Takofune

One diner recalled eating a raw oyster almost without thinking. At Takofune, raw oysters may share the menu with seafood dishes made for enjoying alongside drinks, such as kizushi and salt-seared sawara tataki. The oyster is a dish with a reported first-hand endorsement; you could start there, then look to the day’s menu for another seafood plate that catches your eye.

Visitors say the sashimi is seasoned to bring out the ingredients and goes well with sake. They also point to the range of unusual seafood preparations and the pleasure of finding a different menu on each visit. Choices have included kame-no-te, shirako, ankimo and kabura-zushi, among other seafood. Since the menu is said to change from day to day, it may be more rewarding to see what is available than to set your heart on one particular dish.

Sake is available, and visitors have reported that the labels sometimes change from week to week. Choose a glass to go with a seafood dish and make a meal of several small plates. Takofune serves small plates for dining in. Payment is cash only, so bear that in mind before you visit.