Sanji is an izakaya in Kyoto that is serious about its fresh seafood. Here’s what I had.
The visit
I arrived at the beginning of the evening at 6pm and there was no problem to be accommodated. I was the first customer in fact!
The entrance was at the end of a private parking lot. Not unusual for izakayas and sushi bars.
I was seated at the counter.
They had a very interesting set menu reasonably priced, but I ordered from the menu instead. The menu was provided in electronic format on an Ipad and I could order directly from the device. There was enough English and pictures to make the process easy.
I started with a very attractive sashimi platter that had seven kinds of sashimi: delicious kinmedai, hirame, hamo, tai, tako, amaebi, hotate.
The grilled fish of the day was a fish head, from tai if I recall correctly.
Finally I doubled down with the sashimi with some more local fish.
I was offered some side-dishes, I think included in the cover charge.
The check
I ended up spending 6,620 yen (61.50 USD). The sushi platter was around 2,600 yen. I did not mind paying this check, the sashimi was really good.
Where in Kyoto:
Nijo Coop 1F, 40 Matsuya-cho, Nijodori, Takakura Nishi-iru , Nakagyo-ku.
In Japanese: 京都府京都市中京区二条通高倉西入松屋町40二条コーポ1F.