Belgo, European Beer Cafe, Shibuya

If you are in Tokyo, like your beer and enjoy drinking it in a relaxed European style setting then Belgo’s in Shibuya could be just the place for you. They also do excellent food. Our editor can highly recommend the place.Located in a basement on Meiji Doro, just five minutes walk from Shibuya Station, is the Belgo European Beer Cafe.

“I was introduced to it by a friend of mine I met through the Asoboo website,’ says Alfie, ‘and have been there a number of times since to enjoy the beer.

Although I think it might take me a few months to work my way through their extensive selection of Belgian trappist and other continental beers.”

The bar has Hoegaarden and Leffe Blonde on tap and there is a wall by the bar literally filled with fridges containing a vast selection of Belgian, British and other foreign ales.

“The Guiness is also excellent,’ remarks Alfie, ‘and out of the pints of Guiness I have drunk so far in Tokyo, possibly the closest in flavour to what I would call a decent pint of Guiness back home in the UK.”

If you aren’t the kind of person who can go out drinking beer without a bite to eat, Belgo also does some great food ranging from ‘moules frites’ [mussels cooked in white wine and garlic served with french fries] to beef in Guiness stew and traditional fish and chips.

With a great atmosphere, interesting character interior and being so close to the JR station in Shibuya, Belgo has a lot going for it and is highly recommended as a place to spend a relaxed evening with friends.

Belgo European Beer Cafe
Shibuya Ichi-go-kan Building B1
3-18-7 Shibuya
Tokyo

03-3409-4442

Open 17:30 - 02:00 [closed on 3rd Sunday in the month]

Come out the Hachiko exit at Shibuya JR, head up onto the elevated walkway. Bear right but not down the first exit. Come down onto Meiji Street and you will see the Belgo sign on your right about 50metres after hitting street level.