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A legendary fish izakaya tucked beneath the Yurakucho railway arches since 1946, run by Brit-owner Andy who hand-picks the catch at Toyosu Market each dawn.
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Pescatarian
肉と鶏肉は食べませんが、魚介は大丈夫です。
Niku to toriniku wa tabemasen ga, gyokai wa daijōbu desu.
I don't eat meat or poultry, but seafood is fine.
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Details
- Address
- 2-4-4 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
- Nearest station
- Yurakucho Stn, 2 min
- Cuisine
- Seafood izakaya
- Price
- ¥¥¥
- English menu / support
- ✓
- Signature
- Daily fresh sashimi platters from Toyosu Market
Andy's Shin Hinomoto is a fish izakaya that has been slinging fresh catch beneath the railway arches of Yurakucho since 1946, now run by British-born third-generation owner Andy Lunt.
Every dish here starts with what Andy pulls from Toyosu Market that same morning — the handwritten menu changes daily, and plenty of regulars skip reading it altogether, simply naming a budget and letting the kitchen decide. The king crab is the dish people talk about, rich enough to rival what you'd pay far more for in Ginza, while the daily sashimi platter is the safer, equally reliable order any night of the week. Grilled fish, gyoza, and a tempura scallop that keeps coming up in reviews round out a table that tends to fill with small plates ordered one at a time rather than a set course. The setting does a lot of the talking too: red-brick vaults under the Yamanote line tracks, tables pressed close together, the rattle of trains overhead, and a mixed crowd of Tokyo office workers and travelers who mostly found the place by word of mouth rather than a guidebook.
It's a seafood-first menu, which makes it a solid pick for pescatarians, but there isn't much room for strict vegetarians — dashi and fish stock run through most of the cooking. Reservations are worth making (through the restaurant's own site or a concierge booking service), though a seat sometimes opens up if you turn up late in the evening. Bring cash: Shin Hinomoto still doesn't take cards. Open Monday to Saturday, 5pm to 11:30pm (last order 11pm), closed Sundays and around New Year.
More on this style: for the difference between sashimi and sushi (and the anisakis-safety basics), see our sashimi guide; for how the otoshi, ordering rhythm and bill-splitting at a place like this actually work, see our izakaya guide.
Last verified Jul 2026
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