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About this place
A boiled egg and a small side dish make easy companions for a morning drink. Visitors to Jan Nari in Ebisuhigashi have shared their experiences of the morning set; one reported that it included a drink, a boiled egg and one small dish. One person paired a draft beer with a boiled egg and the day's special, while another enjoyed pickles served as a small dish on a separate visit. The standing bar opens at 9:00, making it an option for an early drink.
You can begin with a set, much like breakfast, or add individual dishes as the mood takes you. The oden selection includes daikon radish, egg, beef tendon, sardine dumplings, shungiku greens and mochi-filled pouches, among other choices. Visitors have described the broth as refined, and one reported enjoying the daikon with shredded kombu.
Whale dishes are another defining feature. The sashimi selection lists kanoko, saezuri, hige, obake and lean meat; the menu also includes whale meat in oden, grilled whale and tatsuta-age, a style of fried food. One visitor found the sashimi fresh, while another ordered bacon, saezuri and lean meat in turn, offering a chance to try different cuts.
The small plates extend beyond oden and whale. Options include nikujaga, doteyaki, rolled omelette, fried chicken and mapo tofu, while drinks range from draft and bottled beer to sake, chu-hi and highballs. You might make oden the centrepiece of a quick drink or settle in over whale sashimi; with opening hours stretching from morning into the evening, there is room to choose according to the occasion.
