Recommended by Tokyo Sake Bar, Japan

Everyone knows that Japan is the most beautiful and lively in March. This is the annual cherry blossom season. So, where can I go to play besides seeing cherry blossoms? Bian Xiao came to tell you that you can go to the sake bar in Japan. Come and see the recommendation!

KurandSakeMarket Address and Phone:

Ikebukuro Store: 3-27-3S & Ikebukuro, Kyoto _ _; kビル4f(+8 1-3-69 12-6686)

Shinjuku Store: _ ワタセタマビ125234 Shinjuku District, Kyoto 3-9-9 _(+8 1-3-6457-7544

Shibuya Store: _ Kyoto _ Guduogenban 2-9- 10 Matsumoto ビ125233 _ (+81-3-6455-0277)

Ueno Store: G/F, Ueno 3-36-7, Kyoto Station1_ (+81-3-5846-8774)

(There are also Tokyo Xinqiao Store, Yokohama Store, _ Jade Store and Chiba Store, but the above four stores are all in the center of Tokyo, close to shopping or sightseeing areas, which are of great significance to tourists, so they are listed separately. )

Business hours (only approximate, slightly different from store to store):

Noon: 12: 00 ~ 16: 00 (there will be a noon show only on Saturday); Evening: 17: 00 ~ 23: 30 (open daily).

How much is the admission fee?

Half an hour/1080 yen; 90 minutes /2 160 yen; Unlimited time /3240 yen (the price does not include any food).

If you choose the top grade, you can taste all the nearly 100 kinds of wines without going to 200 yuan. If you can drink it.

The shop provides all kinds of wine glasses, and suggests what to drink with different glasses, just help yourself. In addition, you make your own wine and pour it. If you are interested in tasting many kinds of wine in one night, even 100 at once, you must be restrained when pouring your own wine, and at most half a glass of each wine is enough.

The wine in the shop is changed regularly. All wines are divided into several themes, including "the first cup at the store" (it seems to be the main product), seasonal wine, new wine (that is, the latest bottled wine in the winery), new products in the winery, regular hot products, the recommendation of the store manager, fruit liqueur and so on.

I have never seen authentic chrysanthemum, laurel pavilion and pine bamboo plum, which can spread goods to all corners of the country, or 14 generation, Rex Festival and Kubota, which are well-known top brands in China. There are not even famous brands such as Daqi, Jiupingji and Zici Slow. It can be said that they are all carefully selected, from all over the world, not yet famous, and some even I don't know.

After all, this is a buffet and the price is not expensive, so don't expect lobster and shark's fin bird's nest.

However, cheap does not mean poor quality. In recent years, the market of sake in Japan is still shrinking, so in order to survive, all wineries are trying their best to improve the quality and make their products more widely loved. Moreover, the brewing technology of sake has been improving.

After drinking, let's talk about food: you are allowed to bring your own food here without extra charge! But also provide cookers such as microwave ovens and induction cookers. Because all the shops are downtown and there are many good restaurants around, you can pack your things in other restaurants and bring them to Kurant to eat and drink (in fact, all the guests in the store do so).

Tell the clerk if you are not full, or go out to buy food on the way. If only the Japanese take-out industry were as developed as China. But many young people are not so particular about it. They come with bags of chips and biscuits bought from the supermarket.

In addition, there are more than 20 kinds of side dishes here, and the cheapest one costs 200 yen.

This shop can be said to be a must-see for sake lovers because of its sufficient storage capacity and reasonable price. For ordinary tourists, as long as you want to experience the latest sake culture, I also recommend it here. As for the local tyrants who want to drink for fourteen generations, the red ghost and string pony introduced later in this article have many famous wines, which will be more suitable for you.

Twelve. Address: _ 1_ Ground Floor, Wall 4-2-4, Xibaba, Kyoto Port Area

Postal code: _ 106-003 1

Tel: +8 1-3-6805-0764

Business hours:

Food and wine matching time: 20: 00 ~ 22: 00 (telephone reservation is required in advance); Drinking time: after 2 1:00 (the end time is uncertain); Shops are closed on Sundays and public holidays in Japan.

If the above one is the most popular and recommended sake bar, then this one is probably the most fashionable and pretentious sake bar in Tokyo.

The process of finding this store is very difficult. Navigation is displayed on the first floor of a building, but there is only one staircase leading to the second floor, not the first floor. There are no signs around.

