Nico

Italian flavours meet ramen at this playful bistro, situated a brisk five-minute walk from Akihabara Station. The pizza and pasta here is average at best, but you can't argue with the barrel wine nomihodai, available at an eye-popping ¥600 per hour. When you're all plonked up, finish the night with their spicy tsukemen (¥500), served with flat noodles and a fiery soup that's a mixture of doubanjiang paste, Sichuan peppers, green onion, ground beef and chilli oil.