Restaurant:
Shinjuku 3-38-1, Lumine EST Shinjuku Shunkan 7F. Open 11am-11pm daily. Tel: 3352-5652.
This is an upscale branch of one of Tokyo's more successful tempura restaurants; the first shop opened in 1924 and there are now more than 30 locations. And while even the average Tsunahachi branch serves high-quality tempura, Rin set themselves apart with their entertainingly elaborate presentation and their beautifully appointed interior.
Rin's lavish attention to detail starts with the condiments, of which there are many. The basic set includes the expected grated daikon and tsuyu dipping sauce, plus an additional mound of ume-flavored grated daikon that's eaten without sauce. Then there's a tiny serving dish with four different types of salt: greenish clumps of parsley-flavored salt, coarse rock salt, and two colorful powdered salts flavored with yuzu (a citrus fruit) and wakame seaweed.
This is an upscale branch of one of Tokyo's more successful tempura restaurants; the first shop opened in 1924 and there are now more than 30 locations. And while even the average Tsunahachi branch serves high-quality tempura, Rin set themselves apart with their entertainingly elaborate presentation and their beautifully appointed interior.
Rin's lavish attention to detail starts with the condiments, of which there are many. The basic set includes the expected grated daikon and tsuyu dipping sauce, plus an additional mound of ume-flavored grated daikon that's eaten without sauce. Then there's a tiny serving dish with four different types of salt: greenish clumps of parsley-flavored salt, coarse rock salt, and two colorful powdered salts flavored with yuzu (a citrus fruit) and wakame seaweed.
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