Izakaya Koji

This pub is located on the backstreets of Asakusa's Denbouin-dori, popularly known as Hoppy Street. Featuring both open-air and counter seating, the place is packed every day of the week, with customers ranging from diehard regulars studying horse-racing odds to tourists fresh off the plane. Although side dishes include classics like ham cutlets and simmered yellowtail with daikon radish, pretty much everyone plumps for the stew.