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Harajuku Alley Delights: Taishu Shokudo BEETLE - A Symphony of Retro and Modern Flavors
“Taishu Shokudo BEETLE” is a restaurant that perfectly blends the nostalgic atmosphere of Showa-era public taverns with modern youthful energy. Tucked away in a small alley behind Laforet Harajuku, this eatery attracts a steady stream of diners with its affordable prices, diverse menu, and warm, welcoming atmosphere.
The restaurant’s U-shaped counter exudes a strong Showa vibe, as if transporting you back to the days when uncles gathered after work to drink beer and eat kushiyaki. The wooden tables and chairs, dim lighting, and casually pasted menu papers on the walls all convey a sense of “unpolished yet very personal” aesthetic. But don’t be mistaken, it’s not just old-school charm! The youthful energy of Harajuku also permeates the place, with stylish Harajuku girls occasionally seen holding a bottle of beer, chatting and nibbling on yakitori—a unique scene found only at “Taishu Shokudo BEETLE.”
The charm of this restaurant lies in its “all-day” nature. From opening at 11:30 AM to late at night at 11:30 PM, it’s ready to welcome you any time you’re hungry. When it comes to the signature dishes of “Taishu Shokudo BEETLE,” you definitely can’t miss their yakitori and set meals (teishoku). Here are some must-try delicacies:
Momo-kushi (Chicken Thigh Skewers)
These chicken thigh skewers are a star of the restaurant! Fresh chicken thigh meat is charcoal-grilled to a crispy golden brown on the outside, yet tender enough to make you tear up on the inside. With each bite, the juices burst in your mouth, paired with a bit of salt or the restaurant’s special sauce, simple yet delivering pure happiness. This flavor is definitely the best companion for drinks!
Buta-kata-rōsu Shōgayaki Teishoku (Ginger Pork Shoulder Set Meal)
This set meal is a popular choice during lunchtime. Thick slices of pork shoulder are stir-fried to tenderness and juiciness, with the aroma of ginger filling the air, a mild spiciness with a warm sweetness. Paired with a large bowl of white rice (with free refills!), miso soup, and a small salad, this combination makes you want to say, “Ah~ life is good!” after finishing it!
Aji-furai Teishoku (Fried Horse Mackerel Set Meal)
Crispy fried horse mackerel fillets, golden and tempting on the outside, and tender and juicy fish inside, paired with a dash of soy sauce or tartar sauce, simple yet full of flavor. If you’re a big eater, don’t worry, the white rice here is free to refill, so you can eat until you’re full without worrying about your wallet.
Cultural Context: The Modern Rebirth of Public Taverns
In Japan, “taishu sakaba” (public taverns) were a product of the post-war economic recovery period, when the working class gathered after work to drink cheap beer, eat simple snacks, and talk about the day’s hardships. This culture gradually faded with the passage of time, but in recent years, “new taishu sakaba” have begun to revive, becoming a new favorite among the younger generation. “Taishu Shokudo BEETLE” is one of the representatives of this trend.
It’s not just a place to eat and drink, but a social space that transcends generations. Here, you might see office workers and students sitting side by side, a suit-clad uncle sipping beer on one side, and a pink-haired girl ordering skewers on the other. This scene of “new and old mingling” is precisely the cultural message that “Taishu Shokudo BEETLE” wants to convey: no matter who you are, there’s a place for you here.
Japanese voice menu translation provided at the back
- Restaurant Name: Taishu Shokudo BEETLE Harajuku
- Budget: ¥2,000~¥2,999
- Type: Izakaya (Japanese pub), Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers), Horumon (grilled offal)
- Phone: 050-5593-7429
- Reservation: Reservations accepted (reservations before 18:30)
- Opening Hours:
- Monday to Friday: 11:30~15:00, 16:00~23:00
- Saturday, Sunday, and holidays: 11:30~23:00
- Closed: December 31, January 1
- Address: 1F, Harajuku Flat Building, 1-10-23 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Access: 124m~134m walk from Meiji-jingumae Station
- Children: Information unclear (inquire with the restaurant)
- Payment:
- Cash payment
- Smoking: No smoking
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Order, please
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This one, please
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Thank you for the meal
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Water, please
お水、お願いします
How do I eat this?
