There is a counter and a tatami room in the back, and locals also seem to frequent this relatively easy-to-enter establishment. The main focus is on seafood, so there is a wide variety available. The alcohol selection is also quite extensive and the cost performance is not bad. I tried the sashimi platter and salted fish guts. The salted fish guts have a strong internal organ flavor, so it may be a matter of personal preference, but I think it goes well with alcohol. The portion size is quite generous. The sashimi platter included shirako (milt). While the sashimi itself was not exceptional in terms of freshness, the variety included for 1200 yen is quite cost-effective. Other dishes and snacks are also reasonably priced at around 300 to 600 yen, making it a very reasonable place to enjoy some drinks and nibbles.

I went drinking in Hatagaya on this day. I had a drink at the new branch of the excellent chain restaurant Hamaya in this area (opened in April 2022). This is a high-quality and reasonably priced seafood izakaya. The original restaurant was "Izakaya Komai," which was a good place, but it closed and became "Hatagaya Hamaya New Store." I arrived around 7:30 pm and thought I might not get a seat because the restaurant is small, but there were two seats available at the counter. It is a small restaurant with counter seats and a small raised area in the back. This is the second branch of Hamaya in Nishihara, Hatagaya. First, I ordered a bottle of beer - Super Dry medium bottle @620 (all prices include tax), chilled tomatoes @350, and sardine tataki @590. The beer was delicious. First, let's have some chilled tomatoes, a must for an old man. And the sardine tataki was fresh and delicious. I am a cheap person, so sardines and horse mackerel are enough for me. I also ordered clam, potato, and butter grilled @490 and a shochu highball @250, which is a rare price. The shochu highball is made with first-class shochu and carbonated soda, giving it a refreshing taste. The clam, potato, and butter grilled dish consisted of large potatoes with a nice sear and chewy clams coated in butter. It was a good dish to accompany drinks. I also ordered a fried horse mackerel @350, which had a flat appearance, so it might have been frozen. It felt like the fish had been flattened, but the taste was decent. It was served with sauce. The total bill came to 2,650 yen, and it was reasonably priced. Hamaya is indeed affordable. It's great that there are no boring appetizers or seating charges! Thank you for the meal.

On Saturday, my wife, tired from weeding the garden, refused to go grocery shopping for dinner. So, we decided to eat out instead. We also decided to have a snack at 3 o'clock, so we thought we might as well go out for drinks early while it's still bright out. I had heard that Hamaya Honpo had opened a third store on the other side of Hatagaya Station in April, so I called to find out that they were open from 1:00 PM. We couldn't go right away, but we made it there by 4:00 PM. The interior of the restaurant had a counter with seating for 6 people and a raised seating area. The long and narrow space resembled the old main store, with a similar atmosphere. Taking advantage of the pandemic, they were clearly promoting themselves as a daytime drinking spot. Impressive! They said they were short-staffed early on, so we watched the manager work while we placed our order. A part-time staff member would arrive after 5:00 PM. [Food] - Seared kamasu fish sashimi: Excellent - Deep-fried river shrimp: Good - Deep-fried baby octopus: Not recommended The kamasu fish, priced at 540 yen for a whole fish, was cheap and delicious. The baby octopus was too salty, so I had to stop eating it halfway through. [Drinks] - Draft beer x2 - Toyosakura sake (180 ml) - Sake Isuzu Junmai (180 ml) It was already 6:00 PM, and the izakaya Fishtei, 50 meters away, was opening. I quickly went there to order takeout and then returned to Hamaya to pay the bill. The total came to 3,620 yen. As always, Hamaya is affordable, delicious, and satisfying. Thank you for the meal. Next stop, daytime drinking den!

I went to the Hatagaya new store for the first time because the Sasazuka store was closed. The taste was delicious and the cost performance was good. Since there are few seats, it may be lucky to be able to enter. I recommend the sashimi platter. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

The cost performance is definitely great. Today they had Oma tuna in their stock, and I tried it for the first time. It was really delicious. I also recommend the fried horse mackerel and fried oysters. Thank you for the meal! It was delicious!

The other day, I went for a solo drink in my local area of Hatagaya. It had been a while since I headed towards the back of Hatagaya Station North Exit, and I noticed that the friendly little gem of a restaurant, Komai-san, had closed down. In its place, a new restaurant had opened up, likely the third branch of Hamaya, with the main store in Nishihara and a branch in Sasazuka along Nakano Street. It seems to be quite popular as a reasonably priced seafood izakaya in the Sasahata area. There were congratulatory flowers displayed outside and celebratory drinks inside, creating a slightly festive atmosphere. As I stepped inside, I was guided to a counter seat with just a finger pointing. I ordered a draft beer to start and looked at the menu. Since it was still early in their opening, the menu seemed a bit sparse, but it had handwritten-style fonts listing reasonably priced fish dishes typical of Hamaya. After taking a sip of my beer, I enjoyed a platter of assorted sashimi and stone bream sashimi, then switched to a shochu highball. The dishes that came were a bit simple, with the platter including mackerel, firefly squid, bonito, and skipjack tuna. It lacked a bit of dynamism, but I could enjoy the variety. The mackerel was particularly delicious. The stone bream was fresh and tasty. I added some thick-fried tofu and finished my highball, concluding my solo drink for the day. The total bill came to 1,730 yen including tax. Wait, was there a mistake? When I checked the bill, I noticed that the draft beer was only 10 yen, probably a special opening offer. Hatagaya is known as the "Tibet of Shibuya," a nameless alley in this remote area, but surprisingly, there are several affordable and pleasant drinking spots like Toriwa Toriina, Mangetsu, and Suzunari. Recently, the popular local restaurant Hamaya opened here. When the Sasazuka branch opened, there were some doubts, but this new branch has a good balance as a casual pub and a welcoming atmosphere. Hatagaya area seems to have quite a few seafood izakayas like Uotada, Choji, and Kenroku. The variety of options is expanding, which is quite pleasing for locals, but it may also intensify the competition for survival. I look forward to the future development of this new casual seafood izakaya and plan to visit again. A slightly celebratory rating, hoping for further improvement in the future.

Hoppy, sashimi, and other dishes for 1330 yen. Great taste, cheap prices, and a unique atmosphere.