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About this place
釜めし brings a meal at Ichihana to a close, with each version taking its character from its ingredients. Options include sea bream釜めし cooked with lightly grilled Akashi sea bream, chicken and mushroom釜めし with chicken thigh, maitake and shimeji, and seafood butter釜めし with prawns, clams, scallops, squid, ginkgo nuts and butter. Diners can choose between seafood-led combinations and chicken with mushrooms. The seafood釜めし scented with butter and the version made with lightly grilled sea bream offer two distinct ways to enjoy the ingredients and preparation.
One diner who enjoyed a lunch course described a succession of dishes including tempura, sashimi, miso soup, yuba, sea bream rice and dessert. The account gives a sense of a meal that goes beyond the釜めし itself. Another lunch diner also mentioned sashimi, tempura and dessert alongside the釜めし, noting that several varieties were available to choose from.
For dinner, one visitor ordered assorted sashimi, eggplant with shrimp sauce and rolled omelette, among other dishes, before finishing with go-moku釜めし. This version is cooked with vegetables and fried tofu in dashi, then topped with prawns, mountain vegetables, simmered minced beef and shredded egg crepe. The same dinner account mentions a medium bottle of The Premium Malt’s, offering an example of a meal built around several small dishes,釜めし and beer.
Other釜めし options include one with chirimen-jako, taro and Japanese pepper berries, and another cooked with seasonal shirauo and broad beans. These offer a distinct combination of ingredients for diners looking beyond the heartier seafood or meat versions.
Takeaway items listed in the menu materials include釜めし, rolled omelette, duck roast and fried small taro, adding options for those considering a meal to go. The restaurant is small, with counter seating; one visitor reported that it had around seven seats. At lunchtime, a course offers dishes served in succession, while dinner can combine individual plates with釜めし—so the best approach depends on what you feel like eating.
