Harukoma

A good way to put together a meal at Harukoma is to start with sashimi, then add a few small plates that catch your eye. One diner commented that the slices in the sashimi platter were generously thick. The menu also lists a platter featuring fresh bluefin tuna, along with spear squid sashimi, seared golden threadfin bream sashimi and raw octopus, making it easy to build a seafood-focused meal. Another diner singled out the spear squid sashimi for its memorable sweetness and also ordered grilled broad beans. Alongside a choice of sashimi, a seasonal dish can bring a little variety to the table.

There are options beyond seafood, too, including figs with cream cheese and mozzarella with salted kelp. These may appeal if you want to try a few less usual accompaniments alongside the sashimi. One diner praised the figs with cream cheese as an unusual and enjoyable dish. For something fried, consider deep-fried mehikari fish: one diner liked its gentle bitterness and light coating so much that they ordered another portion. It makes a change of pace from sashimi.

To round off the meal, there are dishes such as a grilled chicken rice bowl, dashi ochazuke (rice in broth) and Miyazaki beef nikusui, a meat-and-broth dish. The menu suits both a night of ordering small plates with drinks and an evening that ends with a more substantial final dish. Drinks include draft beer and sake, as well as chuhai cocktails in flavours such as lemon, green apple and Kyoho grape. Private rooms are available, and reservations are accepted. Harukoma is an option in Tengachaya for an evening built around seafood and a selection of dishes to suit your tastes.