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  Izakaya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An izakaya (居酒屋) is a common kind of Japanese bar or restaurant, also found in cosmopolitan cities throughout the world, popular in Japan for after-work drinking.
This trend is complemented by a growing population of independent women, and young people (the drinking age is 20), who are also interested in relaxing after work at an izakaya.
Izakaya are sometimes called Akachōchin (red lantern) in daily conversation, because these paper lanterns are traditionally found in front of an izakaya.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izakaya   (225 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Izakayas are about the only public place where the sedate Japanese really let their hair down as they unwind after a hard day’s work over two-hour long nomikais, or drinking parties.
Like most izakayas, this one, trickily concealed in the basement of a 10-storey building housing restaurants, clubs, massage parlours and bowling alleys, has the traditional akachochin or red lantern hanging just outside its entrance.
This izakaya is bigger than most and is divided into several little seating arrangements, most of which are in groups of fours.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040314/asp/look/story_2991797.asp   (984 words)

  
 eG Forums -> The izakaya in Japan
Izakayas can be large chains (and there are a lot of these) or they can be tiny one person run shops with only 3or 4 seats.
There was also a family-run izakaya located in an old part of Nagoya that had been spared the ravages of war that had the biggest and best tebasaki.
I think many of you will describe an izakaya as posh, stylish, and so on, but what I associate with the word izakaya is an old dilapidated building with a red lantern hanging outside.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=58500   (1621 words)

  
 EAT-JAPAN ON-LINE ****Japanese food and culture****   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Izakayas certainly come in as many varieties as British pubs, ranging from modern city ones catering to young rowdy clientele to those with a more homely atmosphere.
The main differences seem to be that you always sit down in an izakaya, usually on tatami or on stools; you can reserve a table; and the izakayas open roughly from late afternoon until the early hours of the morning.
The izakaya is perhaps more accurately positioned midway between pub and restaurant as eating is clearly as essential as drinking.
www.eat-japan.com /culture/volume1.html   (653 words)

  
 Waitrose.com - Cardiff:Izakaya Japanese Tavern - Waitrose Food Illustrated
This might suggest that a Japanese-style pub (called an 'izakaya') would be a less than ideal place for a Christmas party.
He'd noted the increasing popularity of Japanese food in Britain, as well as the presence of Japanese workers in Wales, and felt that there was a gap in the market for the kind of izakayas he'd enjoyed so much in Japan.
Izakaya will be offering a Christmas menu, if you fancy a change from chipolatas and squares of reconstituted sage and onion stuffing.
www.waitrose.com /food_drink/wfi/eatingout/wales/0012026a.asp   (465 words)

  
 Turning Japanese: The changing face of St. Mark’s Pl. looks Asian
There have also been reports that a kaiten sushi — the equivalent of a sushi McDonald’s — an inexpensive restaurant serving small plates of sushi on a conveyor belt, is coming to St. Mark’s soon, and that the Into the Woods store will be leaving its space, to be replaced by yet another Japanese restaurant.
Izakayas have become so popular that Taisho’s owner opened a second restaurant down the block to avoid losing customers.
But, maybe the izakayas will be replaced by a new cultural movement and fade into St. Mark’s Pl. history with the Beat jazz clubs and the Electric Circus.
www.thevillager.com /vil_93/turningjapanes.html   (1113 words)

  
 Nation's Restaurant News: Food service booms in Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A striking example of the East-West parallelism is the nostalgia-driven emergence of izakaya chains in Japan, a retrogressive phenomenon that has been likened to the new-wave resurrection of 1950s-style diners in the United States.
While Ed Debevic's gum-smacking waitress lip off and wisecrack to entertain customers, servers at izakayas may holler and shout to keep alive the traditional Japanese concept of ikaga-yoi, whereby a restaurant's "wholesome freshness" is expressed through the boisterous repartee of its staff.
Because izakayas are perceived as having a cross-cultural appeal for young consumers, eating places "might be a good boat to ride into the American market," says Seibu's Wada.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n45_v22/ai_6810574/pg_2   (1437 words)

  
 Izakaya
When you hear that Japanese businessmen go out drinking every night an Izakaya is were they go.
I think there is a Tsubohachi Izakaya near practially every train station.
I think most Izakayas are similar but they all have different menus and specialize in different things.
www.greggman.com /japan/izakaya.htm|template=print|lang=   (486 words)

  
 EN Japanese Brasserie - New York Magazine Restaurant Review
The latest Big Box Japanese establishment to land in town is called EN Japanese Brasserie, a great aircraft carrier of a place, which opened two months ago on Hudson Street.
Izakayas, typically, are small, neighborly places where groups of gruff gentlemen sip sake and eat local, rustic dishes like grilled beef tongue or boiled burdock root.
There are sautéed oysters, too (dunked in too much teriyaki sauce), and weirdly skinless chicken sausages and a series of nourishing, though very gummy, local izakaya delicacies, like potato croquettes encased in mochi, and minced chicken and big slices of daikon swimming in a thick yam-infused broth.
www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/food/reviews/restaurant/10383   (1364 words)

