Tokyo izakaya Birmingham

You're walking into something that actually feels like you've stumbled into a Tokyo side street, not a sterile theme restaurant. Lower Severn Street's quietly become a bit of a food destination, and Tokyo Izakaya fits right in—wooden counters, dim lighting, the smell of grilling chicken skewers hitting you as soon as you walk in. The menu's focused: yakitori done right, steaming bowls of ramen, gyoza that taste like someone cares. Prices sit comfortably in the ££ range, so you're not paying City Centre markups for something genuine. It's the kind of place locals actually return to, not somewhere you'd take someone just to impress them.