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A small plate, please
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May I take a photo?
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Excuse me, please change the grill net.
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Check, please
お會計、お願いします
Where do I pay?
支払いはどこですか?
How much is it?
いくらですか?
Can I use a credit card?
クレジットカードは使えますか?
I will pay in cash
現金で支払います
May I have the receipt, please?
領収書をお願いします。
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Menu
Voice Menu, Easy Ordering
All images are from the store's official website. Prices are based on on-site rates.
Lunch Menu
お昼のメニュー
Set Meal
定食
Monthly Set Meal
月替わり定食
Stir-Fried Meat and Vegetables Set Meal
肉野菜炒め定食
單數月份
Stir-Fried Liver and Chinese Chives Set Meal
レバニラ炒め定食
偶數月份
Fried Chicken Set Meal
唐揚げ定食
Curry
カレー
Ginger Pork Shoulder Loin Set Meal
豚肩ロース生姜焼き定食
Grilled Mackerel Set Meal
さば塩焼き定食
Simmered Offal Set Meal
もつ煮込み定食
Sashimi Set Meal
刺身定食
Ham & Egg Set Meal
ハムエッグ定食
Fried Horse Mackerel Set Meal
アジフライ定食
Yurinchi Set Meal
油淋鶏定食
Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl
カツ丼
Topping
トッピング
Ham Cutlet
ハムカツ
Fried Horse Mackerel
アジフライ
Two Pieces of Fried Chicken
唐揚げ2ケ
Raw Egg
生たまご
Natto (Fermented Soybeans)
納豆
Green Chili
青唐辛子
Miso Soup
味噌汁
Meals
お食事
Seasonal
旬
Seasonal Ohitashi
季節のお浸し
Seasonal Vinegared Dish
季節の酢の物
Seasonal Ajillo
季節のアヒージョ
Seasonal Nikogori (Jellied Broth)
季節の煮こごり
Appetizer
あて
Liver Paste
レバーペースト
Dried Firefly Squid
干しホタルイカ
Miso Konjac
味噌こんにゃく
Dried Atka Mackerel
こまい
Miso Bell Pepper
味噌ピーマン
Potato Salad
ポテトサラダ
Potato Salad with Mentaiko
ポテトサラダ明太子のせ
Onion Slices
オニオンスライス
With Cilantro
パクチーあり
Edamame
枝豆
Boiled
ゆで
Garlic Oil Grilled
ニンニクオイル焼き
Salted Squid
いかの塩辛
Salted Sea Squirt
ほやの塩辛
Marinated Tuna
まぐろ酒盗
Cream Cheese with Katsuo Shutou
クリームチーズ酒盗
Lightly Pickled Cucumber
胡瓜の浅漬け
Pickled Chinese Cabbage
白菜漬け
Homemade Sausage
自家製ソーセージ
Grilled Eggplant
焼き茄子
Grated Daikon with Whitebait
しらすおろし
Homemade Atsuage (Deep-fried Tofu)
自家製厚揚げ
Chilled Tofu
冷奴
Takuwan Natto with Nori
沢庵納豆のり付き
Green Chili and Natto Omelette
青唐と納豆のオムレツ
Ham & Eggs
ハムエッグ
