Blue cheese potato salad
Pork belly green salad
Wine list-partition
Chicken, egg and asparagus ham
Corn fritter
Smoked cheese
Mushroom omelette
Premium White Shirohonoka beer
Chashu braised pork
Roast pork
Chicken tsukune
Mushroom pasta
Garlic fried rice
The first of the three restaurants in the Hirakuya family, the Jiyugaoka store has remained a reliable favourite for many years.
Housed in an old Showa era building, the interior is all timber frame and rafters decorated with an eclectic collection of art, books, posters and an admirable (if now occasional) collection of One Piece figurines. The atmosphere is casual yet intimate. Counter seats before the open kitchen allow a view of the chefs in action while the wine list-partition adds a little fun to choosing from the small selection of reasonably priced table wines.
Although (much like Ebisu’s Toliuo) Hirakuya’s focus on pairing wines with a fusion of Asian and European cuisines is now less novel than once it was it still ensures a satisfying meal. The menu ranges across a variety of dishes and is seasonly updated so deserves to be studied. Portions are large; so much so that the signature salads also come in half and quarter portions.
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