  
 Izakayas in Japan - Japan-101 Community
You are standing in front of Izakaya (居酒屋) - a traditional Japanese bar.
Izakaya is a place where eating and chatting with your friends is usually as important as drinking.
The drink menu in Izakaya is usually large.
www.japan-101.com /forums/showthread.php?p=458#post458   (232 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Izakaya in London?
Naturally, Alan Yau has developed izakaya concept proposals over the years, but non came to pass and now that guy in Cardiff has established ownership of the generic name as a brand
Last year, the younger Yau siblings pitched an 'izakaya' concept for premises in Golden Square.
Given his track record as a consultant on Taman Gang, one might imagine that any 'izakaya' envisaged by Gary Yau would have more in common with Zuma than Sakura.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=67893&amp   (624 words)

  
 SICE Dispute Settlement WTO Report WT/DS75/R WT/DS84/R /R   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
According to the European Communities, only a decade ago, Japanese izakayas (the equivalent of traditional Korean restaurants) used to serve only shochu, sake and beer, whereas western-style snack bars would serve western drinks but not shochu.
Today, shochu and western style spirits are allegedly usually available at both izakayas and snack bars.
The European Communities further argues that it is important to note that a considerable and growing proportion of both soju and western-style spirits is purchased for consumption at home.
www.sice.oas.org /dispute/wto/ds75/75r18e.asp   (2984 words)

  
 Dave @ Pintglass » New Pictures and the Izakayas
I finally posted pictures of the festival I went to a few weeks back and also put up pictures from Mt. Fuji.
As the crowd dwindled and Tsubo Hachi closed (2am), those remaining decided to go for a round of karaoke.
We were able to get a private karaoke room and rocked away for a few hours.
dave.pintglass.org /index.php?p=23   (291 words)

  
 arthur hungry | eating one meal at a time... | food photos and reviews
We were seated outside but ended up moving inside to the counter, where a line of cooks prepare food in full view.
Th menu is comprehensive, covering most of the usual Vancouver izakaya bases.
Again I'll remind everyone that "negitoro" in Vancouver izakayas (the first of the Big Three izakaya dishes that every place serves) seems to just mean negi-regulartuna, and not actually toro.
www.arthurhungry.com   (2628 words)

  
 GMAN: Izakaya
The prices are in yen and one yen is about equal to 1 penny so if it says 300yen that's 300 cents or 3 dollars.
Izakayas are usually very loud places and you can often hear people playing drinking games with their co-workers.
So far the best one I've been to is the one at the Nikko Hotel in Kawasaki.
www.greggman.com /japan/izakaya.htm   (546 words)

  
 ::+:: Pinky Peach Paradise ::+::: soul love   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
(^O^);;; izakayas won't get busy till late, and it was a weeknite.
first time trying to take foodie pix at izakaya.
but i've seen others taking pix at izakayas too~ their foodie pix look so nice!
peach-life.blogspot.com /2005/03/soul-love.html   (861 words)

  
 BRUNO and THE PEACE BELL
It was an ancient temple with massive pillars covered with moss, a popular weekend excursion for local residents, and surrounded by cedars older than time itself.
He was a traveler with no itinerary and lost among the maze of sushi shops, izakayas and mamma-san snacks.
He saw Miho with her freshly-dyed magenta hair and psychedelic nail polish and asked her.
www.angelfire.com /nv2/alvaro32/brunopeacebell.htm   (1436 words)

  
 Threadless T-Shirts - Midnight meeting, by GtiBoogiemann
But the transer from the creators mind to the camera and than to pc is what is used.
so the emphasis of mt fuji shouldn't be emphasizsed because the entire subject matter is a culture that deals with eating at izakayas.
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www.threadless.com /submission/18395.html   (565 words)

  
 SHINJUKU
Secondly, there are many Japanese food shops that we call "Izakayas," fast food shops, and Chinese restaurants.
They talk about themselves with drinking and eating whenever they finish their work or need to lower their stress.
We often go to Izakayas, especially Ikyu, because we can easily understand this location.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Agora/7984/shinjuku.html   (2404 words)

  
 Zeroyon Forum > What/Where do you eat?...
It's like most trendy izakayas that are geared towards the youngin's out on dates.
Mar 15 2005, 05:07 PM Yeah, Kyoto`s Izakaya`s are pretty awesome too, so I`m into that.
If you wanna go to a cool izakaya there is a place called Uchina Mura on Kokusai Street that was pretty cool.
www.zeroyon.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t3663.html   (1445 words)

  
 Virtual Gaijin : Andy in Japan: October 2003 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Knowing that building a little, having gone to two of the izakayas there, I originally suggested that we all go to Shirokiya, which is basically a good place.
Normally, when I go to an Izakaya, it's usually loud, noisy, sometimes smoky, and I have like a "Life Gauge", like a video game, that slowly (or quickly) depletes over the course of the night.
Well, since it was an izakaya, and since the word "Gohan" was written in a calligraphy that indicated "stylishness", I figured it was all cool.
www.virtualgaijin.com /japanblog/archives/2003_10.html   (7076 words)

