“Kifu,” a restaurant that plates up an “unconventional” style of traditional Japanese food for customers to enjoy, is serving up an early seasonal autumntime cuisine menu for a limited time from September 1st to September 30th.
This list of dishes was thought up by 名前, a culinary master who absorbed the diverse food culture of New York over the span of 20 years. The restaurant is also offering a carefully selected range of Japanese sake chosen by a sake connoisseur which can be paired as a set.
*The restaurant also caters to English speakers.
A Look at the Early Autumntime Menu
The courses of each dish retain the traditional “Japanese” aspects such as dashi, soy sauce and miso, while also incorporation various other elements. And while the dishes take advantage of the goodness of each of these traditional base ingredients, Kifu also puts a spin on each dish to erase any preconceived notions about them and create new and original approaches for customers to enjoy.
＜Yellowtail Amberjack with Seaweed Sea Salt Carpaccio with Autumntime Vegetables＞
This dish includes the chewy flavour of the yellowtail amberjack, the delicious taste of seaweed sea salt, and seasonal autumntime vegetables all of which can be enjoyed together with Kifu’s own linseed oil which is said to be good for one’s health. The dish goes perfectly with fruity sake and white wine.
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＜New Zealand Lamb Chops with Grilled Herb Miso＞
The soft and tender texture of the meat together with the full-bodied meat juices are the first things to hit your taste buds before the specially made miso sauce and sourness flavour of the balsamic flood your senses. It’s recommended eating this dish with Japanese houjin or jukusei sake or red wine.
＜“Japanese Sake Pairing Set” ￥2,200 (tax incl.)＞
This list of 4 Japanese sake (*approx. 255ml each) have been carefully selected to enjoy with your main courses. A specially designed glass, the “es sake glass,” is also provided to enjoy the full-bodied flavour of the sake even more.
If you’re looking for somewhere to commemorate a special day for someone or fancy eating somewhere in style, then look no further than Kifu.
Kifu
Address: Kifu, kif 1F, 14-7 Wakayamacho, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Telephone: 03-3268-6033 (also FAX no.)
Open: 17:30-23:00 (final reservations at 21:00)
Closest Stations: 5-minutes’ walk from West Exit of Iidabashi Station via JR Line / 3-minutes’ walk from B3 Exit of Iidabashi Station via Tokyo Metro / 10-minutes’ walk from Ushigome-Kagurazaka Station via Toei Ōedo Line / 7-minutes’ walk from Kagurazaka Station via Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line
Seats: Counter – 8 seats / 2 Individual Rooms – 4 seats each (up to 8 people only)
*All seats are non-smoking (there is a smoking area outside the restaurant)
Kifu Website: http://www.ilusa.jp/kifu/
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