It was later discovered that there was a small black door next to the stairs leading to the second floor, but there was no house number at the door.

The sign on the stairs is the shop on the second floor. The stairs go straight down, and twelv. There is no sign on the first floor itself, and the door is not eye-catching at all, so it is easy to miss it. I tried to push it, only to find that it was really the store door.

It only took a moment to react: this turned out to be an underground bar!

The so-called underground bar was born during the prohibition of alcohol in America. The underground bar disguises the facade as a drugstore or bookstore, and visitors have to tell the secret code or press the organ button to open the secret door and enter the bar.

There are still many cocktail bars playing this game, disguising the facade as a telephone booth or bookstore or fire escape. But this is the first time I have seen such a sake bar.

The store is dimly lit, with soft pop music, and there is nothing like a bar.

After sitting down, I realized that there was no wine list here, and the kind and order of drinks were completely arranged by the clerk. Of course, you can also talk about your needs and favorite fragrance first, and he will match it as required. Just like sake Omakase, it is a new way of playing.

This is certainly not a traditional sake bar, and the boss also said that local guests only account for about 20%. He also proudly said that the design of the store was completed by two Japanese designers from King Alexander and Prada respectively.

After sitting down, the first glass of wine was sparkling sake fermented twice in a bottle. The wine is brewed by a winery in Chiba Prefecture (due to the dim light, the name of the winery is not clear, as if it were made by Yongjing Wine). The standard bottled secondary fermentation method, with relatively high acidity, is now a pleasing taste.

The second wine served in the back is the "true color standard" 20 18 of the New Deal, the third is "ID39- 1" of Wu Ze's "keep breaking", and the last ending is full of expensive wine.

The first two are popular brands in recent years. Choosing them shows the store's feeling about the sake trend. Especially in the third paragraph, Wu Ze's "Defending Breakthrough" series has been very popular, but this series is still rare. It uses Yamada Jin, the best place of origin of the "King of Rice", and rice produced in a single village (the number after ID corresponds to the address of farmland), but the village name is "Okamoto" for people to play with.

However, it's really hard not to think of Burgundy when the good rice from a single village and a single year is matured in a winery for 22 months and then bottled. The flavor of the wine is good, maintaining a slight carbonic acid taste and the flavor is also very active. The flavor of melon and fruit is very impactful, and entry-level drinkers would never imagine that sake could have such a flavor.

Finally, the boss used a cup with a wide and flat belly and a closed mouth-this exaggerated cup shape was designed and manufactured by himself and patented.

This expensive wine is really suitable for drinking in a brandy glass with a big belly. The wider belly and mouth make the wine taste better.

Finally, I paid the bill. Four glasses of wine cost more than 7,000 yen. 400 yuan in the early stage. The price is definitely expensive, but it is worthwhile to come once in such a special environment and experience. After all, you can boast that you have been to the most pretentious sake bar when you go back.

In addition, if you make an appointment in advance, you can also taste the set meal with wine in the store. The store will make all kinds of wine snacks with organic ingredients, organic seasonal vegetable salad and Tuscan cheese platter in Onenden area are regularly supplied, and seasonal wines and dishes are also available. The sommelier from Russia will explain the sake knowledge and catering skills in detail.

Akaoni Address: 2- 15-3 San Xuan Teahouse, Setagaya, Tokyo.

Postal code: _ 154-0024

Tel:+81-3-3410-9918 (only reservations for no more than 4 people are accepted, and reservations can be made in English).

Business hours:

17: 30 ~ 00:30 the next day (working day); 65438+ 07: 00 ~ 00:30 the next day (Saturday); 17: 00 ~11:00 (Sunday and other holidays)

The Red Ghost, which opened at 1983, is probably the most famous sake bar in Tokyo. Its initial stage happened to be a period when the market share of sake in Japan dropped sharply. Cheap and inferior sake, which originally dominated, was squeezed out of the market by wine and beer, and a large number of wineries closed down. Red Ghost survived by selecting and recommending high-quality sake from all over Japan for customers, and then became the forefront of brand promotion of high-quality small and medium-sized sake.

In addition to the varieties of sake, Red Ghost is also famous as the "king of sake" in the 14th generation, and its stock is the highest in the industry.

At the peak, you can even drink a full range of 14 generations in the store, including the 14 generation "Longquan" which is the treasure of other factories, and all of them are sold in a single cup. What's more, this store also has its exclusive customized fourteenth generation product-"Red Ghost PB Fourteenth Generation".

