A Guide to Asakusa's Hoppy Street: 23 Pubs with Sidewalk Tables for Stew and Drinks from Midday

West of Senso-ji, the street running north to south between Asakusa Rokku and WINS Asakusa is known as Hoppy Street (Hoppy-dori). Also called Koen Hon-dori, it is lined on both sides with casual pubs. Tables and chairs spill out onto the street, and its biggest draw is relaxed open-air drinking from midday.

Beef tendon stew and Hoppy

The street is named after Hoppy, a beer-flavored drink mixed with shochu. Launched in 1948, when beer was a luxury, it became popular as an affordable drink for ordinary people. The street is also nicknamed "Nikomi Street" because so many shops serve beef tendon stew. Each shop seasons it differently, so hopping from pub to pub to compare is part of the fun.

Even now that it draws many tourists, the downtown atmosphere of regulars raising glasses from midday lives on. Just to the north is Hatsune Koji, a back alley that grew out of postwar food stalls.

Main pubs on Hoppy Street

Long-established pubs

• Shochan: A casual pub famous for beef stew made with a continuously replenished broth.
• Taishu Sakaba Okamoto Main Store: A casual pub founded in 1959.
• Asakusa Sakaba Okamoto Hoppy-dori: Okamoto's large branch with tatami rooms and terrace seating.
• Suzuyoshi: Founded in 1974, known for yakitori and grilled offal.
• Takahashi: Proud of its beef tendon stew and whale dishes, serving "three-cold" Hoppy.
• Taishu Sakaba Tanuki: A casual pub on Hoppy-dori.
• Izakaya Don: An izakaya in the middle of the street.
• Asakusa Sanchan Yokocho Hoppy-dori: A casual izakaya with seating out front.
• Taishu Sakaba Ricchan Hoppy-dori: A casual pub at the south end of the street.

Grilled offal and izakaya

• Motsukushi: An izakaya for grilled offal and yakitori.
• Izakaya Kouji Asakusa: An izakaya where grilled offal is the staple.
• Daikatsu: A casual izakaya on Hoppy-dori.
• Tetsuya: A casual izakaya on Hoppy-dori.
• Nanajuri: An izakaya serving yakitori.
• Taishu Sakagura Asoko: A casual izakaya on Hoppy-dori.
• Izakaya Tetsu: An izakaya on Hoppy-dori.
• Asakusa Rokku Sakaba: An izakaya with terrace seating, known for beef tendon and offal stew.
• Izakaya Tsukushi Shinkan Asakusa Hoppy-dori: An izakaya that also serves monjayaki and okonomiyaki.

Newcomers and something different

• Sakaba Yamaka Shoten: An izakaya with meat dishes and seafood. Opened in 2020.
• Totoya: A seafood-focused izakaya. Opened in 2018.
• sKEWERs Tokyo: Creative skewers with fermented foods and Japanese craft beer. Opened in 2026.
• Asakusa Monja Kanoya: A monjayaki and okonomiyaki restaurant.
• Yakiniku Jugemu Asakusa Hoppy-dori: A yakiniku restaurant run by a meat processing plant. Opened in 2023.

Access

Asakusa 1-chome and 2-chome, Taito-ku. About a 3-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express and about 8 minutes from Asakusa Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line and Tobu Line. Opening hours and closing days vary by shop, so check each shop's information before visiting.

*Top photo: Kentin (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)