They offer classic menu items such as "yakitori" and "nimono," but they also change the menu slightly according to the season, offering fresh ingredients at very reasonable prices. The appetizers are free and generous. They also serve unique dishes like "noresore" (baby conger eel) and "tempura of young sweetfish," which I discovered for the first time at this restaurant. Handmade dishes like "sesame tofu," "ankimo," "satsuma-age," and "nikogori" add a special touch. Run by a family, their teamwork is excellent, and they efficiently serve dishes even when the restaurant is busy. It's easy to see why they are so popular. Well, shall we have a drink and some food at "Nishikiya" today and head home?"

Today's banquet venue. Our monthly regular courses are held every other month here, almost like a fixed schedule. It's not held here every day because it might get boring, so we have the banquet at a different restaurant on the alternate month. This place offers a variety of dishes from sashimi to grilled offal and rice dishes, making it a great place for a casual drinking and dining experience. We had a great time enjoying the food and drinks in a comfortable atmosphere.

Today, I decided to go to Sendagi. I ordered a bottle of beer as my drink, and the appetizer was a simmered dried fish dish, which had a strong flavor. The beer was strong and really hit the spot. For snacks, I had the following: simmered tofu with a delicious broth, skewers with a tasty sauce, pickled water eggplant with a perfect balance of flavors, deep-fried river shrimp that was addictive, and sautéed shredded potatoes that were a pleasant surprise. Overall, I had a great time enjoying the food and drinks at this restaurant in Sendagi. It was a fantastic experience. Thank you for the meal.

I was taken to the restaurant by the company. We cheers with beer. Then we shifted to sake. We had a sashimi platter, grilled pork skewers, and white squid tempura... We were so engrossed in conversation that we didn't order much and ended up drinking a lot... It's a lively and nice restaurant. Reservation is a must. Next time, I will try a variety of dishes. Thank you for the meal.

I landed in Sendagi for the first time! I've been to Yanaka a few times before, so I wandered around and ended up here. Although I've never gotten off at Sendagi Station on the Chiyoda Line before! It feels fresh and exciting to be here. I came to this restaurant because my friend was curious about it. I hesitated a bit because I couldn't see inside, but it wasn't as hard to enter as I thought. The first floor was full, so I was taken to the second floor, which felt like someone's home. I was led to a tatami room and felt like I was intruding on someone's family home. The room was beautiful and the scent of tatami was soothing. I saw various seasonal items, so I ordered eel tempura, pickled water eggplant, and an assorted sashimi platter, as well as eel tempura and sashimi platter. The tempura was 600 yen and the sashimi platter was 1320 yen. The water eggplant, which I had for the first time, was delicious. I was a bit confused because it was my first time eating it as a pickled dish, but it had the juicy texture I expected. The eel and the eel tempura were both fluffy and delicious. Especially the eel, I wanted to order more. The sashimi platter had very small slices, but considering the price, it was reasonable. Judging from the menu, it seems like this place is mainly a yakitori restaurant. If I ever come back, I'll try ordering yakitori as the main dish.

As soon as the store opened, local people started coming in one after another. The conger eel tempura, white squid tempura, and fresh tuna sashimi were delicious. The seaweed on the rice balls was crispy! They also had rare fish like raw conger eel and raw needlefish. This is a restaurant I want to visit again and again.

A long-established izakaya bustling with local customers. It's cheap and delicious. The counter has a unique atmosphere, filled with regular customers who seem to have been coming for a long time. They offer a variety of dishes such as skewers, tempura, sashimi, and simmered dishes. While the yakitori was just average, the tempura and grilled udon were extremely delicious. Highly recommended.

I came after a long time! Luckily, there was an open seat at the counter, but it seems like reservations are necessary. They were promoting blowfish dishes, so I'd love to come back in winter and try the full-course blowfish meal. They have a wide variety of seafood hot pots that I'd like to sample. Everything I tried was delicious, not just the seafood. Highly recommended.

There is a shop right near Sendagi Station. If you go around 7 pm, it's almost full. It seems to be a popular local izakaya. The food is delicious, but there is nothing that stands out as "amazing." The atmosphere is nice, so it's a good izakaya to have in the neighborhood.

This is my favorite izakaya. It always seems to be full around 6-7pm. The seasonal dishes are prepared very carefully, and you can enjoy them throughout the year. Yesterday, I had an oyster hot pot, which was miso-based and had plenty of large oysters. Even the rice porridge at the end was delicious. Thank you as always. I will continue to visit in the future.

At Adachi-ku, my favorite restaurant is Nishikiya, known for its delicious seafood. It had been a while since my last visit. I ordered a beer as soon as I sat down, and the appetizer was just one pickled plum. Did they cut corners today? Oh well, it's fine. For my main dishes, I ordered sardine sashimi and deep-fried sandfish. The sardine sashimi looked delicious, so I switched to sake while there was still beer left. I chose Tachiyama brand, which I really like. It was delicious again today. Thank you for the meal.

