The Taiwanese hotpot at Akubi is the perfect fuel for a late night out in Shibuya. The flavourful broths here are packed with medicinal herbs and spices. A hotpot for two (¥2,992) comes with two original soups: the mala, with numbing spice and the milder paitan chicken soup. You get your choice of veggies including Chinese cabbage, bean sprouts, carrot and an array of mushrooms, as well as meats like pork loin, lamb, beef and even duck to dip into the steaming broth.
Akubi also serves delicious craft beer from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan to complement its flavourful Asian dishes. The main line up features beers from Taihu Brewing, but we highly recommend trying the restaurant’s specialty dry hopped kölsch (from ¥858 for 200ml) made in collaboration with Tokyo Aleworks.
The best part about the restaurant is that it’s open until 4am on Friday and Saturday, which means you can drop in for a feast after a big night – even if you’ve missed your last train home. Akubi even offers special items from 11pm to 3.30am on Friday and Saturdays, including a tripe and pork spring roll filled with sichuan pepper and chilli (¥418), and a housemade sichuan pepper sour (¥770) with cloves and coriander.