20 Recommended Izakaya Around Bashamichi Station You’ll Want to Visit

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Wa Sosaku Iroha Kannai is an izakaya (Japanese pub) tucked away on a narrow alley about a 5-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, where you can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine.

The space has the warmth of wood. It has a calm atmosphere, and with about 16 seats, it feels compact and homey.

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The concept is a place where you can casually enjoy delicious washoku (Japanese cuisine). They use ingredients that are unique to each season—spring, summer, fall, and winter—and serve carefully Homemade dishes.

The "Appetizers assortment" included in the course is said to feature presentation that brings out the feeling of the season, letting you enjoy a variety of different flavors little by little.

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They are also particular about their Japanese sake, choosing bottles that pair well with the food. Instead of using large 1.8-liter bottles, they stock bottles in sizes that are easier to finish and value the fresh taste right after opening.

They also offer a course made up of recommended dishes that comes with Japanese sake pairings.

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Izakaya Yamakaku is an izakaya located about an 8-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, on the second basement floor of Sakuragicho Pio City, where you can also enjoy dishes made with ingredients from Kanagawa Prefecture.

The retro space is decorated with old wood and nostalgic posters. It has a casual atmosphere, making it a good place to enjoy either just a meal or drinks with your food.

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The house specialty is obanzai (traditional home-style side dishes). You can enjoy dishes made with seasonal ingredients that go well with rice and also pair nicely with alcohol.

The “Obanzai Assortment” comes with four kinds of side dishes, letting you enjoy a range of flavors such as simmered dishes, salad, and dressed dishes.

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The popular “Sashimi Masu Assortment” features the day’s recommended sashimi beautifully arranged in a square masu (wooden box). It is said to be neatly served in just the right portion for one person.

The alcohol menu is also extensive, with Special selections of Japanese sake and wine as well.

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Tebakara Sakaba Victory Pio City Sakuragicho Ten is an izakaya located about an 8-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, in the basement of Pio City near Sakuragicho Station. It mainly serves chicken dishes.

The bright interior has a casual feel that makes it easy to stop by for a drink even from lunchtime. There also seems to be an illustration on the wall showing how to eat their specialty chicken wings.

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They offer a wide range of dishes made with chicken wings. A popular item is "Tebakara," fried chicken wings cooked until crisp.

"Tebakara" comes in three seasoning options: salt, sweet, and mildly spicy. Even the mildly spicy version is not too hot and pairs well with alcohol.

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They also serve stuffed chicken wings filled with mentaiko (spicy cod roe), steamed chicken dishes, and Teppan-yaki. The chicken soup is also tasty, making this a great spot for chicken lovers.

The drink menu is extensive as well. On weekday afternoons, they also offer drink discounts, so it seems perfect for stopping by for a casual drink.

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Yoshidamachi Shokudo Kingyo is an izakaya (Japanese pub) tucked away on a side street off Yoshidamachi-dori Street, about an 11-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, marked by a lantern and noren (shop curtain) with goldfish painted on them.

The space feels like a mix of a diner and a taishu sakaba (casual Japanese pub). The counter seating is easy to use even when dining alone, and there are also zashiki (tatami seating) seats in the back where groups can relax.

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Their specialty is genshi-yaki (primitive style grilling), where charcoal is placed in a large ceramic goldfish bowl and sardines on skewers are slowly grilled over it. At the counter seats, you can also watch them grill.

They also serve genshi-yaki with shrimp and chicken thighs, and the outside is said to cook up crisp and fragrant while the inside stays tender, making the fish especially tasty.

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You can also enjoy cocktails themed around kingyo (goldfish), as well as an assortment of sashimi served in a glass goldfish bowl, with red maguro (tuna) arranged to look like goldfish.

The varied selection of juicy shumai dumplings is also popular. Multiple reviews say that every dish on the menu is good.

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Yahei is an izakaya on Noge Chuo-dori, about an 11-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, and mainly serves dishes made with fresh seafood sourced from Nagai Fishing Port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

The interior has a nostalgic feel, and it seems to be a lively, comfortable space where it is easy to chat with the staff.

They serve sashimi made from very fresh fish landed that very morning. On some days, you can also enjoy sashimi of fish that are only available at that time of year, or even rare varieties.

The sashimi has a reputation for being good no matter what you order. You can also enjoy grilled or simmered fish that changes daily.

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The menu seems to have a wide range of options, including an assortment of fish and shrimp tempura with seasonal vegetable tempura, and pizza topped with shirasu (whitebait), a Kanagawa specialty.

They are also particular about their Japanese sake, with about 15 varieties including popular labels and rare bottles. They also have their own original shochu.

