A note on the words: dotenabe is a hotpot cooked with miso banked along the rim of the pot, here simmered with Saga Mitsuse chicken and oysters, then dished into beaten egg by the staff. Sakizuke is the small opening dish of a coursed meal, here grilled tarako (salted pollack roe) topped with matsumae-zuke, a Hokkaido pickle of shredded kelp and dried squid in soy. Iwagaki are large rock oysters prized for their clean, creamy flavor, and takikomi gohan is rice cooked directly in broth with ingredients, here oysters.
Roppongi Kakishin on Tabelog (English) — opening hours, payment details and the Japanese address are kept up to date there, not here.
Hello, this is Hangover Meshi. A restaurant I tracked down after being told, “I want to eat oysters!” Who knew there was an oyster specialty restaurant right in Roppongi? Places of this sort often take the form of all-you-can-eat-and-drink oyster joints, but this place had quite a calm, composed atmosphere, so I reserved a table and went. It is located in the basement of a building just steps from the Roppongi crossing.
It really has quite a nice atmosphere, ha.
Oyster-filled course featuring ultimate fried oysters, two kinds of grilled oyster, and Saga Mitsuse chicken dotenabe — 11,000 yen
For dining with someone special: “Ultimate fried oysters” and “Oyster and Matsusaka beef dotenabe” course — 14,300 yen
Kakishin omakase course featuring classic dishes and daily recommendations — 16,500 yen
For the course this time, I chose the most reasonably priced option with two kinds of oyster, dotenabe, and fried oysters. To be honest, the chicken actually sounded more appetizing than the Matsusaka beef dotenabe, ha. Then, the staff member told me that some wonderful raw oysters had arrived, so I added one raw oyster separately! On top of that, I added the 3,000-yen all-you-can-drink option that includes sake and wine.
Now then, the course begins right away!
Starting off with a beer first.
The first dish brought out was:
Matsumae-zuke placed on top of grilled tarako! This pairs wonderfully with drinks. Ah, I should have ordered sake rather than beer!
And it is… massive.
Apparently it is an iwagaki (rock oyster), and it is remarkably large. Giving it a brisk squeeze of lemon and taking a bite: delicious!
There is none of that unpleasant fishiness or prickly sensation on the tongue whatsoever. I actually dislike that quite a bit and tended to steer clear of raw oysters, but the oysters here are delicious! At 1,500 yen, this might actually be a great bargain.
In front is the shell-on grilled oyster with white cream sauce! It has quite a Western touch! Tasting it, this is wonderful, ha. How to describe it… something like an oyster gratin. Incredibly delicious. The other one is a grilled oyster with ponzu. To be completely honest, I personally think steamed or grilled oysters are more delicious than raw ones! It already feels very much like an oyster extravaganza!
Looks delicious! There are plenty of oysters in here too! And after waiting a little while, here is what arrived:
Could this be any better?!
To think they cook it, ladle it out into individual portions, and even dip each piece in beaten egg for you before serving it to you!
I had expected we would be picking at the hotpot ourselves, but this style is 200% better! Very grateful.
And next, the oyster rice. It turns out the hotpot was just a magnificent prologue.
If you take the leftover beaten egg from the hotpot and pour it over this, it is ridiculously good. Ahhh! I am so full. Utterly satisfied.
Dessert was muscat grapes! Since I was already completely full, just two grapes was truly more than enough!
And so, this oyster specialty restaurant in Roppongi was thoroughly delicious! If only I had discovered it sooner, I might have been coming here on every possible occasion! It certainly runs a little pricey, but I believe it is well worth it! In a quiet atmosphere, with the all-you-can-drink option added on, getting this volume of high-quality food for this price makes it well worth recommending!
Roppongi Kakishin (Seafood / Roppongi Station, Roppongi Itchome Station, Nogizaka Station)
Tabelog dinner rating ★★★☆☆ 3.6
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
One more for the road?
