Azabu-juban’s Shichirinya serves some of the best meat you will ever taste in your entire life, which is even more remarkable considering that the customers do most of the cooking themselves. A shichirin (七輪) is a small charcoal stove that is designed with convenience and efficiency in mind. This establishment takes care to eliminate much of the smelly, smoky ambiance associated with this type of cuisine, running impressively effective chimneys from stove to ceiling.
Simple though the meal may seem, hungry eaters can count on enjoying buttery, high quality cuts in little more than a minute, with plenty of room on the table left over for drinks, rice and various Korean-inspired sides. Though Yakiniku places are a dime a dozen in Japan, I could go on for days about this particular place’s roppoyaki (cubes of incredibly marbled beef), shio jyo karubi (you might know it better as kalbi or galbi), negi shio rosu (delicious slices of pork with slivers of green onion), and kankoku nori (Korean seaweed wrapper dressed with sesame oil).
Shitake mushrooms and plain old onion slices make great sides. Even the dessert course manages to stand out thanks to the sumi, or charcoal, ice cream. In reality, it tastes like a really good vanilla, but the dark black color is definitely appropriate set against the grills and chimneys planted in the center of each table. While it may not be the cheapest place to grab a bite to eat, it is certainly one of your best options when it comes to feeding friends a memorable meal. Access to Shichirinya below:
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Enjoy!
Sylvia