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Yamaya Sengyoten Yahei is an izakaya (Japanese pub) located about a 10-minute walk from Bashamichi Station Exit 3, along Noge Koji, and it specializes in seafood dishes run directly by a seafood wholesaler.

The interior has the warm feel of wood. It seems to have a bright atmosphere that is easy to enjoy whether you are dining alone or visiting with family or a group.

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The main menu item is the “Tairyo Sashimi Nana-ten Assortment,” a beautiful assortment of 7 kinds of sashimi recommended for the day.

It features fresh seafood bought at auction from multiple fishing ports in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also includes iwashi (sardine) namero, which can only be made with very fresh fish, so you can enjoy seafood with outstanding freshness.

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The "yasai tempura assortment" made with Miura yasai (vegetables grown on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture) and seasonal vegetables from around Japan, coated in batter and deep fried, is also popular.

They are also particular about the freshness of their Japanese sake, and the labels seem to change each month with new shipments. You can enjoy seafood dishes and drinks that are only available during that season.

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Ponkichi Kannai Ten is an izakaya located along Sakura-dori, about a 7-minute walk from Exit 5 of Bashamichi Station, and it focuses on original kushiyaki (grilled skewers) dishes.

It is in the basement of a building, but the interior is a bright Japanese modern space with tatami seating, which can also be used like a Private room.

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The kushiyaki (grilled skewers) made by a chef with experience training at French restaurants are all delicious, and some of the ideas behind them are said to be surprisingly creative.

The beef skewer called "sukiyaki" topped with meringue and the "lasagna" made with bacon and cheese are said to bring out the exact flavors of those dishes in your mouth.

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The food menu is also well liked, with items such as steak made with maguro (tuna) and Japanese style roast beef. You can enjoy dishes that mix Japanese, French, and Italian influences.

The drink menu is also extensive, with wine and non alcoholic options, so it seems easy for families to enjoy as well.

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O'denbar Umami Yokohama Kannai, about a 9-minute walk from Bashamichi Station toward Kannai Station, is a popular spot where you can enjoy drinks along with oden (Japanese hot pot dish) and snacks made with seasonal ingredients.

The compact interior has about 15 seats in total, mainly counter seating. It is open for both lunch and dinner, and at dinner time you can use it like an izakaya (Japanese pub).

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The main attraction is oden (Japanese one-pot dish). Oden is made by slowly simmering a variety of ingredients for a long time in a carefully prepared broth made from kombu kelp and bonito flakes.

The ingredients also add flavor to the broth, so even though the soup is clear, it still has deep umami. You can enjoy a range of ingredients such as daikon radish, processed fish cakes, and eggs.

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The broth for the oden (Japanese hot pot with simmered ingredients) layers many kinds of umami, and you can also enjoy dishes that make use of that broth.

The curry also has oden broth added to it, so you can enjoy the taste of the broth without it being overpowered by the spices. A drink made by cutting shochu (Japanese distilled spirit) with oden broth is also popular.

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Kai・Sashimi Senmonten Shirahara Hanasakicho is an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) located about a 9-minute walk from Bashamichi Station along Noge Sakuradori, where you can enjoy seafood dishes centered on fresh shellfish.

Look for the noren (traditional shop curtain) with illustrations of shellfish. Inside, there is counter seating like at a sushi restaurant, and the place has a casual, food-stall-like atmosphere that's easy to drop by.

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Inside, there is a tank filled with lots of live shellfish, and when someone orders a shellfish dish, they take them out of the tank and cook them.

You can enjoy sazae (turban shell), akagai (ark shell), and hotate (scallops) as sashimi, or grilled with soy sauce. Fresh oysters and grilled oysters are popular as well.

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The menu also has a full lineup of temaki-zushi (hand-rolled sushi), enjoyed by placing rice and fresh seafood toppings on nori (seaweed). They are like Japanese-style tacos, and the fillings come in a wide variety.

The drink menu also has plenty of original options, including cocktails with the good umami of shellfish. This is a great place for shellfish lovers.

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Sumiyaki Shiki Torishirube is an izakaya (Japanese pub) on Benten-dori, about a 6-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, with yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) as its main specialty.

The interior is a stylish space with the warmth of wood, and it offers counter seats where you can enjoy chatting with the staff, as well as table seating that groups can use with ease.

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They source branded jidori (local premium chicken) from different regions while it is still very fresh, and grill it over Hyuga binchotan (high-grade white charcoal from Miyazaki Prefecture). Every skewer is plump, and the grilling is said to be spot on.

A popular item is the "chochin." This is the yolk part before it becomes an egg, and its rich savory flavor is said to spread across your palate.

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The ramen called "tori soba (chicken noodle soup)," made with soup from carefully prepared broth drawn from Special chicken, is also popular. It is said to let you really taste the good flavor of the chicken.