The specifications of this wine vary from year to year, but in recent years, it is mostly pure rice to brew original wine or original wine. Because you can't drink it anywhere else, it can be said to be a must.

However, with the growing popularity of the 14th generation, the situation of short supply is becoming more and more serious. Even the Red Ghost can't provide as many fourteen generations as it did in those days-however, it is still possible to keep more than ten kinds.

For example, the entry-level 14th-generation Benwante Brew and Pure Rice Brew are all well supplied, while the 14th-generation Yue Long, Double Rainbow, and other high-level works have not been available for a long time, so we can only take a chance. "Red Ghost PB Fourteenth Generation" is generally purchased in early summer and will be sold out within a few months.

But in addition, Red Ghost has hundreds of kinds of sake from all over the country, and those local rookies who just showed their sharp corners are also worth a try. Some cutting-edge works, such as Hand of Song, Syaraku and Huayang Bath, which have recently become popular among drinkers, can also be tried here-privately, for sake lovers, these are more worthy of attention than the 14th generation. Moreover, many brands have also launched limited-edition works for Red Ghost, which is naturally worth a try.

In terms of meals, it is natural that the following tables are mainly drinks, but the selection of materials is absolutely unambiguous. Sashimi sushi materials are freshly purchased in Tsukiji market every day, and mustard is also freshly ground. Even the tofu in the appetizer snacks is made by ourselves. Although they are all prepared to set off Japanese sake, their meticulous spirit is also admirable.

(Note, just follow the navigation. The shop under this brand is not a ghost. You must turn right and then turn to that. )

When you go to this store, you should also pay attention to it. After you get out of the subway station, follow the direction of navigation, and at the end, you will see a sign that says "Red Ghost"-but! That's not a red ghost under the sign! Turning to the back of the signboard is the real identity of our store.

Izakaya Address: Peking University _ 1-33-25, Toyoda, Tokyo.

Postal code: _ 170-0004

Tel: +8 1-3-39 17-6657 (reservation can be made in English)

Business hours:18: 00 pm to 00:00AM the next day (closed on Monday).

If the red ghost above is the most famous izakaya among ordinary consumers; Then, the most famous izakaya among the sake industry practitioners is this Chuanju.

Mr darling, the founder of Sichuan opera, is called "Brewmaster". He drove a horse at 1980. At first, it was just an ordinary izakaya. Once, he tried the "unfiltered original wine" that was not popular at that time in another restaurant, and was shocked by the fresh fruit aroma, so he plunged into the world of sake.

Unfiltered raw wine is not pasteurized, so it can retain the freshness and full flavor of the wine body to the greatest extent, but it must be preserved at low temperature, so it has not been popular in 1980 s; Mr. Dalin _ made a refrigerator for sake in the shop to store the original wine. Today, almost all Japanese izakaya and Kiyomizu hotels use sake refrigerators to store the original wine, which is actually the trend of stringing ponies.

Mr. Darling seized every opportunity to learn about sake. It is said that as long as he hears which winery can make good wine, he can leave for a visit and study the next day. Then replenish the goods and convey the winemaking concept and experience of the winery and what you have seen and heard in the winery to the guests.

At that time, there was no internet, information dissemination was not smooth, and there was a lack of wine merchants to promote local wine. He traveled all over the country on his own legs and made a name for himself in the industry.

There are many legends about Chuanju, but one of them must be told-1968+0990. In the early 1990s, a young man pushed open the store door of Chuanju with a bottle of 1800ml sake and asked Dalin _ "Can you help me try this wine?"

At the first bite, Dalin _ was amazed, because at that time, sake with light taste such as "Kubota Wanshou" and "Bashan" was popular in Japan; And this young man's product is full of fruit flavor and flowery fragrance.

Convinced that this product will sell well, he not only decided to buy it immediately, but also recommended it to all customers, peers and even TV and magazine reporters, making it become an industry leader from obscurity.

The sake he advocated in those days was the14th generation, and the young man who visited him was Mr. Takagi Xintong, the brewer of the14th generation.

This also explains why the Fourteenth Generation Collection of Chuanju is also very rich, and there are many limited works. On the second floor of Chuanju, there is a message and autograph left by Mr. Takagi Xintong.

After Mr. Darling's death, his widow and employees inherited his idea, and continued to run a string of horses, which continued to open their eyes to all kinds of high-quality wines. Now, the "New Deal" that holds up half the sky also has their help.

