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Mikawaya


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Izakaya restaurant with local roots.

An eight-minute walk from the station along Mejiro Street, you can find a warm beige facade.

A lovely warm beige facade

A lovely warm beige facade

Mr. Komiya, the third-generation owner, studied under Chef Tetsuo Ohira, a leading figure in the vegan and vegetarian cooking world. Then, he worked at a natural food specialty store and opened Mikawaya.

In 2017, he reopened Mikawaya Komiya-Shoten, a liquor store beloved by the local community in Mejiro, as a new restaurant integrated into the store.

Some liquor stores in Tokyo have an eat-in space inside, but it is rare to have a liquor store inside a restaurant.

The food is natural home-style cooking based on Japanese cuisine using seasonal ingredients and does not use any chemical seasonings or additives.

The vegetables are also carefully selected, with 70 to 80 percent being organic.

Mr. Takashi Komiya, the third-generation owner

Mr. Takashi Komiya, the third-generation owner

The interior of the restaurant has a warm atmosphere and consists of a selected liquor space, a sales space of natural foods, and a restaurant space with large tables and counters.

Liquor shop inside the store, unique to a liquor store

Liquor shop inside the store, unique to a liquor store

Natural food space

Natural food space

A large table by the window with light streaming in

A large table by the window with light streaming in

Counter (kitchen in the back)

Counter (kitchen in the back)

Natural home cooking that is kind to the body

I ordered the “Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables with Ginger Sauce,” one of the most popular dishes at the restaurant.

Seasonal vegetables in ginger sauce

Seasonal vegetables in ginger sauce

This is a vegan-friendly menu.
The colorful hues of the vegetables are breathtaking. The aroma of the ginger sauce accelerates the appetite.
The set meal comes with two small bowl dishes, lightly pickled vegetables, miso soup with vegetable stock, and rice with black rice. (You can have free refills of rice during lunch time.)

Today’s hors-d’oeuvre was “hijiki” and “yuba.”
The soup stock for the miso soup is made from vegetable cores and kelp. This time, I also ordered a mini salad of organic vegetables. I was very satisfied with the healthful dishes.

Optional menu

Optional menu “Mini salad of organic vegetables”

Lunch time menu list

Lunch time menu list

Menu blackboard

Menu blackboard

A liquor and natural food with 50 kinds of liquor available at all times.

In restaurants, you can also enjoy alcoholic beverages which you purchased inside the store. In Mikawaya, there is a “bottle opener system.” You can pay an additional price and enjoy the bottle you purchased in the store. The price for bottles under 700㎖ is 300 yen and over 700㎖ is 1000 yen.
Enjoying sake at reasonable prices is another idea that only a liquor store can offer.

There are always at least 50 kinds of sake available, including beer, sake and organic wine.
The number of organic wines naturally increased as Mr. Komiya made his selections with a keen eye. There is also a sake called “Mejiro” with Mikawaya’s original label.

The blackboard in the restaurant has a variety of recommended drinks!

The blackboard in the restaurant has a variety of recommended drinks!

Near the entrance, there is a space selling natural food products filled with care. All the products are selected by the owner’s wife.
Special natural food corner

Special natural food corner

The seasonings used in the dishes are also available for purchase. “I want to offer as much natural food as I can, as much as I can offer without overdoing it” the owner said.

Takeaway / Delivery Service
Box lunches and dinner hors d’oeuvres are available (vegan meals can be accommodated if ordered 3-4 days in advance).

「 Mikawaya」Basic information

Store name Mikawaya
Tel 03-3951-5656
Address 3-22-16 Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Business hours

11:30-14:30 (L.O. 14:00) 18:00-23:00 (L.O. 22:00)

Holiday Thursday, Sunday
Budget

Lunch: 1000-1999 yen Dinner: 4000-4999 yen

Payment method

Credit cards accepted (VISA, Master, JCB, AMEX, Diners), Electronic money accepted (e-money for transportation, Rakuten Edy, nanaco, WAON, iD, QUICPay)

Parking Lot N/A
Language
Advance reservation

Available

Cooking description

Available

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