Popular izakaya in the Koriyama area! 12 recommended great places to eat

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Aburiya Shokudo is an izakaya about a 10-minute walk from JR Koriyama Station, tucked away in a back alley just off Omachi-dori. Here, you can enjoy fresh seafood dishes and specialty dishes from Fukushima Prefecture with local sake.

The calm interior has a traditional Japanese feel, with counter seats on the first floor and fully private rooms on the second floor.

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One of the big draws is the selection of local sake from Fukushima Prefecture. As shown in the photo, they also offer a "three-sake tasting" where you can enjoy 3 kinds of Omakase.

The "sashimi assortment," which lets you try a variety of options in small portions, uses wild caught fish. You can also add shellfish taken straight from the tank in the restaurant.

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The photo shows sumibiyaki tori (charcoal grilled chicken skewers) that pair perfectly with drinks. They use Date-dori (Fukushima free-range chicken) from Fukushima Prefecture, known for its tender texture and deep flavor. You can order from 5 skewers with Omakase.

In addition, they offer a wide range of courses, including courses with All you can drink that you can enjoy with drinks.

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Ikken is a hidden-style izakaya (Japanese pub) on the 4th floor of a building along Daikan Koji, just a 3-minute walk from the Central Exit of JR Koriyama Station, where you can enjoy exceptionally fresh seafood with local sake.

The interior has a calm Japanese feel, and in addition to counter seats, it also offers many Private rooms with Sunken kotatsu seating.

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The restaurant buys live seafood landed mainly in Kyushu and serves it by taking it out of the fish tank in the restaurant when it is cooked.

If you want to enjoy that freshness, they recommend the "sashimi assortment." You can choose between a portion for 2〜3 people and one for 4〜5 people. They also offer grilled and simmered dishes.

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Centered on local sake from Fukushima Prefecture, they offer a full lineup of well-known labels from sake regions around Japan. All of them are easy to drink, so you may end up drinking a bit too much.

They also offer several kaiseki (traditional multi-course Japanese meal) courses, where you can enjoy Japanese food made with seasonal ingredients throughout the year. If you have a group of 4 or more, you can also order All you can drink.

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Taishu Baniku Sakaba Mimura Koriyama Ten is a baniku (horse meat) izakaya located a 3-minute walk from the west exit of JR Koriyama Station.

In a stylish retro-modern space, you can casually enjoy fresh baniku with local sake from Fukushima Prefecture. The restaurant is equipped with counter and table seating.

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The specialty here is “abiyaki baniku (grilled horse meat),” cooked on a tabletop wire grill. Grilling it over the mesh lets the moisture escape and gives it a nice toasty finish, so you can enjoy the rich flavor of the horse meat.

It also pairs well with their wide selection of local sake from Fukushima Prefecture, and many people seemed to be enjoying it with a drink.

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The "Sakura-niku (horse meat) sukiyaki" is also a popular menu item, where you coat the horse meat in raw egg and eat it like sukiyaki. The Hot Pot also includes ingredients such as grilled tofu and green onions.

The meat is said to be meltingly tender, with rich flavor spreading through your mouth.

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Kushi Sakaba Pizza Sakaba Orenji is a dining bar located a 7-minute walk from JR Koriyama Station. You can enjoy pizza, pasta, and skewer dishes with drinks in a casual izakaya style.

The interior, with both counter and table seating, has a retro and homey atmosphere.

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A wide range of pizzas is available. The ultra-thin crust is crisp, and the melted cheese is rich.

The photo shows Margherita, the classic pizza made with tomato and basil. It is said to pair well with wine.

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The slow-simmered "kushi-nikomi (simmered skewers)" is also popular. It gets good reviews for its variety of ingredients, including egg, konnyaku (yam cake), daikon radish, and beef shank. They offer not only A la carte orders, but also Omakase assortments.

They also have a course that comes with 8 dishes and All you can drink. You can fully enjoy a lineup of Special Japanese and Western dishes.

