Shisui

For a combination of chilled soba and piping-hot prawn tempura, consider the tempura seiro soba. Shisui, a Japanese restaurant inside the First Dendo Kaikan at Tsukiji Hongwanji, serves tempura with soba, which can also be changed to udon. One visitor recalled a large prawn in a light, freshly fried batter; another said the tempura served with the cold soba made for a satisfying meal.

There are also lunch options centred on sashimi. One diner who ordered the sashimi set meal described sampling yellowtail, sea bream, prawn, squid and tuna, alongside kinpira burdock and miso soup. Shisui’s menu-listed Shisui set meal includes tuna sashimi and grilled dishes such as flounder grilled with saikyo miso. It also comes with chirashi sushi topped with sake-steamed sea bream, shiitake mushrooms, edamame and omelette, as well as miso soup and a dessert of strawberry and soy milk pudding.

For breakfast, a set pairs toast and a boiled egg with a choice of drink: charcoal-roasted coffee, tea, milk or yuzu tea. For a break after a meal, options include a Hongwanji manju set with matcha or hojicha, anmitsu with hojicha, and a fondant chocolate set with charcoal-roasted coffee. One visitor described the dining room as calm and a comfortable place to take time over a meal. Before or after visiting Tsukiji Hongwanji, diners can choose from soba, set meals and sweets to suit the occasion.