Yakitori Toriton Shibuya

Open until 5:00 in Shibuya, Yakitori Toriton Shibuya provides a comfortable izakaya spread of yakitori and wrapped skewers alongside cold dishes, deep-fried snacks, and substantial rice mains.

Skewers can be ordered from single sticks, featuring yakitori staples like thigh, negima (chicken with scallions), and tender seseri neck meat. Creative pork-belly-wrapped options also stand out, including a soft-boiled seasoned egg wrapped in bacon and crisp lettuce tightly wrapped in pork. For minced chicken, the tsukimi tsukune is finished on the teppan griddle into a fluffy patty, meant to be coated in a rich egg yolk before eating.

While the skewers cook, a variety of small plates pair easily with drinks, from moist, low-temperature cooked heart and pork tongue sashimi-style cuts to cucumber dressed with fragrant sansho pepper and smoky iburigakko daikon pickles with cream cheese. The drink menu keeps pace with the dishes, offering tea-infused highballs, sake, and a playful series of whisky highballs named after corporate job titles.

With its casual atmosphere, the dining room suits groups just as well as spontaneous late-night drops-ins. Daily hours running through 5:00 make it a reliable spot for late dinners or second stops without watching the clock.