01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
Located in the residential neighbourhood of Higashi-Mukojima 5-chome, Okachan is an unpretentious izakaya catering to both midday set-lunch diners and evening drinkers. Lunchtime brings hearty, satisfying rice sets such as salt-grilled mackerel, fried chicken karaage, and maki-katsu (rolled cutlet) featuring plain, ume-shiso, and cheese varieties. The mixed-fry set meal—combining fried prawn, crab cream croquette, and beef tongue menchi-katsu—is another dependable pick when you are craving crisp, freshly fried fare.
In the evening, blackboards and paper strips along the wall spotlight seasonal seafood and fried specialties for the drinks table. Highlights include baby corn tempura fried whole with its silky silks, fugu milt tempura, and crisp-fried small horse mackerel (mame-aji), each cooked to show off its natural texture. Lighter bites like vinegar-cured gizzard shad (konoshiro), simmered flounder, and comforting grandmother-style shiso miso make easy companions for a relaxed drink.
Drink options cover draught beer, Hoppy sets, and large 'Big' servings of chuhai, highballs, and Sui gin soda. With counter seats available, the tavern suits solo dinners just as comfortably as casual gatherings with friends.
