Tokyo Unseen › Sangenjaya

Neighborhood · No. 09

Sangenjaya

三軒茶屋・池尻大橋

Sangenjaya — 'Sancha' to locals — is what Shimokita feels like once it grew up: specialty coffee, narrow izakaya alleys and Setagaya creative residents.

Coffee, izakaya alleys, Setagaya residential cool

Sangenjaya — 'Sancha' to locals — is what Shimokita feels like once it grew up. Specialty coffee, narrow izakaya alleys (Sankaku Chitai), small theaters, and a dense residential pocket of Setagaya that Tokyo creatives quietly migrated to. Includes nearby Ikejiri-Ohashi.

By Asakusa Boy. 15 years living in Tokyo's shitamachi. Spots tagged ✓ Visited have been verified in person — each comes with a short note. ✦ On the radar are the ones he's flagged as worth checking out, but hasn't been to yet.

  1. ✦ On the radar

    Sangenjaya · izakaya

    Kotora

    狐虎

    Kotora is a Setagaya tuna-specialist izakaya in Ikejiri-Ohashi, 7 minutes from the station. Google rating 4.7/296. Signature is raw bluefin tuna sashimi platter (¥1,380), tuna-leek skewers, tuna-tail steak. Late hours until 4 AM Fri-Sun. ¥5,000-6,000 per person. Reservation recommended.

    Address
    2-37-20 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
    Hours
    Mon-Thu 16:00-23:00 / Fri-Sun 17:00-28:00
    Price
    $$
    English
    Limited
    Reservations
    Required
    Search on Tabelog ↗
    Read the editor's full guide →

← Back to map