"Nishikiya" was established in 1952, during the 27th year of the Showa era. It seems that this shop has been rooted in this area long before the term "Yanesen" was coined, and has been loved by the local people. I entered the shop right at the opening time of 5:30 PM on a Thursday. Since it is a popular place, I had made a reservation in advance. The interior of the shop was filled with charming decorations, with "hamo" prominently displayed. It truly feels like summer. The seasonal atmosphere is the happiness of an izakaya. I started with a small draft beer and toasted with my usual friend. We enjoyed delicacies such as "hamo no kimo," sashimi of isaki and suzuki, vegetable tempura, and Taito ginger. The "hamo no kimo" consisted of three types of delicacies, with the salted fish roe being particularly delicious. We quickly finished a cup of sake. The vegetable tempura was delicious... freshly fried tempura is truly delightful. The sake was from Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, called "Hatsujin." It was refreshing and easy to drink. We also had some Koigawa sake. After that... I don't remember (laughs). We must have had about four cups. We also had five skewers of yakitori. My friend requested miso soup, which was not on the menu (it looked delicious...). We also had winter melon tofu and junsaitsuke. The cool and refreshing texture was enjoyable. The dishes and drinks were very reasonably priced, mostly ranging from 400 to 600 yen. The cost-performance ratio is very high. Lastly, we had sweet potato shochu on the rocks, with stir-fried eggplant and green pepper in miso. It was piping hot and incredibly delicious. I forgot to take a photo (T_T) As usual, the food I enjoyed the most doesn't have a picture. I never learn. Eating, drinking, the total bill was 4,500 yen per person... "Yanesen" has now become a popular area, even being featured in the Michelin guide, attracting many foreign tourists. If a restaurant offers such delicious food and a seasonal atmosphere deeply rooted in Japanese culture, they could easily raise their prices and still attract customers. However, "Nishikiya" remains unchanged. It's a small establishment that continues to offer affordable and delicious food every day. A renowned restaurant stays true to its roots. That's what I understood well.

Visited with a friend. This down-to-earth izakaya left a great impression. We enjoyed sashimi, yakitori, and hot pot, all of which were delicious and carefully prepared. The owner's sincere dedication to providing a fair and enjoyable experience for all customers was evident. Definitely a place worth revisiting.

The first time I visited this place was in late autumn, the end of the Heisei era. It's a well-made restaurant, and when I entered, I found a seat at the counter and ordered the recommended cold yellowtail. After that, I had the frozen yellowtail sashimi, delicious! It was probably the best cold yellowtail I've ever had in my life! Well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration... but it was really delicious! According to a friend who lives in Sendagi, it's a very popular local restaurant, and getting a seat is a matter of luck. Reservations are only accepted until 6:30 pm. Since then, whether alone or with friends, I have been visiting this place once a month. I haven't found another good restaurant in the area to replace it, so the disappointment of not being able to get a seat is quite big.

I walked from Negishi to Sendagi to blow off steam, and even though I had already had a few drinks at the first place, I decided to stop by here for a bit. I was able to easily find a seat at the counter after the first round of customers left. I always have the Nama (unpasteurized) Tachiyama sake when drinking sake here, and for snacks, I had Shirako with ponzu sauce and fresh shishamo smelt. Ah, this place is really good too.

Today I went to this family-run popular pub in Sendagi. They serve delicious seafood dishes at reasonable prices, which is great for seafood lovers like me. I especially enjoyed the monkfish liver and shirako tempura with some sake. I love this combination, even though I'm a bit concerned about my purine intake.

The shirako (milt) of blowfish was priced at 1100 yen (for two). I forgot how many there were before, but I think there were at least three. However, at this restaurant, if you order from the recommended menu, you can't go wrong. It's a very popular place, so for solo diners, I recommend coming right at opening time.

It's been a while since my last visit, but the atmosphere is still great. The drinks are just as good as before, with snacks like Kohada, squid tempura, and katsuage from Tateyama. The regular appetizers are really delicious. This place is still fantastic.

At the end of the ladder drinking, we always go to this place for the usual Tateyama. The blowfish simmered in soy sauce, pickled mackerel, and sliced squid are all delicious, especially the blowfish simmered in soy sauce.

Hey hey, is today's appetizer just one fried shumai? But it's so delicious, I want to eat another one... The seafood at this restaurant is definitely top-notch, it was delicious. Thank you for the meal!

I was invited by my colleagues from work to come here since I was young. We had drinks in a private room with 5 people. We started with draft beer, and there were even large beer mugs available, which was unusual. The service from the staff was polite and impressive. The appetizer was simmered dish, I think. The sashimi of yellowtail and gurnard that my colleagues had already ordered arrived. It was delicious with the fatty texture! We also ordered tempura with mountain vegetables. It was a generous portion with butterbur sprouts and wild vegetables. While enjoying the bitterness, we talked about the old days when we used to go foraging for mountain vegetables with our friends. We had a bottle of Kuro Kirishima shochu with water, which was easy to drink even with 5 people sharing. In the end, we opened two bottles. Still, it was cheap at 1000 yen per person. The fried foods were delicious, so we also ordered squid tempura. It was crispy and tasty. The combination of delicious food and drinks made for a lively and enjoyable drinking party. This place is conveniently located near Chiyoda Line Sendagi Station. It seems like it would be fun to drink alone at the counter. I want to become a regular here.