Another month, another yokochō: The new Jingumae Comichi is, like most of these freshly fashionable clusters of drinking and dining dens, carefully designed and curated as an alluring space to while away many an hour after work or on weekends. Despite its proximity to the teenybopper alleys near Harajuku Station, it’s aimed squarely at the grown-ups, with enough craft beer, sake and natural wine bars to keep you coming back to explore.
Among the standouts is La Colere (“Anger”), offering casual, bistro-style cuisine and wine from the Alsace region of France. It’s produced by chef Fumiya Kase, who won a Michelin star less than a year after opening his sleek, modern restaurant L'Orgueil (“Pride”) in Aoyama.