In Taiwan you can find great Japanese food. In some cases even better than in Japan (see here , here, and here if you do not believe me). So do not judge me negatively if I dined in a Japanese restaurant in Tainan. I was pointed to the place by a friend that had enjoyed lunch in the restaurant and had taken some persuasive pictures. I was not disappointed.
The visit
I went to the restaurant on a Sunday evening. It only has a Chinese name (丼丼丼). Also the menu was only in Chinese, but profusely illustrated, so ordering was not a problem.
It is not a large eatery. They have bar chairs (but comfortable) and at peak hours they might have some queuing.
On the menu they indicate that the rice used is same that is exported to Japan for imperial consumption. The rice is full bodied and firm.
I was offered complimentary edamame.
Their top dish is the donburi (rice bowl with seafood). They have several variations of this dish. I went for the one with mixed seafood. Every single piece of seafood was fresh and tasty: eel, prawns, salmon roe, scallop, ark shell, prawns, sea urchin, squid. The eel was not soaked in the traditional brown sauce, but its flavor was left genuine. It was glorious.
I also had their miso soup that came with a mind-blowing scallop.
Finally I had one of their sashimi on seaweed, with scallop and sea urchin.
The check
My final check was 730 NTD (24 USD). For this quality and quantity of seafood was a pretty good price. I can understand why this izakaya seems to be quite popular on social media.
Where in Tainan:
10 Minsheng Road, Western and Central District.
In Chinese: 中西區民生路一段10號.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DONNBURI (well played… since “donburi” was not available they used the name “donNburi”).