Tokyo's Metropolitan meeting corridor building is without doubt one of the most cost-effective places to drink in the city - RocketNews24

All-you-can-drink beer charges just 600 yen (US$5.80), with a view to barely get you a single glass in many other Tokyo eating places.

Tokyo has a few commentary towers that promote tickets so that you can experience the elevator up and take up the dizzyingly breathtaking view of the city. Savvy sightseers and acrophiles, though, will tell you to move to the Tokyo Metropolitan executive building, in the Shinjuku regional. now not simplest are its two commentary floors, each and every 202 meters (663 fee) above the highway, much less crowded than others around the city, they're completely free to entry as neatly.

And as it seems, there's a further remarkable bargain to be found near the Tokyo Metropolitan building. After you come returned down from the commentary floors, throughout the highway on the floor ground, you'll discover the Tokyo Metropolitan assembly hall Restaurant, which is right next to the convention hall used through the individuals of Tokyo's Metropolitan assembly.

▼ The restaurant's entrance

regardless of the name, you don't ought to be an elected executive authentic to dine right here, as any individual can cease in for a chunk to eat or anything to drink. The average clientele is basically composed of politicians and other americans who work in the Metropolitan executive constructing, though, so the restaurant has a whole bunch tables as a way to accommodate the hunger of Tokyo's monstrous forms. even so, in case you display up after the lunch rush, like we did, you're likely to discover the region well-nigh empty, making it an excellent place for a quiet meal or snack in the heart of one of the busiest cities on the earth.

As with loads of jap eating places, there's a small cowl can charge (during this case 300 yen [US$2.90]), which does at least get you a mini salad. On the upside, the restaurant's food and drinks are all comparatively cheap. There's quite a lot of eastern food on the menu, together with fresh seafood from the restaurant's fish tank, so we began with some seared katsuo (bonito) sashimi for 480 yen.

We additionally couldn't face up to inquiring for the 1,010-yen Tokyo Metropolitan building Fried Tower, which is a spire of onion rings plus an additional of fried calamari rings (as a nod to the building's twin tower-design), plus some salad and sausages.

▼ consuming the Metropolitan government constructing made us believe a bit like Godzilla.

however we promised you a discount, didn't we? well, how does all-you-can-drink beer, and different alcoholic drinks, for simply 600 yen (US$5.eighty) an hour sound?

significantly, there are quite a lot of restaurants in downtown Tokyo in order to cost you 600 yen for a single glass of beer, however this eatery will assist you to down as many as you can in 60 minutes for that fee. and unlike other all-you-can-drink offers that make you set on your closing order 15 and even half-hour earlier than your table time is up, the Tokyo Metropolitan assembly corridor Restaurant is satisfied to preserve refilling your glass for the entire 60 minutes.

▼ also obtainable on the 600-yen-an-hour plan: wine, whisky highballs, umeshu (plum wine), shochu, and shochu bitter cocktails.

If one hour isn't adequate, there's also a two-hour plan for 1,200 yen, and in case you're in reality a excessive roller, an extra 300 yen an hour will upgrade you to top class whisky and shochu forms, and also add sake to your tippling options.

Now, we're now not certain why such a good all-you-can-drink deal exists appropriate next to one in all Tokyo's most crucial seats of power. even so, we're blissful it exists, and that it's open even to plebs like us.

Restaurant advice Tokyo Metropolitan meeting hall Restaurant / TOKYO都庁議事堂 レストラン tackle: Tokyo-to, Shinjuku-ku, Nishi Shinjuku 2-8-1. Togikai Gijido, 1st ground 東京都新宿区西新宿2-8-1 都議会議事堂1F Open: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed weekends and vacation trips [ Read in Japanese ]

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