Antenna America Yokohama Station

Just wanted to add a bit more information to the previous two reviews. As KyotoLefty mentioned it can be tricky to find if you don't know Yokohama stn. Just head for Food & Time Isetan---it's in there. However, contrary to TimE's info, they definitely do not allow outside food at their seating area---which sucks if you're there at lunch, because it's basically a hot dog or nothing. I understand that approach during the week, but it's absurd on weekends, unless they expand the menu then. They were nice about it though. I was just really hungry and had already had a hot dog and followed the advice here. Resist the idea to sit at the tables/stools adjacent to the shop. Uncomfortable as fuck---designed to keep people moving. Head to the main food court area for a few different styles of seating. Bottle/can stock better than the original location.

A bit hard to find if you don’t know the station well. Nice area to grab beers and food. Good selection, slightly more expensive than Kannai, but the best beer you will find in this station.

To get here, go to the Yokohama Station South Exit (which is in the B1), turn right out of the ticket gate and soon you will see an area called Isetan Joinus or something. Once you enter that area, on the left side is basically the food area, which includes a super market, but 10-20 restaurants with food court like seating in the middle. You can order from anywhere and take it anywhere else. Antenna America is towards the back, but easy enough to find. This AA has similar prices, tap and bottle list to the original Kannai location, and despite the concept being more similar to the Shinagawa branch, this is clearly much better. AA is one of the few venues that has its own seating. Unfortunately its only stools and small circular tables, which lends to move as a stop over place than a place you want to linger. You can take your drinks out to the main food court area and sit there (you can also bring any food into AA), but overall its great place to stop and have a meal - loved the pizza place down there, but less so if you just want to go out drinking with friends for the night. The atmosphere is OK. It feels more like a modern retail beer store than anything else, but pleasant enough. However, the location can:t be beat and if they are just trying to get commuters coming and going from Yokohama station, then they nailed it. Bottle selection wont: disappoint, so good for taking out. Staff were a bit friendlier here than in Kannai (at the moment anyways). We were hiking in Kamakura during the day and wanted a beer on the way home. The original AA is just too inconvenient go get to from Kamakura so we would have not gone there, but this was perfect for an early dinner and a couple after hike beers. I still like the original AA the best. I think better seating and slightly larger tables, would help this place if they want people to spend a few hours here.