They also serve simmered dishes cooked in miso and horse meat dishes. The drink menu is also varied, making this a place where you can casually stop by for food and drinks.

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TSUBAKI Shokudo is located on the second floor of Yokohama City Hall, about a 5-minute walk from Bashamichi Station. It is popular as a shokudo (casual dining spot) at lunchtime, and at dinner it can also be used like an izakaya (Japanese pub).

The space is decorated in green and white. They are particular about vegetables from Kanagawa Prefecture, and the restaurant is said to display illustrations of vegetables and photos of the producers.

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There is also terrace seating, so you can spend dinnertime while taking in Yokohama’s sunset and night views. The appetizer menu is also extensive.

They also serve Yokohama craft beer and alcoholic drinks made with juice from vegetables grown in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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A popular menu item is the Yokohama Salad Lunch, which uses plenty of locally grown vegetables, and they say this one dish alone lets you eat 350g of vegetables.

It is full of color and even includes some unusual vegetables. The restaurant is said to be a place where you can eat well and feel healthier.

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Kaiou Sakaba Mai is a seafood-focused izakaya (Japanese pub) near Kannai Station’s North Exit, about a 7-minute walk from Bashamichi Station.

The bright Japanese modern space has just the right atmosphere for lively drinks with a group, and it stays open for long hours from daytime until late at night.

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The specialty here is hon-maguro (bluefin tuna), known as the king of tuna. In addition to tuna sashimi, they also offer assortments paired with other seasonal fish.

A menu that lets you compare different cuts and types, such as lean hon-maguro, toro, and binnaga-maguro (albacore tuna), and enjoy the differences in fat content also seems to be popular.

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The menu also includes fried dishes made with maguro (tuna) and kama-yaki (grilled tuna collar), a rare cut from behind the gills, and the rice bowls topped with plenty of maguro are also popular.

They also offer a wide range of drinks, including about 30 kinds of "lemon sour," made with shochu, soda, and squeezed lemon alone.

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Daiichi Gyorogyo Sakagura is an izakaya (Japanese pub) located under the elevated tracks at Sakuragicho Station, in the "Sakana-machi" area where many eateries gather, and it mainly serves charcoal grilled dishes such as himono (dried fish) and vegetables.

The counter seats right in front of the large grill are said to give a lively, up close feel. You can also choose what you want grilled from the display case lined with ingredients.

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The main menu item, robatayaki (fireside grilling), uses dried fish and fresh seafood Special selected by a fresh fish shop in Hokkaido, and they also grill rare fish for Kanagawa Prefecture and seasonal vegetables until fragrant.

Because the fish is dried, its umami is concentrated. You can really taste the natural good flavor of the fish itself.

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Their oden, made with broth from shellfish, is also popular. They also serve items such as Kara-age and ramen seasoned with shellfish broth.

They have a good selection of drinks, with a focus on Japanese sake as well as sours with shochu and soda. Another nice touch is the unique Japanese words printed on the drink mugs.

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Sapporo Yasuke Sakuragicho Ten is a popular izakaya where you can enjoy Hokkaido gourmet, located about an 8-minute walk from Bashamichi Station in Cross Gate near Sakuragicho Station.

The interior has a chic, calm Japanese modern feel, and there are also Private rooms.

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The concept is to “enjoy the great flavors of Hokkaido.” You can savor seafood landed in Hokkaido, freshly harvested vegetables, and even meat dishes.

A popular choice is a set with about 16 kinds of small dishes, including sashimi and other plates that pair well with alcohol. It also has great visual impact.

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The beautifully arranged fish and vegetables make for a dish you can enjoy with your eyes as well, and reviews also say you can find Hokkaido uni (sea urchin) that tastes great even when eaten with salt alone.

They also offer Hokkaido Japanese sake and shochu, so you can fully enjoy the blessings of Japan’s northern land along with the food and drinks.

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Sumibito Kemuri Kannai Ten is an izakaya located in the basement of a building near Kannai Station, about an 8-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, and its main specialty is motsuyaki (grilled pork offal skewers).

The space is stylish with a Japanese modern design that makes use of white wood. It is open from evening until late at night.

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"Motsuyaki (grilled offal skewers)" uses fresh organ cuts of meat, carefully skewered and grilled at the restaurant. They offer more than 30 kinds of skewers, including vegetable skewers.

There are rare cuts in both the iron and vitamin rich "aka-motsu (red offal)" and the springy "shiro-motsu (white offal)," and all of them are said to be juicy and grilled just right.

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Each table is equipped with a server that dispenses carbonated drinks with shochu, so if you order All you can drink, you can pour and drink as much as you like by yourselves within the allotted time.

They also have a full drink menu available a la carte. They also seem to offer fragrant shochu and more.

