Reiwa Izakaya

It is at Av. Almirante Miguel Grau 902 in Barranco. Google files it as a Japanese restaurant with 4.7 from 1,255 reviews — a high score on real volume — and a reported spend of 40 to 60 soles a head. The reviews return to the yakitori, the miso and the makis; the listing adds a private dining room, vegetarian plates, catering, cocktails and happy-hour drinks, which is precisely what marks an izakaya out from a Japanese à la carte restaurant. It books through Mesa247. Our reading: opening noon to 10 p.m. every day — Sunday only to 5:30 — and running a happy hour puts it on the after-work counter side rather than the occasion-sushi side; at that ticket it is among the most affordable Japanese rooms in the district. Curation note: the brand has two branches, this one and Av. Aviación 2829 in San Borja, and the directory entry did not say which. We chose Barranco by review weight (1,255 against 800) and because its spend band is tighter. Entrance, space and toilets are listed as accessible; the parking is not.