Friend

At Friend in Sumida, Sumida City, you can sing karaoke, have a drink and choose a meal. Drinks include whisky highballs and shochu served with water or on the rocks. The food menu ranges from Napolitan and grilled gyoza to okonomiyaki and seafood chigemi.

For a more substantial meal, consider the Napolitan or seafood chigemi. If you’d rather focus on snacks to accompany a drink, options include dried stingray fin, cheese crackers and stir-fried sausages. The menu offers everything from a full dish to a light bite, depending on how you want to spend your time.

One visitor recalled ordering a drink, a sausage and the appetiser served with the order, with the bill coming to the 2,000 yen range. That was one individual order on the day, but it gives a sense of enjoying drinks with something to nibble on. Another visitor mentioned the karaoke and a room decorated with Showa-era posters and records, and described stopping by alone.

Friend is open from 18:00 to 23:00 Monday and Tuesday through Saturday. Table service is available, and reservations can be made.