Yamariki Honkan

Yamariki, an institution dating back to 1924, is so popular that a line of hungry customers begin gathering outside about an hour before the shop opens. The signature dish here is the nikomi, simmered innards cooked until tender. But if offal isn’t your thing, there are grilled pork skewers and many other pub dishes, like pickled Pacific mackerel, pork and chicken liver terrine and Japanese-style omelet meant to pair with the extensive selection of French wines, curated by Yamariki sommelier Mizukami-san. (Yamariki Honkan (not Honten), 山利喜 本館: 江東区森下2-18-8)