Menu · お品書き
Everything we cook and pour.
Order a few things, then a few more. The cook adds a special or two most nights; ask what’s on the board.
串焼き
Skewers
Grilled to order over white charcoal. Ask for salt or tare on any of them; we’ll pick if you don’t.
Chicken 鶏
Negimaねぎま
Thigh and scallion, the one to start with.
Tsukuneつくね
Chicken meatball with cartilage for crunch, glazed in tare, raw yolk to dip.
Momoもも
Thigh on its own, salt and a squeeze of lemon.
Kawa皮
Chicken skin, grilled slowly until it crackles.
Seseriせせり
Neck meat. Small, juicy, the cook’s favorite.
Bonjiriぼんじり
The tail. Rich, a little fatty, salt only.
Sasami Umeささみ梅
Tender breast with pickled plum and shiso.
Meat & seafood 肉・魚介
Butabara豚バラ
Pork belly, salt, lemon and a dab of yuzu pepper.
Gyutan牛タン
Thick-cut beef tongue with green onion salt.
Asparagus Baconアスパラベーコン
Asparagus rolled in bacon.
Ebi海老
Whole shrimp, shell on, salt-grilled.
Hotateほたて
Scallop with butter soy.
Vegetables 野菜
Shishitoししとう
Blistered shishito peppers. One in ten is hot.
Shiitake椎茸
Whole shiitake caps with soy butter.
Negiねぎ
Thick green onion, sweet from the fire.
Yaki Onigiri焼きおにぎり
A rice ball brushed with soy and grilled crisp.
一品料理
Small plates
Plates for the middle of the table. Order a few, then a few more.
To start つまみ
Edamame枝豆
Salted, warm.
Hiyayakko冷奴
Chilled tofu with ginger, scallion and bonito.
Tako Wasabiたこわさ
Raw octopus in fresh wasabi stems. Strong, and good with sake.
Potato Saladポテトサラダ
Our mother’s recipe, with cucumber and a soft egg.
Cucumber Picklesきゅうりの浅漬け
Lightly pickled overnight with kombu.
Fried 揚げ物
Karaage唐揚げ
Ginger and soy chicken thigh, fried twice, with greens, sudachi and mayo.
Agedashi Tofu揚げ出し豆腐
Crisp tofu in warm dashi with grated daikon.
Takoyakiたこ焼き
Octopus balls with sauce, mayo and dancing bonito.
Ebi Mayoエビマヨ
Crisp shrimp tossed in a light sweet mayo.
From the grill 焼き物
Saba Shioyaki鯖塩焼き
Salt-grilled mackerel with grated daikon.
Hokkeほっけ
A whole split atka mackerel, dried and grilled, with lime. Big enough for three.
Ika Maruyakiいか丸焼き
Whole grilled squid, soy and ginger.
Tamagoyaki卵焼き
Rolled omelet with dashi, warm from the pan.
To finish お食事
Ochazukeお茶漬け
Rice, salmon flakes and hot green tea poured over.
Yakisoba焼きそば
Pan-fried noodles with pork, cabbage and pickled ginger.
Zaru Sobaざるそば
Cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce.
日本酒・お飲み物
Sake & drinks
Sake by the glass, the carafe or the bottle; ask what’s open this week. Hot sake on request.
Sake 日本酒
House Junmai純米
Dry and round. Good warm or cold, and with everything on the grill.
Junmai Ginjo純米吟醸
Light, a little fruity. Our most poured.
Junmai Daiginjo純米大吟醸
Clean and fragrant, for a slow glass.
Nigoriにごり
Cloudy, soft and a little sweet.
Atsukan熱燗
Hot sake in a flask, for cold nights.
Sparkling Sakeスパークリング日本酒
Small bottle, light bubbles, for celebrating.
Shochu, highballs & sours 焼酎・ハイボール・サワー
Highballハイボール
Japanese whisky and soda, big ice, lemon peel.
Lemon Sourレモンサワー
Shochu, fresh lemon and soda.
Imo Shochu芋焼酎
Sweet potato shochu, on the rocks or with hot water.
Mugi Shochu麦焼酎
Barley shochu, mellow and toasty.
Umeshu梅酒
Plum wine, on the rocks or with soda.
Beer & soft drinks ビール・ソフトドリンク
Draft Lager生ビール
Japanese-style rice lager, very cold.
Oolong Teaウーロン茶
Iced, bottomless.
Melon Cream Sodaメロンクリームソーダ
Green melon soda with a scoop of vanilla on top.
Yuzu Sodaゆずソーダ
House yuzu syrup and soda.