kobuta

If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook, you'll know that Saturday we had snow!

Actually more like sleet.

Everything melted quickly, but it was still fun to see!

Sunday, the sun was out and so we ran some errands.

Afterwards we tried a (new to us) place for lunch...Kobuta.

Kobuta literally means piglet.

The interior of this shop is dark but cozy with its wooden tables and leather chairs.

Lots of horse photos too.

Kind of like you were having lunch at a ranch or lodge.

Satoshi had their mixed fry set...this came with all sorts of fried items, a bowl of tonjiru, rice and pickles.

Not sure of all the different fried items he had (he ate too fast), but he said everything was cooked perfectly.

I had their napolitan.

This had a little meat, lots of onions and a non-cloying tomato sauce.

My dish also came with a small salad.

This shop has been around for 50 years! The original owner passed away but the lady who also was cooking the food, said that she's been running the place for a "long long time".

We'll be back to try other items on their menu.

As we were walking home, we stumbled upon a shop that was "giving" things away.

We picked up this ceramic tokkuri (bottle) for warm sake as well as a small ochoko (cup).

Hope you have a great week!

Kobuta
3-33-3 Ikegami
Ota, Tokyo
Phone: 03.3751.1384
Hours: 11:30-14:30 (lunch), 17:00-21:30 (dinner)
Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays