Akasaka Umaya (赤坂 うまや) is located in the two lowest floors of a Kabuki performance school's training centre. The restaurant is produced by Ennosuke Ichikawa who acquired international reputation as Kabuki actor. It is just off from Hitotsugi dori (一ツ木通り), one of major busy street of Akasaka (赤坂) night spot, while the entrance of the restaurant and surrounding environment with Akasaka Fudoson shrine is unexpectedly calm.
When you go through the traditional style gate from which the restaurant's sign on cloth (called のれん, noren) is hung, all you can find will be Japanese folk interior, traidional or Kabuki related objects.
Can't believe that we had been on the bustling modern night spot until just five minutes before
The plates offered there are variety of Japanese dishes from tofu, seafood, nabe hot-pot, to fried noodle or small bowl of ramen noodle(ラーメン). Many of them are either creative arrangement or local specialty (郷土料理, kyodo ryori) made with fresh high quality ingredients delivered mainly from Kyushu(九州) region.
Nicely presented dessert assotment plate also can't be missed.
During lunch time, the restaurant offers intersting lunch box, whose menu is inspired and arranged from "catering lunch for Kabuki actors". Imagine you can share same taste with them. Other lunch menu are also available at reasonable price from around Yen1000.
Restaurant name: Akasaka Umaya (赤坂 うまや)
Address: 4-2-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Website: http://www.jrfs.co.jp/umayahome/akasaka/
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Yu-san, thank you very much for pointing out my stupid mistake! It has been corrected.
Posted by: About Food in Japan site owner | 12 May 2012 at 17:06
Great article on my favorite restaurant.
The only thing is, it's En-no-suke, not Saru-no-suke!
Posted by: GuideYu | 08 May 2012 at 13:50