izakayas
Nunu Bar Is Now Serving Happy Hour Every Day
We’ve loved Nunu Bar’s sleek, subterranean design and blend of high-end Japanese cocktail culture with hard-drinking, casual izakaya classics since they opened on Frankford Avenue […]
Update: Royal Sushi and Izakaya Opening This Summer (Allegedly)
The long awaited and very, VERY (almost five years) delayed Royal Sushi and Izakaya may finally be opening soon. Jesse Ito told us that they […]
CoZara Rolls Out a Redo
When Hiroyuki Tanaka opened coZara in University City a year ago, more than a few people raised an eyebrow at the omission of sushi bar. After […]
Summer Happy Hour at coZara
After Trey Popp’s review of CoZara, where the happy hour garnered the most compliments, we wanted to check it out for ourselves. And oh yes, […]
Restaurant Review: CoZara
We here at Philadelphia magazine decided last month to start debuting restaurant reviews early on Foobooz. We had reasons. And we discussed them here. Welcome to […]
coZara Officially Opens on Friday
This Friday, Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka will officially open his University City izakaya, coZara. The Japanese pub is a bi-level space in the same Chestnut Square complex […]
Royal Sushi & Izayaka Will be at Brewer’s Plate
Brewer’s Plate is one of our favorite events of the year. The fundraiser for Fair Food Philadelphia pairs local restaurants with local breweries in an […]
Royal Sushi and Izakaya Has a Home
As Michael Klein reported last night Royal Sushi and Izakaya finally has a location. The anticipated Japanese bar from the RoyalKhyberCantinasandnowIzakaya team will be opening […]
Full Menu for Khyber’s Izakaya Pop-Up
The Khyber Pass Pub’s Izakaya pop-up is set for Monday and we’ve got the full menu.
Khyber Turning Japanese
We have no idea if the Vapors every played the Khyber but that’s not stopping the Old City landmark from turning into a Japanese pub. […]
Akoya, A Pearl
Look past the velvet rope and bouncers and you might notice that Akoya is trying to making a name for itself in the shadow of […]
Beating Expectations At Akoya
Despite the bottle service and velvet ropes of Pearl being upstairs, Adam Erace says Akoya is all about the food.  Buttery miso-glazed pork belly […]
Izakaya Gets Three Bells
Michael Schulson’s Izakaya at the Borgata gets a ringing endorsement from Craig LaBan. With its casually stylish ambience and ambitious small-plate take on Japanese pub […]
AC’s Izakaya Reviewed
Adam Erace visits Izakaya in the Borgata and finds Michael Schulson’s take on a Japanese pub to be a sure winner. Izakaya [Philadelphia Weekly] Izakaya […]
Izakayas Everywhere!
Today’s edition of The Bite notes that Izakaya Bar & Bistro will be taking over the cursed Kaizan spot in the Academy House. Food and […]