I had dinner at Monzen-Nakacho the other day at a restaurant called Umi no Sachi (海の幸). “海の幸” means seafood, and yes, it is an izakaya that primarily serves seafood. The restaurant has two floors: the first floor and the second floor. We were seated on the second floor this time. It’s very popular, so reservations are required in advance. The restaurant is located between Monzen-Nakacho Station and Kiba Station.
There are only square tables on the second floor. The walls feature a variety of food and drink options. They offer not only seafood but also vegetables.
Each table has a paper menu. They offer courses starting at 3,000 yen, but we ordered from the regular menu this time.
As written on the wall, they have an extensive selection of sake and shochu.
The Japanese sake is served in a cute glass.
I ordered beer.
Otoshi (350 yen, included in the table charge) was boiled vegetables. It was delicious, and the soup stock had soaked into the satoimo (taro root) and daikon radish.
The Asuparagus dressed with sesame sauce had a rich flavor due to the sweet miso. I think it would pair well with Japanese sake.
This is dashimaki tamago. Dashimaki tamago is a rolled omelet made with soup stock. However, it doesn’t have much soup stock, so it was light in flavor.
The Potato salad was enough for at least four people, especially if you enjoy seafood. It was a bit too much but very delicious.
I don’t remember exactly, but I think this is two portions of assorted sashimi. It was a gorgeous selection, including ark shell, red sea bream, whelk, bonito, vinegared mackerel, and tuna.
Everything was excellent. I especially loved the ark shell. I felt full just from the sashimi!
I heard that the bakudan is a must-try when visiting Umi no Sachi. I love bakudan. “Bakudan” means “bomb” in English. Although I’m not sure of the origin of the name, bakudan typically includes natto, raw egg, tuna sashimi, and other ingredients. This restaurant’s bakudan also contains sea urchin and salmon roe! The way to eat it is to mix everything together first.
After mixing, we put the mixture on laver (nori) and eat it. Their bakudan is fantastic!
They also offer sushi, and you can order it by the piece. They have sushi sets as well. We ordered the 10-piece sushi set. I forgot the price, but the seafood was fresh and just as good as the sashimi!
This is Ham cutlet. Both the coating and the ham were thin, making it light compared to typical deep-fried foods. It was crisp and not heavy.
Tsukune. Hmm, it tasted like a hamburger steak! It had shiso, which added a pungent flavor. The onsen tamago served as the sauce for the tsukune.
This boiled ginmutsu was amazing! Ginmutsu, or Patagonian toothfish, has fatty skin and meat. The skin is almost jelly-like. Of course, the fish itself was great, and the soup stock was delicious.
We also ordered sushi rolls. They offer a variety (300-400 yen per roll), so we chose kappamaki (cucumber), ika shiso maki (squid and shiso), and spicy tuna.
They said one piece of the spicy tuna roll is extra spicy, but no one complained about it being too spicy. I think it wasn’t that spicy.
Lastly, they served miso soup.
I agree with what they said about needing to make a reservation in advance — this place is popular. Everything was great. The atmosphere is lively, but not too noisy. I’d love to visit again. The portions are large, so it’s better to go with three people. 😉
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Name Umi no Sachi (海の幸)
Open Dinner
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