Revisited. Probably the 8th time. Whenever I go to Akabane, I always end up stopping by here. If you're going to drink in Akabane, this is the only choice. When you go, if the line is long, give up. If it's short, wait in line. That's always how it goes. And on this day, I had their homemade processed foods, along with one egg. When you slightly dissolve the egg yolk in the oden broth, the broth becomes delicious. And then a cup of sake to finish. Spent about 10 minutes there. The classic happy course. After the pandemic, Akabane's drinking district is bustling, but if you want to truly feel Akabane, I would definitely recommend this place over the casual ones.

Maruken Suisan is a popular standing bar located just a few minutes' walk from Akabane Station. They are known for their delicious oden and dashi-wari (dashi broth mixed with alcohol). I ordered a variety of oden items, all of which looked delicious, and ended up ordering more and more. Their homemade fish cakes are particularly tasty. The soup made with kelp broth is gentle and comforting. I'll definitely want to come back when it gets a little cooler.

I have an appointment in Kawaguchi tomorrow morning, so I decided to stay in Akabane today. I had an amazing una-ju meal in Urawa, which left me feeling very satisfied. So, I decided to have a few drinks in Akabane in the evening. I walked around different streets, feeling the heat and sweating, so I bought a towel from a 100 yen shop to wipe my sweat. I must have looked pretty cool walking around like that, haha. Oh, I found it! Since it's so hot, the oden restaurant is not crowded. But I've been wanting to go to Maruken, so I'll drink and eat here! I'll have some oden and of course, I'll have it with dashi. The canned chu-hi is cold and refreshing, just like juice. I drank it all down and it was delicious! After that, I drank more than half of a cup of sake, paid 50 yen to have dashi added, and drank it all down. It was so tasty! The oden was also delicious. Thank you for the meal. Where should I go next?

When you come to Akabane, this place is a must-visit. It's a standing bar with a time limit of 20 minutes. Time flies by quickly. The food served here is oden. I learned for the first time that you have to order three items. This time, I ordered a cup of sake and finished with oden broth. I also learned that you have to drink 2/3 of the sake before you can order the broth.

A traditional standing bar serving light broth-based dishes, giving off a nostalgic vibe in Akabane. Despite the summer heat, the entire area is covered by a roof, providing shaded spots to relax. We didn't try the broth-based drinks, but the food was delicious! The processed fish cakes were especially good. ♡

Pilgrimage to the holy land, second stop, 20-minute stay limit, order restriction of 1 person, ordered three types of oden. The oden included daikon, stamina-fried dish, and beef tendon. The daikon was well-flavored and delicious, the beef tendon was really good. The best part was the one-cup dashi cocktail, which I had for the first time. The fusion of the dashi aroma, flavor, one-cup sake, and shichimi spice was delicious! This place is great for a quick snack-like stop, very good. It was delicious, thank you for the meal.

Located in Akabane, Maruken Suisan is my favorite oden restaurant that I visit regularly. I ordered oden, daikon radish, egg, chikuwa (fish cake), stamina-age (fried dish), and gyu-suji (beef tendon) maru cup dashi-wari (additional order). It's a standing bar where you must leave within 20 minutes, making it perfect for quick drinks or hopping to another bar for a second round. The oden here is known for its gentle kombu broth that is truly satisfying. The stamina-age is a popular dish with bean sprouts, leeks, carrots, and shichimi (seven spice). When you order dashi-wari, they top up your maru cup with dashi and shichimi for an extra 50 yen, which is amazing. Even if you're not a big drinker, they have a pre-made dashi-wari available. They close at 8 pm, so it's best to go early. I went around 7:45 pm and was urged to finish quickly, but I managed to eat and drink everything in just 10 minutes!

This shop has become a tourist spot, but the oden is still delicious. It's been about 20-30 minutes since we ordered the classic dashi-wari. The greatness of the broth that comes from the processed ingredients is impressive. Stamina is a must-eat. Chikuwa is also delicious with the broth soaked in.

I've liked it since a long time ago, but it feels like it has become completely touristy now. Well, it's okay though. The stamina (oden) is just too delicious, so even if you leave it to the chef, additional orders are necessary in the end. The oden dashi soup is a classic taste that I end up ordering every time.

