Wondering what you should do with friends after getting off work on a Friday night? Tired of going to all kinds of high-end restaurants with your picky girlfriend? It’s time to check out The Rooftop Beer BBQ Garden – opened again in both Kichijoji and Ikebukuro as a summer tradition. People come all the way to this BBQ place to experience authentic American-style barbecuing and spend a typical summer night in an untypical way.

Nestled on top of the 8th and 9th floor of Ikebukuro LUMINE department store, this BBQ place comes with a unique vibe of freedom and creativity. As a tradition, each year, The Rooftop proposes different concepts or themes. This year, The Rooftop is serving up “Surf & Turf”, hoping to bring the freshest seafood and best steak to central Tokyo.

Served in a popular American BBQ style, the courses include indulgent selections of shrimp with Cajun sauce and scallops with ginger butter soy sauce. In addition to all kinds of seafood, white BBQ chicken and beef sirloin steak are also offered in all courses. To complement the carnivorous menu, vegetables such as peppers, mushrooms, eggplants and zucchini are also offered at your choice. By the end of the courses, the staff also serve homemade pork patties which you can heat up and sandwich with some coleslaw, BBQ sauce and bread. You can either take them home with you or enjoy the burgers there. The Rooftop boasts Montauk-style surf town vibe complete with consistent interior design and decorations such as pearl-tone driftwood open-air terrace seat. Guests get to have their own table and BBQ stand and a whole set of tools to customize their food. While you are waiting for food to be cooked, the bartenders can craft a variety of drinks for you to get you in the perfect BBQ mood. For those who only want to grab drinks with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Rooftop BBQ offers a all-you-can-drink menu, therefore you can indulge yourself by choosing from an array of alcohol selections while having some BBQ and chatting with friends.

Getting there

Rooftop Beer BBQ Ikebukuro is located on the 8th and 9th floor of LUMINE department store at Ikebukuro station.
 



By Sophia Qin