The man behind BAR+NO IDEA, the cozy little establishment in Rokkomich where locals seek refuge over drams and Othello is back. This time bigger than one could imagine in terms of selection and creativity. Ishida-san, popular for his friendliness and humor, last month opened up his third enterprise in yet again Rokkomichi and minutes from the old place. This time around he has successfully introduced a selection of food at his new venue that includes Kushikatsu and Oden. Surprisingly enough these types of foods, which generally are suited to beer, go well with his imaginative selection of Japanese whisky that the old venue lacked.
The new establishment is unbelievably cheap and stylish with the majority of Scotch and Japanese whisky ranging between 500~700 yen per 30ml serve. The reasoning behind the affordability, which in my opinion is the cheapest place in Kansai to have a dram, is that the establishment is marketed as a tachinomi, literally a stand up bar. Although a tachinomi usually consists of the standard alcohol beverage list and associated snacks, which this place does, the main emphasis is on whisky and Kushikatsu that seems to work well believe it or not.
Besides the astronomical cheap whisky prices, this new concept food and whisky bar has daily specials such as the One Coin set that includes a draft beer and two fried skewers of your choice. Opened from 2:00pm, with no cover charge, which is a blessing for local residents, happy hour starts from 3:00pm and finishes at 5:00pm. Outside of happy hour everything is amazingly cheap if you cannot make it between those times. The malt selection may change over time but in any conciliation there will be something pleasing for everyone. This is well worth the minimal effort to visit this place. The liquor chain Yamaya is within walking distance so make the most of it while in Rokkomichi, Kobe.
2:00pm~11:00pm
Closed
Thursday
Address
2-12-2 Morigocho,
Nada-ku, Kobe-shi
657-0028
They should stock this beer http://www.barexchange.com/media/products/00/00/00/51/42/large.jpg
ReplyDelete... from the Goose Eye brewery near my home town. Yummy.
Ahh I miss tachinomi's
ReplyDeleteChris@Nonjatta - classic, I will let them know thanks.
ReplyDeleteChris@whiskywall - especially this one, a malt tachinomi, with 30ml serves going for 500~600 yen. While I was there I had a Highland Park 21 yo for 450 yen, think it was the shops opening celebration bottle hence the price, but still on a normal day drams are at unbeatable prices.
Incredible. Can you let us know what the Japanese whisky stock is?
ReplyDeleteHi Brian, sure can. Please take note when I say "imaginative selection" that it may not be to some. This was in reference to the comparison of his other bar. Bar No Idea Tachinomi stocks the following: single malt expressions from white Oak( including 2 blends), Yama/Hakushu Puncheon/Bourbon Barrel NAS, Hakushu 12, a few Taketsuru expressions, and the standard supermarket blends (old/reserve etc.) I expressed to him the other day that it would be great to consider the selection further to cater for fans and he said he will look into it. Give it a few months and the tachinomi might be even more surprising. The main thing to consider for now is the pricing. Where else can you get a Yama Bourbon Barrel for 500 yen? I guess in any event not many tachinomi's stock the above, well none I have ever been to. I will keep all of you posted as often as I can with what happens with the Japanese selection.
ReplyDeleteForgot to mention above there is also Yama/Hakushu 10 and Hibiki 12. I went in there again on the weekend and had a chat to him, he will start to stock additional Japanese whiskies. There were talks of Yoichi/Miyakigyo, bottlings and Ichiro expressions.
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