Let me introduce you to the greatest restaurant invention ever - the Izakaya.
Simply put, and Izakaya is a place to eat and drink in a friendly, and occasionally loud, atmosphere. But more specifically, Izakaya is an amazing restaurant/bar that typically serves many types of foods in small portions with about a million drinks to choose from. Many foods in small portions is a fantastic idea (this is typically done for home meals in Japan too), it allows you to try many new foods and tastes and never get bored - or fat. Izakaya is an itsudemo kind of place; great for drinking with friends, meeting with coworkers after work, dates, and getting Crispy Crunk!
In Izakaya's you can also find Nomihoudai (all you can drink). For around 1500-2500 yen, you can drink all you want for 1.5-2 hours. Thats music to anyone's ears. This is a bonus for Gaijin since we can drink 3000yen worth of drinks in about 30 minutes. Tebehoudai-Nomihoudai (all you can eat and drink) is a little less common but you can find it for around 3500 yen.
I absolutely love the drinking culture in Japan. Places like Izakaya are awesome everywhere. Nobody has to drive home, so designate drivers are low and fun is high. For about 20 dollars you can hang out with friends for a couple hours, try 8 kinds of foods, drink rediculously sweet alcohol, meet new people, and have a convivial gathering of sorts (thank you Zach).
Simply put, and Izakaya is a place to eat and drink in a friendly, and occasionally loud, atmosphere. But more specifically, Izakaya is an amazing restaurant/bar that typically serves many types of foods in small portions with about a million drinks to choose from. Many foods in small portions is a fantastic idea (this is typically done for home meals in Japan too), it allows you to try many new foods and tastes and never get bored - or fat. Izakaya is an itsudemo kind of place; great for drinking with friends, meeting with coworkers after work, dates, and getting Crispy Crunk!In Izakaya's you can also find Nomihoudai (all you can drink). For around 1500-2500 yen, you can drink all you want for 1.5-2 hours. Thats music to anyone's ears. This is a bonus for Gaijin since we can drink 3000yen worth of drinks in about 30 minutes. Tebehoudai-Nomihoudai (all you can eat and drink) is a little less common but you can find it for around 3500 yen.
I absolutely love the drinking culture in Japan. Places like Izakaya are awesome everywhere. Nobody has to drive home, so designate drivers are low and fun is high. For about 20 dollars you can hang out with friends for a couple hours, try 8 kinds of foods, drink rediculously sweet alcohol, meet new people, and have a convivial gathering of sorts (thank you Zach).
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