居酒屋 酒庵 きん助 神楽坂 — Restaurant in Tokyo

Awesome hidden spot in Iidabashi. We couldn't find it at first because you have to ride an elevator to the second floor of the building. It has a real fun izakaya atmosphere with regulars and groups of friends having fun around good food.

Speaking of the food it was fantastic. A bit pricier than what we're used to but you're paying for quality. They serve you a small dashi soup with a clam in it and some marinated fish with chives as an appetizer. I don't like fish usually but this I thought was very tasty and I ate it all!

We had the tempura (shrimp, mushrooms, eggplant and lotus root) along with the kimchi rolls at first. What I really liked is that they bring you a small dish with salt in it so you can season your food as you like. Something I found in Japan is that the food is very salty, and their tempura was actually not salty at all and I could adjust the salt as needed. Big plus!

Next we got the tofu with ground meat (can't remember the name of the dish). Very savoury and a taste you don't get to experiment often. I haven't had anything like it in Japan so far so I recommend you try it.

The lady who tended to us went out of her way to translate everything she wanted to tell us using Google Translate. We appreciated that very much. She was very attentive to our needs and quickly double checked if the meat with the tofu was beef (I have red meat allergy) even though I said it didn't bother me if I couldn't eat it as it was my boyfriend who ordered it. That was very kind of her.

Then we finished off with the salt grilled chicken wings. They were fatty, meaty and the taste was very delicate but so tasty. Careful when you dig in, they were also piping hot!

Overall a superb experience and we stayed longer there than in other izakayas we visited. We loved the vibe. A hidden gem truly, please go if you visit Tokyo, you...

This place is an absolute delight. The family who run Kinsuke offer a wonderfully warm welcome and great food, with husband behind the scenes making super curries, his wife out front manning the grill and a grandma/grandson team serving customers with a smile. Find it on the second floor - try the agedashi eggplant with eel, better than unagi! Beautiful yakitori on a charcoal burner. I'm looking forward to making...

飯田橋駅、牛込神楽坂駅のどちらからも近い、新鮮な魚介と厳選日本酒が豊富な居酒屋。

神楽坂近辺は、とにかく和食、洋食ともに店が多い。

そんな中で、平日の早い時間から予約客も多く、にぎわっているのは、うまい証拠であろう。

ビルの2階の扉を開けると、カウンター席、テーブル席あり。

しっとりとした空間で、大人が落ち着ける雰囲気だ。

お通しは、大きなハマグリのすまし汁、魚介のマリネと言うのだろうか。 はまぐりの出汁が効いた汁は甘みがあり、ほっこりとする味わいだ。

タコ、イカ、ブロッコリー、あさりのマリネというのか、こちらもお通しを超えたおいしさで、使われている魚介の新鮮さがえる。

本日の刺し盛りをオーダー ヒラマサ、金目鯛のカラスミ、真鯛、マグロ、しめ鯖など五種盛りである。 甘みのある真鯛、しこしことした食感のヒラマサ、金目鯛は最初から味が漬けられており、そのままいただける。 どれも新鮮で美味だ。 マグロは脂の乗りがよく、とろける口どけ。

焼き物 鶏皮、レバー、砂肝をオーダーした。 砂肝は塩味で。 シコシコとした食感でおいしい砂肝だ。 ねっとりとしたレバー、プルンとしていながら香ばしい鶏皮と、どれもなかなかいい感じに焼けている。

ここは珍しく、居酒屋なのに薬膳カレーが名物らしい。 へぎそばなども捨てがたかったが、ここは夏の体力増強にと、中医薬膳師が作る本格薬膳カレーをシメにオーダーした。

体の陰陽のバランスを考えた沢山の野菜のソースが組み込まれたカレーは、まさに医食同源である。

薬膳というとクセがあるイメージだが、このカレーはいい感じのスパイスが効き、クセないから食べやすくて美味。

自家製の唐辛子醤油をかけると、ピリッと感がアップして、さらに美味しい。

プラス１００円で、雑穀米にチェンジも可能と、ヘルシー志向の人にもいいかもしれない。

ランチもやっており、カレーがいただけるので、お昼の1人ラ...