Blackboard special


Beer Stand Tsubamenosu, a beer pub in Sumiyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, posted a house-made char siu special priced at 539 yen including tax. The venue describes its blackboard menu as something built on the fly, but the dish is clearly meant to work well as a beer snack.

Taps on the board


The day’s draft lineup featured five beers: KIRIN Heartland, Ise Kadoya Beer Classic Pale Ale, Ise Kadoya Beer Hop Nyan 11th Fleet, DAWNBREWS Breakfast, and Sankt Gallen Shonan Gold. It is a balanced selection that runs from an easy-drinking lager to hop-forward styles and a citrus-driven beer.

A straightforward beer stop in Sumiyoshi


The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 18:00 to 24:00 and closed on Sundays and public holidays. That makes it an easy stop after work, with the appeal lying in being able to move through the taps and pair them with the char siu special. It is the kind of beer pub where the value is in choosing the right pint for the moment rather than in chasing spectacle.