in tokyo, japan (march’24)
got extremely lucky to have received a last minute invite to this acclaimed spanish/japanese innovative restaurant which relocated to tokyo from kyoto a couple years back.
been eyeing their signatures for quite sometime, from their kohada bocadillo to their paella, but what surprised me were the unexpected dishes in between. began with a lovely snap pea caldozo, followed by their kohada bocadillo and a lovely grilled nodoguro. their ‘herb salad’ with 24 types of vegetables were quite special, with an almond based ajoblanco poured over. was not too fond of their version of the kuruma ebi and fugu shirako ajillo, slightly overdone and i guess with this i prefer a more fragrant oil. the homemade bread that came with it was also borderline passable. one of my favourites of the evening was their serrano ham broth with hana sansho, so so good, and of course really enjoyed their hotaru ika and takenoko version of their paella, limited to spring. enjoyed the desserts and herb tea and overall was a nice meal.
happy i finally tried it but was indeed more leaning towards an ‘innovative’ cuisine with a spanish influence more so than a spanish meal. can’t really compare it with any places i’ve been to in spain at all, stylistically different and profiles here are definitely more delicate and sensitive. would like to come back for their other paella renditions and their sobrasada - but not in a rush to return.
dinner course (~¥50,000)
✨スナップエンドウのカにルドソ
✨小肌のボカティージョ
✨のどぐろの炭焼き菜の花
24種の野菜とアホブランコのサラダ
車海老と河豚白子のアヒージョ
✨ハモンセラーノのスープ
佐賀産ヒレの薪火焼き
鹿児島サーロインの薪火焼き
✨蛍烏賊と筍のパエリア
京都産の亀岡女峰苺
✨プリンと山羊のアイスクリーム
アマゾンカカオとスペイン産チョコレート
✨snap peas caldozo
✨kohada bocadillo
✨grilled nodoguro
herb salad with ajo blanco
kuruma ebi and fugu shirako ajillo with bread
✨serrano ham consumme
grilled saga beef fillet
grilled kagoshima sirloin
✨hotaru ika, takenoko paella
kyoto strawberry
✨pudding and goats milk ice cream
amazon cacao, spain chocolate
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📍ACA
location: 2-1-1 nihonbashi muromachi, tokyo
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would revisit: yes
introduction only
price range pp: ¥60,000-¥100,000
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