Kikushin

At Kikushin, you can make a meal around nigiri sushi, add udon, or choose from noodles and small plates as well as sushi. Some nigiri are available individually, with tuna, squid, shrimp, scallop, salmon roe and sea urchin listed on the menu. Assorted selections are offered in matsu, take and ume tiers, so you can either sample a few favourites one piece at a time or choose a set.

One visitor recalled the fish in a tuna roll almost melting in their mouth. Another said that the day's nigiri included crab leg. The selection appears to vary, but if sushi is your main reason for coming, an assortment or individual pieces are a good place to start.

For a noodle-centred meal, choices range from udon topped with tempura to hot udon with sweet-and-savoury herring or fried tofu, as well as nabeyaki udon, cooked with several toppings and served in a pot. Zaru noodles, served cold with dipping sauce, offer an alternative to a hot soup. Some diners have ordered a sushi-and-udon set, while others have enjoyed tempura udon alongside sushi. To add another dish, consider dashimaki—a rolled egg omelette flavoured with dashi—or small plates such as jellyfish dressed with plum paste and simmered sea bream head.

Plum wine, sake and beer are also listed, making an evening meal of sushi and small plates an option. Lunch and dinner menus are available, and counter seating offers a choice for solo diners. Some visitors have mentioned a longer wait for food, so this may suit a meal when you have time to spare rather than a quick stop.