Kantaku

Whether you want a substantial late-night meal or a few dishes to enjoy with a drink, Kantaku has plenty to choose from. The izakaya serves dishes that work as either a meal or a small plate, including simmered beef tendon, braised pork belly and assorted tempura. Visitors who came late at night mentioned grated daikon with dried young sardines, braised pork, omelette and assorted tempura. One reviewer particularly enjoyed the braised pork; alongside the menu’s simmered beef tendon and seared beef, it offers a useful guide for anyone in the mood for a meat dish.

For fried dishes, there is chicken karaage, fried octopus and agedashi tofu—deep-fried tofu served with broth. The choices range from small bites to enjoy with drinks to more substantial plates. Rice dishes include a seafood bowl, oyakodon (chicken and egg over rice) and dashi chazuke (rice with broth), making them options for a final dish after drinks or for a meal centred on rice.

Shochu on the menu includes the barley varieties Nikaido Kicchomu and Iichiko, as well as the brown-sugar shochu Sato no Akebono. You can pair your choice with a dish, while draft beer, lemon sours and cocktails offer alternatives for a group with different tastes.

There is counter seating, and some visitors say they enjoyed watching the food being prepared and chatting with staff as they ate. One solo diner also noted that the portion sizes were adjusted for them. Kantaku is open daily from 19:00 until 7:00 the following morning, and dinner reservations are available. The range of options suits both groups sharing several dishes and solo diners settling in at the counter at their own pace.