How to Order on Your First Visit

For a first visit, we recommend ordering a few dishes at a time. Begin with something cold, then let your server guide the pace so each dish reaches you at its best.

Our menu offers several ways to build an evening. Here’s how we suggest approaching your first visit.

Start cold, then go to the fire

Start with cold dishes, then explore the grill and hot plates before nigiri, rice and dessert. Your server can help you choose:

1. Cold dishes first. Tuna tataki or the kombu-cured fluke while you choose.

2. Then the robata. Tsukune, shishito or black cod from the charcoal grill.

3. Then something hot. Tempura or agedashi tofu, eaten the moment it lands.

4. Then nigiri. Ordered by the piece, as many as you like.

5. Donabe rice to finish. It’s cooked to order, so ask for it early.

Finish with black sesame pudding: a small, gently sweet final course.

How much to order

For two people, four or five plates before the sushi is usually right. After that, nigiri is the easy part to judge, because you order it a few pieces at a time.

If you’re still hungry after the rice, tell your server. The kitchen can always send one more thing.

Things worth knowing

At the counter

Counter Omakase includes six small plates and thirteen nigiri, with seatings at 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm. Share any dietary requirements when you book, then let the chef guide the evening.

Why there’s no soy dish

Each piece is brushed with nikiri, a soy glaze, just before it’s served, so it’s already seasoned. Eat it in one bite, with fingers or chopsticks.

In the dining room

Ask what came in this week. The fish changes three times a week, and the best of it rarely makes the printed menu.

Pace it like a dinner

Order a few plates to begin, then choose what comes next. Your server will help pace the meal so grilled and fried dishes arrive ready to enjoy.

Look through the menu before you come and pick your first three plates.