Lunch
Burimon Lunch
Appetisers [3 items], nigiri [8 pieces], tamagoyaki, a sushi roll, soup and dessert. The selection may change depending on that day’s deliveries.
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At lunch, you can keep the focus on nigiri or take your time over a meal that begins with appetisers and sashimi. Nihonbashi Seamon’s menu makes it easy to choose according to the kind of meal you have in mind. The listed “Burimon Lunch” includes 3 appetisers, 8 pieces of nigiri, tamagoyaki, a sushi roll, soup and dessert for ¥6,800. Nigiri is at the heart of the set, with the rest of the meal and dessert included. If you’d like a few more pieces, “Burimon Nigiri” (¥8,800) comes with 11 pieces, sakizuke, tamagoyaki, a sushi roll, soup and dessert.
For a meal that unfolds through appetisers and sashimi as well as sushi, choose the “Lunch Omakase”. It includes 3 appetisers, sashimi, 9 pieces of nigiri, tamagoyaki, a sushi roll, soup and dessert, making a complete lunch for ¥9,800. “Burimon Miyabi” broadens the selection further, adding a warm dish to 3 appetisers and sashimi, followed by 10 pieces of nigiri, tamagoyaki, a sushi roll, soup and dessert. It’s a more varied choice for lunch. The courses may change depending on that day’s deliveries.
Visitors have remarked on nigiri lightly seared over the skin to bring out the fish’s character, and on sauces used to complement rather than obscure its flavour. One diner visiting at lunchtime singled out the way the vinegared rice separates in the mouth, as well as the savoury depth of white fish prepared with kombu or salt curing. The number of nigiri pieces and the course format can help guide your choice, but the fish itself varies with the day’s supply. Part of the pleasure of ordering omakase is seeing what is available that day.
At dinner, options include the “Dinner Omakase” (¥19,000), with 5 sakizuke, sashimi, 11 pieces of nigiri, tamagoyaki, a sushi roll and soup. The menu also lists “Burimon Nigiri” (¥17,000), centred on 12 pieces of nigiri, and “Burimon Miyabi” (¥25,000), which adds a warm dish and grilled dish to appetisers and sashimi, followed by 13 pieces of nigiri. The range allows diners to choose a course to suit the occasion and their preferences.
For a drink with the seafood, the Kyoto dry sake “Burimon Sake” (¥1,100 per tokkuri) is presented as a good choice alongside a meal. “Taka” junmai (¥1,600 per tokkuri) has a clean finish that is said to complement the sweetness of fatty fish. The restaurant lists both counter seating and private rooms; if you have a seating preference, it may be worth asking when you book, whether dining alone or meeting with others.
