Any time of year this would be a wonderful setting for sampling sake that couldn't possibly be fresher. This cavernous chamber, which once housed huge sake vats, has been broken up into small dining spaces -- cozy alcoves upstairs for couples; long tables on ...

If it's Kumazawa's Shonan Beer you want to sample, not sake, then Trattoria Mokichi is definitely the better option. The menu is casual, beer-garden Italian, with pride of place given to the new wood-fired pizza oven that was installed earlier this year. They also ...