in nagoya, japan (aug’24)

continued my trip for a quick dinner in nagoya, a highly sought after neighbourhood sushiya known for his kuruma ebis. overall really good cospa, and glad i ticked this place off my list but the rustic style and mild flavour in shari was not my preferred cup of tea.

tsumami was influenced with kaiseki preparations, contrasting nigiris and leaning on bolder flavours, like the very strong briny awabi kimo sauce udon and the teriyaki sauce grilled maguro. in the nigiri segment, kuruma ebi was served two ways as the first pieces, one which has been blanched for around 30 seconds so its mostly raw and one which is fully cooked. was quite an interesting comparison which is rarely served elsewhere. in between nigiris, some hot dishes were also served like the ‘shako miso’ which is like a miso meat sauce mix. these dishes had such strong flavour it contrasted so much with the nigiris causing a bit of palate confusion haha.

ended with 2 tamagoyakis, one as like a cooked sweet omelette, one as castella form, then another poached egg in the miso soup which completely stuffed me up. a good try and a semi-accessible sushiya when in nagoya.
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おまかせコース (¥22,000)
梅入り茶碗蒸し ume chawanmushi
先付: 雲丹、長芋の豆腐 uni, nagaimo tofu
鱧のお椀 hamo owan
鮑天麩羅稲庭うどん肝ソース abalone tempura udon
照り焼きマグロ teriyaki tuna
お口直しフルーツトマト シャインマスカット shine muscat & fruit tomato

✨車海老レア rare kuruma ebi
✨車海老 kuruma ebi
✨車海老頭焼き grilled kuruma ebi head
真鯛昆布締め madai
米茄子シャコ味噌 eggplant ‘shako miso’
縞鯵 shima-aji
✨新イカ shin-ika
新イカの下足焼き grilled shin-ika tenticles
干瓢山葵 kanpyo with wasabi
✨煮蛤 hamaguri
岩もずく mozuku
雲丹 uni
出汁玉子焼き dashimaki tamagoyaki
本鮪赤身 akami
中ト口 chutoro
山葵のお吸い物 wasabi soup
烏賊雲丹海苔巻き squid and uni maki
穴子 anago
とろたく手巻き torotaku
赤玉汁 miso soup and egg
カステラ卵 castella egg
ぷりん matcha pudding
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would revisit: try once
reservations online
price range pp: ¥10,000-¥30,000
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📍鮨旬美西川 SUSHI SHUNBI NISHIKAWA
location: 2-29-19 meieki, nakamura ward, nagoya
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