Kura Izakaya

2-chome · Shibuya · Tokyo

A small room, charcoal, and whatever looked good at Tsukiji.

Eight seats at the counter, four small tables. Open from six in the evening to whenever the regulars stop drinking. The menu changes every week or so — these are the dishes on it tonight.

A taste of the menu

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Edamame with yuzu salt

Small plates

Edamame with yuzu salt

¥600

Steamed in the pod, finished with flaky salt and a squeeze of yuzu. The bowl that keeps the table going while you decide.

Negima (chicken & leek)

Skewers

Negima (chicken & leek)

¥480

Two pieces. Thigh, charcoal-grilled with leek between each cube. Order it salt unless you've already got something sweet on the table.

Tai chazuke

Rice & noodle

Tai chazuke

¥1,400

Sea bream sashimi over warm rice, sesame, nori, wasabi. Hot dashi poured over at the table.

House nigori

Drinks

House nigori

¥750

Cloudy, slightly sparkling, low alcohol. Poured cold from a stoneware jar. By the cup or carafe.

Matcha pudding

Dessert

Matcha pudding

¥700

Set custard, properly bitter matcha on top, a spoon of azuki. The night's only sweet, and the chef's wife will know if you didn't finish it.

House style

One menu, one room, one chef. We don’t take reservations except on weekends, and we don’t have a phone. If we’re full when you arrive, the bar across the street is good and we’ll fetch you when a stool opens up.