Charcoal Grilled Chicken Three Kinds Assortment
炭火焼き鶏三種盛り
Sea Cucumber with Vinegar
なまこ酢
Garlic Toast
ガーリックトースト
Anchovy Cabbage
アンチョビキャベツ
Kagoshima Chicken Wasabi
鹿児島産鶏の鶏わさ
Chopped Green Chili
きざみ青唐辛子
Simmered Dish
煮込み
Simmered Offal
もつ煮込み
Appetizer
肴
Three-kind Sashimi Assortment
刺身三点盛り
Today's Sashimi
本日の刺身
Tuna Pieces
ブツマグロ
Octopus Pieces
ブツタコ
Minced Raw Horse Mackerel
生鯵のなめろう
Freshly Sliced Liver Teppanyaki
朝挽きレバテキ
Kagoshima Chicken Yukhoe
鹿児島産鶏のユッケ
Pork Stomach Sashimi
ガツ刺し
Sea Cucumber with Vinegar
なまこ酢
Grilled Fish
焼き魚
Whole Dry
丸干し
Tuna Collar
まぐろのカマ
Fried Foods
揚げもの
Skin-on Fried Potatoes
皮付きフライドポテト
Ham Cutlet
ハムカツ
Homemade Minced Meat Cutlet
自家製メンチカツ
Fried Chicken
鶏のから揚げ
Deep-Fried Lotus Root with Seaweed
レンコンの磯辺揚げ
Deep-fried River Shrimp
川エビのから揚げ
Fried Horse Mackerel
アジフライ
Salad
サラダ
Onion Slices
オニオンスライス
With Cilantro
パクチーあり
Fresh Mushroom Salad
生マッシュルームサラダ
Cilantro Bomber
パクチーボンバー
Beef Skewer
牛串
Harami Skewer
ハラミ串
Pork Skewer
豚串
Pork Head Meat Skewer
カシラ串
Rose Skewer
バラ串
Heart Skewer
ハツ串
Beef Tongue Skewer
タン串
Liver Skewer
レバー串
Chicken Skewer
鶏串
Peach Meat Skewer
もも串
Gizzard Skewer
砂肝串
Liver Skewer
レバー串
Chicken Tail Skewer
ぼんじり串
Skin Skewer
皮串
Homemade Tsukune (Chicken Meatball)
自家製つくね
Vegetable Skewer
野菜串
Green Onion Skewer
ねぎ串
Shiitake Mushroom Skewer
椎茸串
Mini Tomato Skewer
ミニトマト串
Garlic Skewer
ニンニク串
Avocado Skewer
アボガド串
Five-Kind Grilled Skewer Assortment
串焼き五種盛り
Dried Goods
かわきもの
Dried Atka Mackerel
こまい
Dried Firefly Squid
干しホタルイカ
Hot Pot & Steamed Dishes
鍋・蒸し
Yudofu (Hot Tofu)
湯豆腐
Steamed Clams with Sake
はまぐりの酒蒸し
Oden
おでん
Radish Sprouts
カイワレ
Egg
たまご
Seasonal Vegetables
季節の野菜
Homemade Satsuma-age (Fried Fish Cake)
自家製さつま揚げ
Oyster
カキ
Daikon (Radish)
大根
Miso Konjac
味噌こんにゃく
Stir-fry
炒めもの
Stir-Fried Pea Shoots
豆苗炒め
Stir-Fried Meat and Vegetables
肉野菜炒め
Stir-Fried Liver and Chinese Chives
レバニラ炒め
Conclusion
締めくくり
Rice Ball
おにぎり
Crispy Noodles with Thick Sauce
あんかけかた焼きそば
Wasabi Leaf Ochazuke
葉わさび茶漬け
Rice Set
ごはんセット
Set Meal
定食
Grilled Fish Set Meal
焼き魚定食
Sashimi Set Meal
刺身定食
Stir-Fried Meat and Vegetables Set Meal
肉野菜炒め定食
Stir-Fried Liver and Chinese Chives Set Meal
レバニラ炒め定食
Fried Chicken Set Meal
唐揚げ定食
