Craft Beer Market Otemachi

Least fun place ever to drink but decent selection. Good for a power lunch. That is all.

A new and modern bar/restaurant. Mainly an outdoor area which seats around 50. The indoor area is much smaller. They have 30 taps of mainly locally brewed beers but a fair few imported beers too. Friendly staff but limited English. Probably not a place you will want to go to unless you are working in the area and there are plenty of these restaurants dotted around the city anyway.

Typical stuff, except smaller than usual. Understaffed, poorly organized, not as cheap as it first appears, but a lot of beers to try. Tiring of this model. Going in the afternoon is the point to these places.

So I went here first on a Kanda beer night as it's only 10/15 or so minute walk from the Kanda highlights. This is not easy to find because it's on the ground floor of a bunch of high rise city buildings, but is located in an avenue/courtyard or cafes and restaurants down the centre of one building. Has central square bar and table seating interior and outdoor cafe space. Lots of taps. On the night I was there it was a Fuijizakura tap takeover so loads of great stuff. Service friendly and attentive. Great for Japanese beers and some decent imports too. Prices some of the most competitive in Tokyo.

Another day, another Craft Beer Market. In a big business area again, was pretty busy at lunchtime. Nice patio. Food theme is Mexican. Everything else is pretty much the same. Usual pricing and usual beer selection. Usual score.