{"id":684634,"date":"2024-11-26T14:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T05:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/?p=684634"},"modified":"2024-11-28T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T01:13:46","slug":"a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/","title":{"rendered":"A small izakaya next to Alecx Live House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alecx Live House is one of the most appreciated live houses in Matsumoto, right near Matsumoto station. During my first years in Matsumoto I used to go to Alecx a lot to see concerts.<br \/>\nOn the same floor there are a rehearsal space and a small izakaya named Squall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/attachment\/img_8478\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"684653\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8478.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8478\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8478.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8478.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8478.jpeg?w=546&#038;h=410\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_8478\" alt=\"IMG_8478\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/attachment\/img_8477-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"684644\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8477-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8477\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8477-1.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8477-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8477-1.jpeg?w=546&#038;h=410\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_8477\" alt=\"IMG_8477\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The staircase to the first floor underground felt very nostalgic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/attachment\/img_8481\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"547\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"684680\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8481.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8481\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8481.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8481.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8481.jpeg?w=730&#038;h=547\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"547\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_8481\" alt=\"IMG_8481\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 547px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/attachment\/img_8480\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"272\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"684671\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8480.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8480\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8480.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8480.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8480.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=272\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"272\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_8480\" alt=\"IMG_8480\" style=\"width: 362px; 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height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>This is Squall!<br \/>\n<img data-attachment-id=\"684707\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/attachment\/img_8484-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1500\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8484\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-684707\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484-1024x768.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?resize=900%2C675 900w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?resize=867%2C650 867w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152 1536w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8484.jpeg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From 12 to 14 you can get free rice with your lunch, so today I had aburasoba with half rice!<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the cheapest izakaya in town and it&#8217;s open from 12 to 20.<br \/>\nIt serves ramen, sanzokuyaki and more!<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy thick and oily noodles this is the place to go, the sanzokuyaki is also highly recommended!<\/p>\n<p>Address<br \/>\nMatsumoto Fukashi 1-2-8NOVA Building B1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/a-small-izakaya-next-to-alecx-live-house\/\" data-text=\"A small izakaya next to Alecx Live House\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alecx Live House is one of the most appreciated live houses in Matsumoto, right near Matsumoto station. During my first years in Matsumoto I used to go to Alecx a lot to see concerts. On the same floor there are a rehearsal space and a small izakaya named Squall. The staircase to the first floor underground felt very nostalgic. This is Squall! From 12 to 14 you can get free rice with your lunch, so today I had aburasoba with half rice! This is one of the cheapest izakaya in town and it&#8217;s open from 12 to 20. It serves ramen, sanzokuyaki and more! 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