What a great jazz bar. Owner Kobayashi-san has more than 11,000 records here - chat to him, he is actually very friendly. This place is a music library, where added bonuses are whiskey and smoke.
Yanaka cemetery - focal point of the pretty and quiet old streets around Yanaka. Good place for a walk and to unwind.
Yuwaeru - an interesting little deli and 'health salon'. Good spot for some healthy lunch in a canteen style environment. Some tasty produce to buy for gifts too.
Ueno Sakuragi Atari - A great little spot in the quiet streets of Yanaka. Three in one: Yanaka Beer Hall (only open 12-5pm) (get the four beer taster), OshiOlive for oil and salt gifts, Kayaba Bakery.
Great tasty cheap burger, get the sumo size for a day ender... Owner is a nice chap.
Some top ramen in this local joint - expect something very meaty. The salt sauce was a favourite, order at the machine before (which is only in Japanese).
Serving up a typical street food dish from Osaka - squid filled pancakes covered in teriyaki sauce.
A fascinating street market, and lots of great stalls for street food. One of the busiest in Tokyo. For such a small area it is great fun!
Over 70 beers on tap to taste. Not typical pup service as very busy, but staff were friendly.
Arrive for 8am to look around the 'outer market' with lots of stalls. At 9am they let tourists into the 'inner market' where the wholesale of fish goes on - it is much more interesting in this part.
A spot for a high quality sushi breakfast - tuna bowl for less than 1000yen. Look out for blue flags above stall.
