Craft Beer Market is paradise for the thrifty drinker. Few places serving craft beer, especially in expensive Tokyo, can match their prices for pints: ¥780 across the board. Not stopping there, the restaurant sells fantastic food for equally affordable prices. You certainly don’t need to be thrifty to love this place. With just slightly deep pockets, you could have a full-blown feast.

Thirty taps of draft also give them boasting rights to one of the widest selections in the city. The beer is kept in great condition by their sophisticated serving system, partially visible behind the long wooden bar. The surrounding Toranomon district is crawling with office workers that tend toward the frugal, which in part explains CBM’s prices. It’s also why the three mainstream producers are on tap. Otherwise, domestic craft beer fills out a menu conveniently divided by beer styles. Guests wanting to explore can opt for half pints (250ml) for just ¥480. Barley wines are served in 150ml snifter glasses.

Craft Beer Market focuses on tapas-style food and overall the quality is rather high—the owners hired a professional chef with ample experience to meet the quality of their brews. Many of the guests, in fact, come more for the food. The menu changes regularly according to seasonal and available ingredients, though much of it is divided according to fish or meat. Guests hankering for hearty selections are often partial to the shrimp boiled in garlic oil (¥700) or the oyster-bacon-spinach sauté (¥900). Ground lamb kebabs (¥900), duck thigh confit (¥1100) and the sausage plate (¥900) are equally flavorful and pair well with many of the beer selections. “Side” selections include an eclectic range of food, from bruschetta with fresh tomato (¥600) to simple French fries (¥500). Note that there is a ¥300 table charge per person but that at least you get a decent hors d’oeuvre.

The atmosphere in Craft Beer Market is usually quite lively and the place can be bustling on Fridays. There are barrels outside perfect for standing around with friends for some pints if you can’t get a seat inside, which is often the case if you don’t make reservations. Toranomon is salaryman city, and it can get smoky inside, but not overwhelmingly so because of how the attractive restaurant opens out onto the street, providing fresh air and fresh views of passersby. Since the district goes dead on the weekends, CBM is closed Saturday and Sunday, but they are open for lunch, making it one of the few places in Tokyo you can get craft at that hour.