Cypress Inn Tokyo

A competitive performance in yakitori run by two brothers, both hailing from other disciplines of Japanese cuisine. Dinner is served prix fixe, with the brothers taking turns serving. Chicken skewers are mainly served salted, keeping the focus on the flavour of the locally raised chicken. As the name ‘Shutei’, meaning something like pub, suggests, the neatly cut snacks and yakitori keep the sake going down smoothly. A number of choices are available for the final dish. Enjoy the ‘baton relay’ of the oyakodon, with the younger brother grilling the chicken and the elder brother wrapping it in eg

The name ‘Sobakappo’ encapsulates the chef’s career. He draws on his experience in Japanese cuisine to patiently craft stews and salads of cooked vegetables. Combination platters feature an impressive variety of small dishes designed to complement sake, including simmered herring in sweet soy sauce and marinated grilled shrimp. Soba comes in two varieties: seiro soba served on a wickerwork tray or coarse-ground soba. Noodles are made differently according to terroir, accentuating differences in flavour. A soba apprenticeship: laughing, struggling and loving with soba.

The counter forms a U around the grill. Kitchen staff call out to each other as they devote themselves to their work. The chef builds his skewers with generous chunks of brand-name chicken and cooks them over high flame at close range. Salt is favoured over sauce, the better to draw out the flavour of the meat. Delightful flavour variations include whole chicken heart with ginger and chicken drumettes with a paste of yuzu zest and chilli peppers. The chef works hard to train the next generation, enriching and growing the world of yakitori.

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