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Ginza Hakobune Sakuragicho Cross Gate Ten is located on the 2nd floor of Cross Gate, about an 8-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, and serves food from Hokushinetsu, the region that combines the Hokuriku area along the Sea of Japan and Nagano Prefecture in the Chubu region.

The calm, Japanese-modern interior also has glass-walled Private rooms, where you can enjoy your meal while taking in the night view.

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One feature here is that you can enjoy ingredients that are unique to each season, prepared in simple ways. You can also come across rare local ingredients.

In spring, they serve shiroebi (white shrimp); in summer, ayu (sweetfish); in autumn, matsutake (matsutake mushroom); and in winter, zuwaigani (snow crab), so even high-end seasonal ingredients seem easy to enjoy here.

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They offer more than 60 kinds of Japanese sake sourced from 250 breweries in Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, and Nagano.

Another highlight is that you can enjoy it in tin sake vessels, traditional crafts made in the Hokushinetsu area. They fit comfortably in the hand, and they also make the Japanese sake taste even better.

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Kaisen Shokuin Ichiba Marukami Shokudo Dockyard Ten is an izakaya centered on seafood dishes, located on the basement floor of Landmark Tower.

It is said to have table seating inspired by the cabins of a luxury cruise ship, as well as counter seating with the feel of a retro Japanese izakaya.

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You can enjoy fresh seafood sourced from Toyosu Market in Tokyo and fishing ports in Kanagawa Prefecture. They can prepare the sashimi as an assortment with a portion size to match your group.

They also offer a wide selection of kaisen-don (seafood Rice bowl), topped with plenty of fresh seafood over rice, and many people come here for a meal at lunchtime.

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Multiple reviews mention that the beer is served poured into well chilled glasses, so you can enjoy it at its best. They also have Yokohama Jibiiru (Yokohama local beer), so you can try beer made in Yokohama as well.

On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the restaurant stays open straight through from lunch to dinner, so you can stop by for a daytime drink.

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Kotaro is an izakaya (Japanese pub) located about a 10-minute walk from Bashamichi Station, along Hamakko-dori. It seems easy to spot thanks to its large noren (traditional shop curtain) and cute mural.

The interior has a casual, homey feel, with counter seats that are easy to drop into even alone, as well as table seating that works well for lively group gatherings.

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One of the signature menu items is yakitori, and they also serve rare skewers made with Nichinan-dori (brand chicken). They grill them over charcoal, which adds a nice smoky aroma.

Their tsukune (seasoned chicken meatball skewers) is also popular, with a wide range of flavors such as cheese, wasabi, and avocado with mayonnaise.

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They also offer a wide range of kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers), made by coating meat, seafood, and vegetables in batter and frying them. It seems you can enjoy a different kind of taste from grilling.

They also have a wide selection of sours, made by mixing shochu (Japanese distilled spirit) with soda or juice. Some even include grated fruit, and people say it is popular because you can enjoy many different flavors.

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Karan Koron is about a 5-minute walk from Bashamichi Station-dori, tucked away on a side street off BayStars-dori, and serves food across a range of genres including sushi, Chinese, and Western cuisine.

The interior has a simple, unified design, and reviews say it has a bright, cafe-like atmosphere where you can relax and enjoy your meal at ease.

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The menu is wide ranging, from sashimi (raw sliced fish) and oden (ingredients slowly simmered in dashi broth), both classic Japanese dishes, to stew, pizza, and shumai (steamed dumplings).

The alcohol selection is also extensive, so it seems you can use it like an izakaya (Japanese pub) as well.

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You can enjoy the daily changing menu prepared by the head chef of Sushi Sawai. It seems they also offer nigiri sushi for lunch and on some evenings.

They also have courses centered on sushi, making it a great fit for group Banquets and family meals.

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Isomaru Suisan Isezakicho Ten is an izakaya about a 12-minute walk from Bashamichi Station and close to Isezakicho-dori, a street lined with many shops, with a focus on seafood dishes.

The space feels casual and slightly retro, like a seaside beach house. It has an open feel and is easy to stop by, and since it is Open 24 hours, you can visit in the morning or late at night.

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The specialty here is hamayaki (seaside-style grill), where you cook and enjoy a range of ingredients on a grill set at your table. Some of the ingredients are so fresh they come straight from the tank.

A big draw is getting to enjoy shellfish, shrimp, and other items fresh off the grill with their nice toasty aroma. You can also change up the flavor with paid add-ons like butter and nori (seaweed).

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They also have a full lineup of meal options such as kaisen-don (seafood Rice bowl) and set meals. Popular choices include hearty set meals centered on sashimi (sliced raw fish) or grilled fish, with udon or soba on the side.

The menu also has plenty of seafood dishes, including Hot Pot dishes simmered in soup and large grilled fish.