芋の蔵

Imonokura is a good quality (and a little expensive）Kyushu speciality Izakaya in the Oazu Building (opposite Tokyo Station in the same building as Maruzen's main branch. One of few restaurants with a good raw whale selection and special frosted raw horse meat. Good for the occasional visitor.

Imonokura

〒100-0005東京都千代田区丸の内1-6-4　オアゾショップ＆レストラン6F
[営業時間]
ランチ/11：00～16：00
ディナー/月～土17:00～24:00(OS23:00)
日･祝17:00～23:00(OS22:00)
TEL:03-5220-0068 FAX:03-5220-0073

Thai Tam

This is quite an oddity. There are a whole range of expensive restaurants in the north side of the road leading from Azabu crossing up to Roppongi but not so many cheaper places (a few though). This is certainly one of the cheaper places - in fact excellent value Vietnamese restaurant. This is very informal, but quite clean neat inside. Not suitable for business but certainly OK for a low cost fairly quick meal. The JPY2,800 course menu was just incredibly good value for money - including salad, two types of harumaki and the typical bowl of noodles. Not in the top tier but great for a credit crisis dinner.

Very hidden away - more as if you are going into some office building rather than anything else and not large. Second road on the right past Konpachi and then take the first right and then its on your right - but pretty difficult to find if you havene been there.

Hiroshima Building 1f 1-11-13, Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Tel 03 3479 0658 and while not the sort of place you would normally make a reservation, probably OK to do so.
11:30 to 14:30 lunch time, 18:30 to 22:30 last orders

Tetsu Jin 鉄人

Of the many fairly casual Izakaya's in Ebisu this is one of the best (good enough to have gone twice with my wife and happy to go again). A little difficult to find - quite steep steps leading down to the basement but nicer inside than average - Wafu modern and quite dark. Suitable for business dinner with more casual acquaintances. The JPY5,000 or so menu is good value - probably a little too much. The hot chocolate souffle style (atcually not a souffle) is very good. Good selection of Shouchu but no cold sakes.

Address:
1-7-13 Nishi Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021. Very close to the station so easy to walk.
Tel: 03 5784 9280 6pm to 5am closed on Sundays

URL for group:
http://www.ebisu-wagen.jp/