Fukuchan

Choose a few small plates, then finish with pasta. At Fukuchan, diners can shape their meal as they go, moving from izakaya-style snacks to Italian dishes. One visitor who stopped by for daytime drinks enjoyed a set that let them choose three items from the daily snacks. They recalled that both the fish escabeche and curry macaroni salad they picked were pleasantly balanced. It’s a handy option when you’d like to start with a few bites and decide what to order next.

For an evening meal, you could order a few fish or meat dishes before choosing a final course. Listed dishes include Spanish-mackerel grilled with Saikyo miso, lightly seared Tanba chicken thigh and Saga beef rump steak; pasta options include aglio e olio, Napolitan and mentaiko cream. One diner said it was customary for them to enjoy several dishes and finish with pasta, offering a different way to round off a meal from one centred on Japanese-style snacks. Menu records list aglio e olio at ¥900 and Napolitan at ¥950.

Reviews also mention a filling snack pizza with a thin crust and a generous topping of cheese. Other diners have highlighted grilled gyoza, spring rolls and hamo fritters, so there are familiar izakaya favourites and Western-style dishes to explore beyond the pasta. The restaurant opens from 12:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, making it an option for daytime drinks. From Tuesday to Friday, it opens at 17:00; it is closed on Mondays. Choose your visit around whether you’re in the mood to pick at small plates during the day or share several dishes in the evening.