I visited the restaurant around noon on Sunday and placed my order right away. I ordered quail balls, curry balls, and stamina fried skewers. The dashi broth for the oden was quite light, so you could taste the ingredients themselves, but I didn't feel a strong oden flavor. The texture of the processed ingredients was good, but it didn't necessarily have to be oden. The stamina fried skewers had a strong garlic chive flavor, overpowering the taste of the ingredients. The overall impression was not particularly refined, so it felt somewhat mediocre.

When you come to Akabane, this is a must-visit shop. It was my third stop, so I decided to go with a canned chu-hi instead of sake (one cup). Drinking sake with oden broth is a great combination. The standing drinking time limit of 20 minutes is also nice. They don't use a cash register for calculating orders, instead they do it mentally, and they only accept cash payments. This is one of the charming aspects of downtown.

"Tokyo, Kita-ku, Akabane 1-22-8. 'Silk Road' is a famous shop located here. It's a popular place for oden, and ordering the 'oden set' is a great way to start off a drinking party in Akabane. It was crowded when I visited on a Thursday at 5:30 PM with my friend. We had reserved Italian food for 7 people at 6:00 PM, so this place was a perfect spot for a quick visit before that. We ordered the 'oden set' for 800 yen. The standing bar has a strict 20-minute time limit, but we managed to enjoy our oden and even had a refill of beer. The oden with kombu broth was delicious, and we finished every last drop of the soup. Additional canned beer was served for 400 yen, which was better than the 750 yen for a glass. This old-fashioned way of drinking has its own charm. Akabane is truly the best. Thank you for the delicious meal!"

I asked the Akabane Master for a half-day off for Akabane Hashigo sake starting at 4:00 PM on a hot day. For the first toast, I had a canned lemon sour shochu highball and delicious oden. This place is like a landmark in Akabane with many TV appearances. Taking pictures with people in them is not allowed, so I couldn't capture the atmosphere. Standing and toasting at the bar, the excitement and energy for the upcoming sake crawl increases. The oden was delicious, but we had to leave within 20 minutes, so we hurried to the second place. I'd like to come back even in cold weather.

On Sunday afternoon, I went to Akabane. The restaurant I was trying to enter had a long line, and I felt like I might get heatstroke if I waited. So, I took refuge in the arcade. Then, I found a nice looking restaurant. Since it was my first time, I asked the staff how to order and started. The default seems to be a small cup, but I chose on the rocks because it was hot. The oden is really delicious. Wow, I want to eat more. But there's a 20-minute rule, so I'll stop here for today. The famous dish seems to be the dashi-wari. It's the one Chiikawa was drinking. I'll order it next time I go.

I always keep in mind this restaurant when bar hopping in Akabane! Finally, I was able to visit this long-awaited place! Their oden dashi-wari is famous, and standing and drinking is also great! The oden has a refreshing broth with a strong bonito and kelp flavor that really soaks in. For those who love alcohol, enjoy it with the broth!

On this day, I visited the landmark of Akabane Ichiban-gai that I had wanted to visit for a long time, "Maruken Suisan". It is known as one of the two iconic shops alongside "Marumasu-ya". I came with a podcast friend who used to live in Akabane for a day drink. The weather was drizzling and we were able to enter smoothly without a long line, probably due to the early hour. The shop still retains a traditional standing bar atmosphere, despite being somewhat of a tourist attraction, having appeared on "Document 72 Hours". The shop's system is as follows: - Orders are taken all at once at the reception - Customers can stay inside for up to 20 minutes - Must order at least 3 items of oden - No linking of tables when there is a long line. There used to be no time limit for staying in the shop, but it was probably introduced due to overcrowding. We ordered the popular Stamina Age oden and some other items. I also ordered a Maru cup for later to have it with warm dashi. The Stamina Age oden had a gentle and slightly sweet taste with ingredients like bean sprouts, sesame, leeks, carrots, and shichimi. The clear dashi was quite different from the soy sauce-based dashi I usually have with oden in the Kanto region, giving a light and refreshing taste. The time passed quickly, and before we knew it, 20 minutes had passed, and we left Maruken Suisan. It ended so quickly. Well, it's still early, so we can probably drink more. This is Akabane, time for some bar hopping!