  
 Jyu Jyu serves delicious Shabu Shabu - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and more!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jyu Jyu has an extensive menu with many of the same dishes you'll find at most izakayas on Okinawa, but all of the menus are written in Japanese, so ordering may be an ordeal for the average foreigner visiting Jyu Jyu.
Because most of the dishes on the menu are the same as are served at other izakayas and restaurants, I will focus on explaining how to order all you can eat shabu shabu for yourself instead of translating Jyu Jyu's menu.
As I mentioned before Jyu Jyu also has many izakaya style dishes, but if you're the shy type you might want to bring a local friend to help you with the menu.
www.japanupdate.com /en?id=883   (1192 words)

  
 SICE Dispute Settlement WTO Report WT/DS75/R WT/DS84/R /G   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Only a decade ago, Japanese "izakayas" (the Japanese equivalent of traditional Korean restaurants) used to serve only shochu, sake and beer, whereas western style "snack bars" would serve western distilled spirits, but not shochu.
Today, shochu and western distilled spirits are usually available at both the "izakayas" and "snack bars." Korea is beginning to resemble the Japanese market of today, with increasing availability of western spirits in traditional, casual Korean restaurants and bars.
According to the United States, Korea's greater constraint of choice of distilled spirits availability in various bar and restaurant venues bears a closer resemblance to Japan before its last round of market liberalization in 1989.
www.sice.oas.org /DISPUTE/wto/ds75/75r07e.asp   (2493 words)

  
 VirtualTourist.com - avi2ursula's Nagoya Travel Page
We ate usually at Izakayas and they all had good food and were about the same.
If you like a variety Izakayas are the best places to eat.
We went dancing one night at a place called the Doors in Fujigaoka and that was fun, but the most fun we had was a t a place called Misfits in Imaike.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/493ce/ed7fa   (324 words)

  
 Chowhound's South Message Board: Chinese hot pot in Atlanta? Also looking for izakayas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
My brother and I will be visiting my dad (who lives in Marietta) this November for his 60th birthday, and we were thinking of taking him for lunch to a Chinese hot pot place.
Also, I've heard that there are some izakayas around Atlanta, do you have any recommendations for the best ones?
My brother (who lives in Manhattan) and I visit these quite regularly where we live and love them, so if there are any good ones around Atlanta we'd like to give them a try while we're out there.
www.chowhound.com /south/boards/south/messages/16827.html   (360 words)

  
 Notes to Myself: Kichinto
'Kichinto', meaning something along the lines of 'precisely', 'accurately', is also the name of one of my favourite izakayas in Japan.
It just seems to be a bit more original and classy than other chain izakayas in my opinion.
If you are in town, I recommend to the Noborito, Kanagawa branch for some great food and cheap beer - until tomorrow (late notice, I know) you can drink beer for 10 yen a go - that's 5 pence!
www.notestomyself.net /notes/2005/05/kichinto.html   (122 words)

  
 Chowhound's South Message Board: Re(1): Chinese hot pot in Atlanta? Also looking for izakayas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Also looking for izakayas From: milthill@comcast.net (Milt) Posted: August 24, 2004 at 20:14:12 In Reply To: Chinese hot pot in Atlanta?
Also looking for izakayas Posted by PekoePeony on August 24, 2004 at 17:24:43
What you are calling Chinese hot pot sounds similar to what I have always called Mongolian BBQ.
www.chowhound.com /south/boards/south/messages/16832.html   (217 words)

  
 Awamori-kan, sells rare, vintage Kusu - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and more!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
For centuries, Awamori, a local Okinawan liquor distilled from rice, has retained its place as the liquor most favored by Okinawans for all occasions.
You’ll find it everywhere, from restaurants to izakayas, bars to clubs, and even in many Okinawan homes.
It is a drink with legacy, brewed using traditional Ryukyuan techniques.
www.japanupdate.com /en?id=836   (1547 words)

  
 Ability OnLine Support Network - Audrey King in Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
There were lots of traditional ones (IZAKAYAS) where you have to take off your shoes and sit cross-legged on the floor on a TAMPANI mat under the table.
We never tried even one of these IZAKAYAS restaurants.
After all this food we’re no longer hungry so I must go back to the Keio Plaza Hotel and start preparing for the second JVUN conference, which will be at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Centre in Tokyo.
www.ablelink.org /public/audreysdiary/nutrition.htm   (516 words)

  
 The Bess Press
Island Grinds, recently published by Bess Press, is an insider's guide to finding those ethnic cuisines.
Over 100 family-run bakeries, delicatessens, okazuyas, counters, cafes, izakayas, roadside trucks, and weekend grills are listed, making it easy for kama'aina and visitors to expand their world of island dining.
The easy to follow guidebook lists hole-in-the-wall restaurants from O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i, and the Big Island with each island separated into neighborhoods.
www.besspress.com /client/client_pages/bess_m_islandgrinds.cfm   (247 words)

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