01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
Set along a residential stretch of Higashishinmachi in Itabashi Ward, Oden-yasan Irodori is an unassuming stop for warm oden and affordable snacks. A straightforward entry point is the senbero set, which bundles two drinks with three oden choices and a small side dish. Savoring simmered oden while sipping a lemon sour, oolong high, or highball provides an easy, satisfying conclusion to the day. The simmering pot includes essentials such as potato and bamboo shoots, alongside broader options like the multi-item omakase oden platter and chilled oden.
While oden takes top billing, the broader menu offers plenty of variety. Small-plate meat offerings feature Daisen chicken prepared as seared sasami fillets or nori-wrapped isobeyaki, as well as scallion-strewn gizzard and kobukuro pork uterus. Traditional drinking bites like shiokara cream cheese and grilled stingray fin sit alongside heartier closers such as oden dashi zosui rice porridge and ramen built on beef tendon stock. Regional bottles from labels like Jurokudai Kuroemon, Yonetsuru, and Machida Shuzo provide varied pairings for the savory seasonings and aromatic garnishes.
With seating for roughly a dozen diners, the cozy interior centers around counter seating with a few additional chairs, keeping solo visitors comfortable. The pub operates exclusively in the evening hours, with payment accepted in cash only.
