Take pleasure in is a spot that I’ve walked previous a couple of instances however had by no means entered until this go to. I’d all the time been intrigued by among the issues on their taplist, (which they put up outdoors, a superb concept, I feel!), and the look of among the bottles of their fridge. This time I used to be in Kitami, I made a decision to make the leap on each Sake-ya (earlier put up right here) and Take pleasure in on the identical day and in Take pleasure in, like in Sake-ya, I used to be in for a little bit of a shock. Right here’s what you want to know:
- Fairly compact however by no means cramped nook bar very near Kitami station. Restricted seating and no seats on the counter. Possibly tables for about 15 individuals. You order on the counter and pay as you go.
- 9 faucets on the menu once I went there. Beers are 2/3 imports to 1/3 Japanese craft. The imports are cut up between European stuff and a few US and Australian stuff. On condition that there are many imports, the costs are just a little greater than common. However on the identical time, among the Japanese beers are costlier than some imports so it’s all a little bit of a mixture, relying on model, power and possibly rarity. Respectable mixture of types together with conventional and fashionable stuff. Beers served within the normal two sizes, (UK) half and (US) pint and costs ranged from ¥900-¥1250 for the half and ¥1250-¥1650 for the pint. Together with the faucets, they’ve a number of bottles and cans to drink on website or takeaway. The costs within the fridge are to remove, so that you’ll pay a corkage payment if you wish to drink on website. For a 330ml bottle this was ¥300, which is fairly normal. I think about will probably be extra for the bigger bottles, however sadly I didn’t discover this out. Sorry. They’ve some VERY good stuff within the fridge and I might simply have stayed for longer and spent some huge cash. Nicely, if I had the cash anyway. A number of good Belgian stuff in there, some Japanese craft, and US stuff. A very wide variety.
- No cowl cost, daytime opening, WiFi… I didn’t test… sorry. However I’d think about they’ve it because it doubles up as a espresso store, (which I’m certain you guessed from the title). I’m not at all a espresso skilled so I can’t touch upon that aspect of the enterprise, however going by their style in beer, I’d say, (with completely no conviction), that it’s in all probability good things!
A very nice shock! My first impression was that it is likely to be a bit too fashionable for me, however I had a very nice expertise right here. That was in all probability primarily as a result of scrumptious beers, however the environment was very nice too and the workers have been very pleasant. Not too long ago as a result of rising costs plainly the quantity I earn in an hour is just barely over the quantity I spend in an hour, so this in all probability signifies that ingesting scrumptious Belgian imports is one thing that I’ve to save lots of for an important day. However on the identical time, if it prices the identical, it’s clearly higher to drink two scrumptious beers than three which might be merely fairly good. Take pleasure in will certainly be on my listing of locations to go once I really feel like I deserve that sort of good deal with.
Japanese breweries on faucet once I visited:
Passific
Oni Densetsu
Inkhorn
Opening Hours:
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 15:00-23:00
Friday, 15:00-00:00
Saturday, Sunday & holidays, 13:00-00:00
Closed Tuesday
(However please test their Instagram to verify as they put up their month-to-month hours on there)
Location/map:
岩戸北 2-20-3 ヤマニビル 1F, Komae-shi, Tokyo
Phone:
None