Yurinchi Set Meal
油淋鶏定食
Homemade Minced Meat Cutlet Set Meal
自家製メンチカツ定食
Simmered Offal Set Meal
もつ煮込み定食
Ginger Pork Shoulder Loin Set Meal
豚肩ロース生姜焼き定食
Curry
カレー
Ham & Egg Set Meal
ハムエッグ定食
Raw Egg
生たまご
Natto (Fermented Soybeans)
納豆
Dessert
デザート
Home Run Bar
ホームランバー
Child
子供
Adult
大人
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Drink
Beer
ビール
Real Men Drink Black Label
男は黙って黒ラベル
Large Draft Beer
生大
Medium Draft Beer
生中
Daily Craft Beer
クラフトビール日替わり
Sapporo Lager Red Star
サッポロラガー赤星
Sapporo Black Label
サッポロ黒ラベル
Kirin Classic Lager
キリンクラシックラガー
Kirin Ichiban Shibori
キリン一番搾り
Asahi Dry
アサヒドライ
Moanet Blonde
モアネットブロンド
Premium Alcohol-Free
プレミアムアルコールフリー
Asahi Maru F Black Beer Small Bottle
アサヒマルエフ黒ビール小瓶
Shochu Naka (Medium Size)
焼酎なか
Class A Shochu Naka
甲類焼酎なか
Kinmiya Frozen Shochu
金宮シャリキンなか
Mixing Material
割り材
Carbonated Water
タンサン
Tonic Water
トニックウォーター
Oolong Tea
ウーロン茶
Green Tea
緑茶
Lemon
レモン
Shikuwasa (Citrus Depressa)
シークワーサー
Vice
バイス
Soy Milk
豆乳
Matcha
抹茶
Otoko Ume Syrup
男梅シロップ
Tomato Juice
トマトジュース
Hoppy
ホッピー
Hoppy Set
ホッピーセット
White
白
Black
黒
Red
赤
Dewar's Highball
デュワーズハイボール
Dewar's Highball
デュワーズハイボール
Ginger Highball
生姜ハイボール
Cocktail
カクテル
Fresh Lemon Chuhai
生レモン酎ハイ
Gin Lemon Tonic
ジンレモントニック
Rum Grape Tonic
ラムグレープトニック
Seasonal Sour
季節のサワー
Rev Heat
レブヒート
Plum Wine
梅酒
On the Rocks
ロック
Soda
ソーダ
Watered Down (usually alcohol)
水割り
Cassis
カシス
Orange
オレンジ
Soda
ソーダ
Oolong Tea
ウーロン茶
Otsurui Shochu
乙類焼酎
Fuji
ふじ
The Usual
いつもの奴
Kozuru Kuro (Shochu)
小鶴くろ
Sakura Spring
櫻泉
Shirakake Shiro (Shochu)
白岳しろ
Southern Wind
南風
Specialty Pre-Mixed Kettle Sweet Potato Shochu
名物 前割りやかん芋焼酎
Large
大
Small
小
Bottle Shochu
ボトル焼酎
Class A Kinmiya Shochu
甲類 キンミヤ焼酎
The Usual
いつもの奴
Kozuru Kuro (Shochu)
小鶴くろ
Sakura Spring
櫻泉
Shirakake Shiro (Shochu)
白岳しろ
Southern Wind
南風
Sliced Lemon
レモンカット
Pickled Plum
梅干し
Wine
ワイン
Glass of Wine
グラスワイン
Red
赤
White
白
Bottle Wine
ボトルワイン
Robetia Chardonnay
ロベティア シャルドネ
Kuma Cabernet Sauvignon
クマ カベルネソーヴィニヨン
Soft Drink
ソフトドリンク
Ginger Ale
ジンジャーエール
Dry/Spicy
辛口
Sweet
甘口
Cola
コーラ
Oolong Tea
ウーロン茶
Green Tea
緑茶
Orange Juice
オレンジジュース
Cider
サイダー
Tomato Juice
トマトジュース
Premium Alcohol-Free
プレミアムアルコールフリー
Ice
氷
Water
