Dote no Shinagawa
A retro standing-bar founded in 1959 in the working-class Hotta neighborhood. Customers self-serve skewers from big simmering pots in either sweet-savory miso or soy sauce. Dote-yaki from 139 yen. Selected Tabelog Top 100 Standing Bars 2025. Locals crowd the place at opening. Takeout available.
Locals call it 'a miraculous price unchanged since the Showa era' and praise its welcoming atmosphere for solo drinkers. Selected Top 100 Standing Bars 2025 has broadened its national recognition.