A relaxed craft beer stop in Nakano

Located about eight minutes from the north exit of Nakano Station, Craft Beer Sakaba Citraba Nakano sits slightly away from the busy station area. The compact venue has counter, table, and terrace seating, making it suitable for a quick solo drink, a casual meal, or a gathering with friends.

The main attraction is its draft craft beer selection. The pub typically offers around 14 to 15 taps featuring beers from Japan and abroad. The lineup changes regularly, including guest beers, so visitors can encounter different styles and breweries from one visit to the next. The source post reviewed for this article did not provide a readable list of specific beer names, so guests interested in a particular beer should check the pub’s official social media or the tap list on the day.

Citraba Nakano also puts considerable emphasis on food. Its signature Citraba Chicken is a generous half-chicken dish seasoned with spices and designed to pair well with beer. Other options include beef offal stew, garishiso-marinated mackerel, assorted shumai, and clay-pot rice, giving the pub enough variety for a full meal rather than just a drinking stop.

For those who want to sample several styles, the venue offers a two-and-a-half-hour all-you-can-drink plan that includes 15 craft beers. There are also 10 varieties of craft lemon sour, making the pub accessible to groups with different drinking preferences.

Citraba Nakano is located at Taniguchi Building 1F, 5-49-7 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo. Check the official channels before visiting for current hours and the latest tap lineup.