Kenshin Japanese Izakaya Restaurant, Japanese in Makati

     Chef Masa Arafuka has put up an izakaya or a gastro-pub that’s accessible to more people in Makati and is probably the closest thing to an authentic Japanese izakaya experience this side of Makati: Kenshin Japanese Izakaya Restaurant. Kenshin serves your usual fanfare of izakaya drinks: shochu, umeshu (plum wine), beer, whisky, and, of course, sake. But that’s where the “usual” ends. If haven’t heard of a sake cocktail, it’s probably because it’s hardly done elsewhere.