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Shijumaru Koriyama is a creative izakaya serving Special ingredients selected from the market and local sake. It is about a 6-minute walk from the west exit of JR Koriyama Station, along Nakamachi Yume-dori.

The interior is bright and clean, with counter and table seating, and has a calm atmosphere where you can relax.

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They offer a wide range of seafood dishes made with fresh fish delivered straight from the market, including sashimi (raw sliced fish), sushi, and fried items.

The “Ebi-shabu (shrimp shabu-shabu)” in the photo is a hotpot dish where you quickly swish plump shrimp through the broth before eating. As you add the heads and tails to the broth while you eat, the rich shrimp flavor stands out even more.

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The signature “Ibaraki Tsufu-nabe (Ibaraki gout Hot Pot)” is a Hot Pot made with plenty of oysters, soft roe, and ankimo (monkfish liver). The flavors of the ingredients layer together for a rich taste.

It also pairs very well with Japanese sake, and they recommend enjoying it with local sake.

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Taishu Shokudo Amatsu Koriyama Ekimae Ten is an izakaya where you can casually enjoy Chinese food, including its popular gyoza (dumplings). It is located along the main street in front of the station, a 3-minute walk from JR Koriyama Station.

The interior is spacious and bright, with an atmosphere that makes it easy to drop in even on your own.

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A highball server that you can pour yourself is the standout feature here, with one installed at every table. If you order the "Highball 60-minute All you can drink" plan, you can enjoy your drinks to the fullest.

For an extra charge, you can also extend it by 30 minutes or add more Lemon slices, and you can adjust the strength of your highball yourself.

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The "House Made Yaki Gyoza (pan-fried dumplings)" in the photo is a signature menu item made with a well-balanced filling of coarsely ground pork, cabbage, garlic chives, garlic, and other ingredients. The wrapper is thin, so you can really enjoy the good flavor of the filling.

You can have it with any of the several courses that come with All you can drink.

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Tenkuu is a tempura and Japanese restaurant tucked away on a backstreet, a 5-minute walk from the west exit of JR Koriyama Station. It has a wide selection of drinks, so you can also use it like an izakaya (Japanese pub).

The interior is a calm, traditional Japanese space, with lively counter seating as well as table seating and Private room options that are great for groups.

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They mainly use ingredients from Fukushima Prefecture. In addition to enjoying the blessings of the four seasons through tempura, you can also enjoy dishes made with seasonal fish and seasonal vegetables.

You can order à la carte as well, but many people seem to go for a course. The popular choice is the "Tsukigawari Tempura Course," which includes about 10 kinds of tempura.

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Every dish here has a reputation for being delicious. The "jikasei satsuma-age (house-made deep-fried fish cake)" in the photo is a local specialty from Kagoshima Prefecture, made by deep-frying ground fish paste in oil.

The restaurant also offers a full lineup of dishes that pair well with drinks, including sashimi assortment, dashimaki tamago (Japanese rolled omelet), and garlic-fried tsubugai (whelk).

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"Kazetora" is an izakaya where you can enjoy dishes made with seasonal ingredients along with local sake. It is located inside the arcade shopping street in front of the station, a 2-minute walk from JR Koriyama Station.

The homey interior has counter seats as well as table seating and Private rooms. The Private rooms can accommodate from 2 to 20 people.

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They have a wide selection of drinks, with a focus on local sake from Fukushima Prefecture and Japanese sake. In addition to the regular menu, they also offer monthly rotating drinks.

Some guests were also seen enjoying drinks along with basashi (horse sashimi) and katsuo no warayaki (straw-seared bonito).

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At the center of the photo is the "Fukushima Kyodo Ryori assortment (Fukushima local cuisine assortment)," which lets you enjoy small portions of three kinds of local dishes from Fukushima Prefecture. It is said to be a perfect dish to go with drinks.

In addition to several good value courses with All you can drink that let you enjoy dishes made with ingredients from each of the four seasons, they also offer an All you can drink plan on its own.

