Mimasuya izakaya in Kanda opened in 1905. The fourth-generation shop is one of Tokyo’s oldest izakaya pubs. Long on my radar and have only finally just made it there. On a quiet backstreet in Kanda. Popular shop. We went at 6 p.m. and got some of the last seats.

The menu is filled with sake-friendly small bites. All good. Tamagoyaki. Fried squid. Zenmai ferns simmered in a sweet soy sauce. Tuna and leeks in a sweet nuta miso dressing. #Karaage – because who doesn’t love fried chicken? #Agedashidofu – because who doesn’t love fried tofu? Yakitori. We paired the dishes with @taka_domaine sake, a crowd-pleaser.

Dinner for two, with sake was a steal for only less than 7,000 yen ($50). Highly recommend if you’re in the area. Mimasuya is also open for lunch. 🙂 

Mimasuya みますや

Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku, Kanda Tsukasa-machi 2-15-2

Historic izakaya 🏮 in Tokyo.

• Kagiya (1856): Taito-ku, Negishi 3-6-23-18
• Ohashi (1877): Adachi-ku, Senju 3-46
• Taguchiya (1887): Koto-ku, Tokiwa 2-6-11
• Yamashiroya Sakaba (1897): Kōtō-ku, Minami-Suna 1-6-8
• Kishidaya (1900): Chuo-ku, Tsukishima 3-15-12
• Mimasuya (1905): Chiyoda-ku, Kanda Tsukasa-machi 2-15-2
• Otafuku (1915): Taito-ku, Senzoku 1-6-2 
• Naganoya (1915): Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 3-35-7
• Akagaki (1917): Taito-ku, Asakusa 1-23-3