New Pho in Umegaoka

The craft beer and spice-food shop "Neko no Shukaijo," located at 1-22-12 Umegaoka, Setagaya-ku, near Umegaoka Station on the Odakyu Line, introduced a new item, "bonito dashi chicken pho," on Instagram. It is worth noting as a place that not only lets you enjoy craft beer like a beer pub, but also keeps pushing its food offerings a step further.

Tucked away on a side street off the shopping arcade, the shop has a calm location that is also easy to stop by on foot from Hanegi Park. Unlike a so-called large-format beer bar, it has an atmosphere where you can quietly focus on your drink, creating a mood that suits beer lovers who want to settle in and drink at leisure. Because it centers on the pairing of craft beer and spice food, it is also appealing for the way you can choose drinks while thinking about how they will go with the food.

This new item, the bonito dashi chicken pho, seems like a menu item shaped by the lightness of rice noodles and the aroma of dashi. The specific beer labels cannot be confirmed from the post, but since the dish has such a clear character, it is easy to imagine enjoying it with beers that offer different drinking impressions, such as a lager with restrained bitterness, an aromatic saison, or a citrusy pale ale. It looks like a good match both for days when you want a solid meal and for times when you want to tuck a warm bowl of noodles into a drinking session.

Because this shop stands out for posts centered on its tap list, even visitors who come for the beer will find the new food item becoming a destination in its own right. If you're drinking craft beer in Umegaoka, it's worth checking not just what's on tap, but also a seasonal dish like this one.