This is a popular standing-style oden restaurant in Akabane. I visited it right at the opening time on a Saturday (10:30 am) to avoid the usual long lines. The restaurant has a time limit of 20 minutes, so you can't linger. I ordered the oden set (900 yen), mochi-filled kinchaku (120 yen), assorted fried items (170 yen), and hanpen (120 yen). The oden had a light broth that paired well with the ingredients. The hanpen was particularly delicious with a nice texture and flavor. Despite the short time limit, I was able to enjoy the famous oden in Akabane.

Maruken Suisan, located about a 4-minute walk from JR Akabane Station East Exit, is a specialty shop for processed fish products and oden ingredients. With over 60 years of history in Akabane, they offer handmade flavors. The processed fish products are meticulously made by hand, from filleting the fish one by one to shaping them. Satsuma-age can be enjoyed with mayonnaise, soy sauce, or as a side dish with rice, snack, or dessert. Hanpen can be added to soup or baked in a toaster for a delicious treat. In addition to processed fish products, they also sell oden ingredients such as potatoes, daikon radish, beef tendon, kelp, konjac, eggs, and shirataki noodles. An important point to note is that they offer an eat-in option for oden. There is a pot of oden ingredients simmering on the counter, available for enjoyment throughout the year, unlike the seasonal oden at convenience stores. The eat-in rules include ordering at least 3 oden items per person, no sharing of oden sets, bringing soft drinks is allowed but alcohol must be purchased from the shop, a 20-minute time limit, no smoking, and no treating or being treated by others. The shop is located in the Silk Road arcade in Akabane Ichiban-gai, making it convenient even on rainy days. Around noon on weekdays, there are usually about 5 people standing and enjoying their oden. The standing oden set costs 850 yen and includes 5 standard items plus a choice of drink. The oden items include egg, kelp, wiener roll, fish cake, and a choice item. I chose a highball drink to go with my oden. The oden at Maruken Suisan has a higher quality taste compared to convenience store oden, and it's even better enjoyed during the winter months. The standing oden rules add to the unique experience. Luckily, I managed to avoid getting too drunk this time. In this alternate world line, a possibly intoxicated person was peacefully napping on the floor of the Keihin-Tohoku Line train.

The finished dishes were excellent, especially the egg and beef tendon. The Satsuma-age was a definite recommendation, and the daikon was also very good. I had been wanting to come to this restaurant for a while, and I was completely satisfied! Even with the 20-minute time limit, I had plenty of time, so next time I will eat even more.

A high-end oden ingredient shop located on the Silk Road in Akabane. I went to Maruken Suisan for a daytime drink after a long time. It's usually crowded on weekends, but luckily it was empty around 2 pm on a rainy Thursday. Lucky me. It's been a while since I visited Maruken, so I was excited. Drinking one cup of sake in the afternoon is a bit too much, but Marumasa Masamune's sake is refreshing and delicious. It has just the right amount of sake flavor and goes down smoothly. The oden ingredients at Maruken are really tasty, with no unpleasant smell and a sense of quality in the ingredients. For an extra 50 yen, you can have dashi added after every 3 sips of your drink. This adds a fantastic flavor. Akabane area offers delivery service, and the prices are reasonable. Please note: Drunk customers are not allowed to enter, so it's best to make this your first stop. Remember to ask for permission before taking photos, and make sure to blur the faces of other customers and staff.

It has been about two years since my last visit to the popular oden restaurant in Akabane where there is always a long line. I noticed a sign saying "No photography allowed" in the shop. I assume this is because some customers may become too focused on taking videos or photos, neglecting the main purpose of enjoying the food, or causing trouble by capturing other customers in the background. I interpreted this as only being allowed to take photos of the food I ordered and ate. I had daikon, egg, chikuwa, stamina (beef sinew), and hanpen, which are my favorite menu items. I also enjoyed a cup of sake, and halfway through, I paid an extra 50 yen to turn it into the famous "dashi-wari" style. It was a delicious meal.