Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen
Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Coaster is a relaxed Shimokitazawa craft beer bar with rotating taps of beer from around the world and a kitchen doing full meals, not just snacks, the kind of place an evening disappears into.
Insider tip
Ask what's freshest on tap, because the list changes all the time. A good first stop before Shimokita's live venues.
What the guides say about Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen
Evening. One proper izakaya. In Shimokitazawa, Shirubee opens at 5pm with a counter wrapped around an open kitchen and a menu of classics with twists, and an entrance that's easy to walk past twice. Book it or be there at opening. Afterwards, Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen for a nightcap, or one of the Shimokitazawa live venues if a listing catches your eye. The door price usually includes a drink.
The second track is the bar crawl. Shirubee is the izakaya locals bring visitors to when they want to show off. Good Heavens Pub is the neighbourhood's British local, and Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen covers the craft list. It's all within a five minute stumble of everything else.
What's on near Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Shimokitazawa Curry Festival 2026
下北沢カレーフェスティバル
Time Varies by shop Station Shimokitazawa (Odakyu and Keio Inokashira Lines)
About 135 shops around Shimokitazawa join this 15th edition, including 110 curry restaurants and 21 dessert shops. Order a curry at a participating shop to collect a stamp, and filled stamp maps can be swapped for prizes at the reception desk. This year has a tie-in with Sega's Puyo Puyo and Sonic.
Shimokitazawa Curry Festival
下北沢カレーフェスティバル
Station Shimokitazawa (Odakyu Line, Keio Inokashira Line), 2 min walk
Special curries from well over 100 cafes, bars, restaurants, and shops across Shimokitazawa for about two and a half weeks each October, many in mini portions so you can crawl between several in an afternoon. A stamp rally links the participating shops.
Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa
ムーンアートナイト下北沢2027
Time 15:00 to 21:00 (2026), the Senrogai lot to 21:30
Autumn moon-themed festival across Shimokitazawa: large lit outdoor works such as a 7 m moon on the Senrogai lot, with about 100 moon and rabbit themed events in shops and on the streets. The 2027 dates aren't announced yet.
Smaller local events nearby
Hari Kuyo needle memorial at Shinganji's Awashima-do Festival
Tue 8 Dec · Shinganji temple, Awashima-do hall, Daizawa
Yearly memorial for old and broken sewing needles at the temple's Awashima hall, a Setagaya intangible folk cultural property. You can pray in the hall all day and watch the rite at 13:30.
Free to visit, prayer offering ¥1,000 · Hall open for prayers 9:30 to 15:30, memorial rite 13:30 to 14:10 (2025) · Map · Source: Shinganji temple (森巖寺) · 森巖寺 淡島堂 針供養
Live music nearby
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Around Shimokitazawa
Vintage shops, live music, and the best curry in Tokyo
Step out of the south exit and the city changes register. The lanes are narrow and winding, second-hand clothing racks spill onto the street, and the live houses look untouched since the eighties. Daniel's own Tokyo neighbourhood, Sasazuka, is a short train ride away. You don't need a plan here, but the places below are the ones you'll come back for.
Shimokitazawa has 11 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 4 bars, 3 restaurants, 2 cafes and 2 shops. Read the Shimokitazawa guide.
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Good to know
- How do I get to Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen?
- The nearest station is Shimokitazawa (Odakyu / Keio). Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen is in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.
- How much does Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen cost?
- Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen?
- Plan for 2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Coaster Craft Beer & Kitchen?
- Early evening.
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