As far as food is concerned, the main dish of this store is fried skewers, but the homepage feels that this is not suitable for sake with rich fruit flavor, so every time I come, I will pay more attention to the dishes written on the blackboard. The tin foil roast duck and oil-soaked oysters that often appear are better appetizers.

_ウラ(Kiura) Address: 2- 14-2 1 San Xuan Teahouse, Setagaya District, Tokyo.

Tel: +8 1-3-5779-3338 (reservation can be made in English)

Business hours: 17: 30 ~ 2:00 the next day (Monday to Saturday); 17: 30 ~ 65438+ 0:00 the next day (Sunday and other holidays)

"_ ヾ ラ" has the style of speakeasy, an underground bar. The small room under the facade only has a sake refrigerator. This cabinet full of wine is actually a door. Open it, and it's filled with Gan Kun.

"_ ヾラ" is located in the Red Ghost Teahouse in San Xuan. If you go to Red Ghost without an appointment, you will have to wait in line for 2-3 hours in most cases. If you don't want to take the subway for another half an hour to string ponies, it is an excellent choice to walk to "_ ヾラ" for the first round and wait for a seat while drinking.

When you come to the door of the store, you will find two rows of sake refrigerators in front, which not only contain all kinds of famous wines, but also a row dedicated to displaying all kinds of seasonal sake-you will know that you have not come to the wrong place when you see such refrigerators.

But in fact, it is a bit unfair to regard this store as the spare tire of Red Ghost, because only from the wine list, the lineup of "_ ラ" is not inferior to Red Ghost at all-for example, on the day I visited San Xuan Teahouse, Red Ghost failed to supply the 14th generation Longquan, and "_ラ" not only has Longquan, but also two top works of Black Dragon: Ishida House and Black Dragon. Besides, there are famous brands like Kojima, Yamamoto and Wuchuan. Although it is not as internationally renowned as the above two stores, this wine list really won't let people down.

"_ ヾラ" The staple food here is teppanyaki, and the sizzling chicken chops are the signature dishes. The meat is very tender, but the weight is relatively large. Only two or more people should consider it.

In addition, iron octopus fried rice is also recommended. Stir-fry diced octopus with garlic juice prepared in advance, add rice and stir-fry, and finally sprinkle with shredded seaweed. Umami and fragrance are in harmony.

Address of Hailin Hall of Sakbar & Store:No. Tomoka 1-8-2, jiangdong district, Tokyo.

Postal code: _ 135-0047

Tel: +8 1-3-5875-8088 (reservations can be made in Chinese)

Business hours:

18: 00 pm ~ 0:00 am the next day (Monday to Saturday, reservation is required one day in advance)

Hailintang is not so much a sake bar or restaurant as an all-round experience store of sake-besides dozens of kinds of sake that can be sold in a single cup, there are a large number of snacks with sake as the theme, such as side dishes seasoned with wine residue and wine residue cheese, and you can also eat brewed rice, so that you can intuitively feel the hardness of sake and the difference between it and rice in taste and flavor; Most of the wine and tableware in the shop are provided by the famous brand "Maruko Gaomu Pottery" made in MINO. You can buy it home if you feel like it after trial. It is really a one-stop solution to the multiple needs of Japanese travel.

In terms of drinks, the products here come from all over Japan, most of which are small boutique factories excavated by stores, such as Canran, Kitajima, He Chuan, etc., as well as Fuji Milan Kucan, a famous Hiroshima factory supported by female winemakers, and the most professional Japanese ancient wine brand "Authentic Dharma". 1500 yen can taste four kinds of sake. If your capacity is better, you can taste more than ten kinds of wine in one night.

Shopkeepers not only helped these local wine brands to promote, but also hired cutting-edge Japanese artists to design wine bottles and labels for their products, which changed the old-fashioned design of Japanese wine labels and thus launched a series of younger works, such as "No.8"

Ocean series is also very popular in Japan.

In terms of food, the chef will go to Tsukiji market to purchase the freshest raw materials according to the reservation of the day, so be sure to call one day in advance to make a reservation. Because there are waiters who can speak Chinese, they can also tell each other their food preferences with confidence. However, the chefs here are good at cooking all kinds of foods flavored with sake residue, and mutton is also very good. Italian rice made with sake rice is also worth a try.

Ok, do you know these sake bars? After seeing the cherry blossoms, why not come here for a drink?