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If you're looking for somewhere cheap and cheerful to eat during your stay in Tokyo, check out some of the 'Izakaya'. These provide some of the widest choices of food you can find in Japan and cater to all tastes. Most dishes are shared dishes so you can order an array of dishs and try each one. Both beer and food are cheap and .

Izakaya have a look and feel more akin to the German beer bar than the British pub and food quality closer to Little chef than Gordon Ramsey. Some of the bigger names; Tengu, Uotami, Watami, Shirokiya are chain izakaya and can be found in the vicinity of most train stations around Tokyo. The difficulty is in actually finding them so look out for these logos

Shirokiya

Tengu

Uotami

Watami

Prining this page would give you a good reference. Often they are located on the upper floors of buildings so focus your gaze upwards find the floor and head up on the elevators. Here are a pick of choice Izakaya you can try for a change.