Hakoya Izakaya

Rating: 4.5 ⭐

Ordered: 
- Signature wagyu beef sukiyaki nabe: $56 
- Purupuru Peach (flavoured sparkling jelly sake): $14
- Hana Awaka sparkling yuzu: $15

I came here with a friend for dinner. We just happened to walk past this place. It was pretty good. The interior decor was really nice, and all their seats are kind of booths with a little curtain over the front so you really feel nice and cosy and private. 

I tried the peach jelly sake, just because I'd never had a jelly drink before. In terms of alcohol content it is severely not worth the money, with only 0.4 drinks. But it was really cool, you have to shake the can before you drink to break up the jelly. It was a good texture, nice and soft and breaks apart as you drink it. No chewing required. I really liked it. 

My friend got the sparkling yuzu, which was also really good. It was very lemony but you could also taste the alcohol. It was very nice.

People tend to order hotpots here. Japanese hotpots are quite rare, I feel. But this was good. There was a good amount of wagyu, and vegetables, and also udon noodles! I love my udon, and these noodles were the perfect texture, not too chewy but not too soft. The soup base was yummy. We were quite full by the end. 

5% cash discount here.