Izakaya restaurants in Kyūshū
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Jin Robata & Beer Pub
A flashing neon fish sign directs you to this welcoming, international pub. There's plenty of great food to go with your booze. Pick from the rows of fresh fish on display, then watch it being grilled behind the counter.
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Izakaya Wakana
The Kagoshima-Chūō branch of this famous local eatery is a two-minute walk from the station's west exit. For tasting, try the kushiage moriawase (barbecue skewer selection; five pieces ¥650) or miso oden moriawase (hotpot selection; five pieces ¥700). Order off a picture menu, or sit and point from the counter. It's across from Tōyoko Inn.
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Kuishinbō
A cheerful corner izakaya open till 02:00 serving unusual tofu and daikon steaks, and chawan-mushi (savoury custard), and around ¥100 yakitori skewers - good for a late-night snacking.
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Yokobachi
It's quiet on this backstreet, but energetic in Yokobachi's leafy courtyard and rangey suite of rooms around an open kitchen. Standout small plates include spicy tebasaki (chicken wings), an inventive Caesar salad with sweet potato and lotus root chips, delicately fried mābō-nasu (eggplant in spicy meat sauce) and, if you dare, basashi (¥1200). There are about a dozen shōchū liquors to choose from.
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Marutora Ikka
This happy spot is festooned with an eclectic collection of Shōwa-period (1926–89) pop-culture memorabilia, where young Japanese come to hang out over a few rounds of beer and comfort food like bite-sized hitokuchi-gyōza (20 pieces for ¥750!). Look for the dark wooden street frontage and staircase leading upstairs.
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Kome no Kura
This black-walled quietly chic izakaya, with cosy private booths and hori-kotatsu (well in the floor for your feet) seating, has a whole menu of Kumamoto specialities in addition to more standard fare. Tsukune (ground chicken) is served pressed around a bamboo pole. Look for 'dynamic kitchen' on its sign.
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Hōuntei
Patrons have been ordering the hito-kuchi gyōza (one-bite gyōza; ¥360 for 10) at this rustic establishment since the 1970s. Also try butaniratoji (pork and shallots cooked omelette style; ¥520).
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Fish Man
Fish Man's decor is all post-industrial minimalism with lacquered plywood and big windows, the better to show off the deft, unconventional presentations of seafood fresh from the Nagahama market across town: kaidan-zushi (sushi served on a wooden spiral staircase), tsubotai no misoyaki (miso-grilled snapper) or a maguro hamburger served on a steel plate.
Afterwards, stop for dessert at Fish Man's adorable affiliated cake shop Henry & Cowell, just down the street.
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Aoba
Behind the yellow noren (door curtain) two-minutes' walk left of the station, this cheery shop serves satisfying kurobuta roosukatsu (black pork cutlet) teishoku (¥1320) or, if you dare, Satsuma jidori sashimi (raw sliced chicken, ¥780).
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