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chicken
rāmen
. It's a stylish place that is popular with locals. Look for the sake
bottles in the window.
(
3821-5972; 3-11-11 Yanaka, Taitō-ku; skewers from ¥180;
5pm-
midnight;
JR Yamanote Line to Nippori, north exit;
)
Top Tip
Snack Time
Ameya-yokochō
(
Click here
) has a number of venders selling snacks such as
skewered fruit and
taiyaki
(grilled cakes shaped like fish and stuffed with bean paste).
Ueno-kōen
(
Click here
)
, too, has snack carts, especially around Shinobazu-ike.
Drinking
15
Torindō
TEAHOUSE
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Sample a cup of paint-thick
matcha
(powdered green tea) at this tiny teahouse on
the edge of Ueno-kōen. Tradition dictates that the bitter tea be paired with
something sweet, so choose from the
mochi
(pounded rice) cakes in the counter,
then pull up a stool at the communal table. It's a white building with persimmon-
coloured door curtains.
( 1-5-7 Ueno-Sakuragi, Taitō-ku; tea set ¥800;
9am-5pm;
Chiyoda
Line to Nezu, exit 1)
16
Warrior Celt
PUB
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A long-running, thoroughly authentic pub, the Warrior Celt is the rare expat
hangout on the east side of town, with a tight-knit crowd of loyal customers and a
finely-tuned selection of local and imported beers. There's live music most week-