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Ajiwaidokoro Enmusubi is a kushiyaki (grilled skewer) restaurant tucked away in a back alley, just a 2-minute walk from the west exit of JR Koriyama Station. It also offers a wide selection of drinks, including local sake from Fukushima Prefecture.

The calm Japanese-style interior has counter seats, table seats, and Private room seating.

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The grilled skewers here make the most of each ingredient’s natural flavor, and one of their key features is that they are cooked slowly and carefully. Along with beef, pork, chicken, and vegetables, they also offer seasonal limited-time skewers made with ingredients in season, as well as creative skewers.

The photo shows a grilled chicken liver skewer. It is said to have no off notes and a tender texture.

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Many people also seemed to be ordering the "tsukune (chicken meatball skewers)" shown in the photo. This dish lets you enjoy tsukune with sauce and egg yolk.

The courses that include a kushiyaki (grilled skewers) assortment and All you can drink are also popular.

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Hamayaki Kaisen Izakaya Daisho Suisan Koriyama Ten is a seafood izakaya located a 3-minute walk from the west exit of JR Koriyama Station. You can casually enjoy seafood dishes such as hamayaki (seaside-style grilled seafood), where fresh seafood is grilled on a tabletop stove.

The lively interior is said to have both table seating and Sunken kotatsu seating.

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They source seafood from fishing ports all over Japan. For the hamayaki shellfish, you can enjoy fresh ones taken right from the fish tank in the restaurant.

They recommend the signature "Omakase hamayaki (grilled seafood) loaded set," which comes with shellfish, shrimp, and more. The contents of the set change depending on the season.

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The sashimi assortment that pairs well with Japanese sake is also popular. You can choose from 8, 10, or 12 kinds, and orders start from 2 servings. Each piece is thickly sliced, so you can fully enjoy its flavor.

They also offer a wide range of good-value courses for enjoying seafood, and almost all of them come with All you can drink.

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Mekiki no Ginji Koriyama Eki Higashi Shopping Center Ten is about a 9-minute walk from JR Koriyama Station. This seafood izakaya serves fresh seafood along with a wide selection of drinks.

The inside is said to be a lively space with the feel of a fish market.

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The specialty here is hamayaki (seaside-style grilled seafood), where you grill fresh seafood yourself right at the table. The toasty Fresh Scent of the Ocean is said to whet your appetite and pair well with drinks too. Being able to enjoy it fresh off the grill is a great draw.

The "Meibutsu Hamayaki assortment" is a set where you can enjoy scallops and kani miso korayaki (crab miso grilled in the shell), among other items. They say everything has strong umami and sweetness, and tastes great.

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The photo shows the “Kaisen Goshu Don (five seafood Rice bowl),” topped with 5 kinds of seafood over Domestic rice. It’s the perfect dish To finish, and you can also get a Large size of rice for an extra charge.

Besides courses where you can enjoy seafood dishes, there are also plans with All you can drink included, as well as an A la carte All you can drink plan you can use when ordering individual dishes.

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Yamauchi Nojo Koriyama Ekimae Ten is located along the main street in front of JR Koriyama Station, just a 2-minute walk away. This is an izakaya where you can casually enjoy jidori (free-range chicken) dishes and Kyushu gourmet food.

The spacious interior has a calm atmosphere where you can relax, with table seating, Sunken kotatsu seating, and Private room options available.

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The photo shows the restaurant's specialty, jidori sumibiyaki (charcoal grilled local chicken), made with Kuro Satsuma-dori (black Satsuma chicken) from Kagoshima Prefecture. They grill it over charcoal, using the far infrared heat to give it a nice, fragrant finish.

Kuro Satsuma-dori is said to have both tenderness and a pleasant bite, with a rich, deep flavor.

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"Kibinago (silver-stripe round herring) no Kara-age" is a perfect snack to go with drinks, made by lightly frying kibinago caught off the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

They also offer other regional specialties such as Oita's chicken tempura and Kumamoto's karashi renkon (lotus root with mustard).