There’s a seafood izakaya called “魚盛” on the 4th floor of Gardens.
It’s a seafood izakaya, but apparently the food is just as good as the drinks, and it gets packed with customers during lunchtime too.
Their especially recommended dish is said to be “tai chazuke” (sea bream over rice with tea or broth), but what kind of dish is it exactly?
I went to check it out.
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“魚盛 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens Branch” Food
Since the purpose of this visit was tai chazuke, I decided to order the “Autumn-Flavor Tai Chazuke Gozen” (1,880 yen).
This is the “Autumn-Flavor Tai Chazuke Gozen.”
Today’s “small side dish” is hijiki.
These are the “pickles.”
Lightly pickled daikon radish and cucumber.
This is “dashimaki tamago with hagi-style ankake sauce.”
It’s a dish packed with the techniques of Japanese cooking.
The flavor was really gentle, and it was very delicious.
This is “tempura with hamo.”
It’s an assortment of hamo, sillago, shishito pepper, pumpkin, shrimp, and more.
You eat this with salt.
The frying was perfect, and this was also extremely tasty.
This is “sea bream and tofu soup.”
It seems the broth is made from sea bream bones and scraps, but getting a good sea bream broth without any fishy smell is really difficult.
This had no fishy odor at all, and it brought out only the umami of the sea bream beautifully.
The chef must really know what they’re doing.
Now, here’s today’s main attraction: “thinly sliced madai sea bream.”
The menu also explains “how to enjoy tai chazuke,” but first, you eat it normally as sashimi.
What’s different from usual is that it comes with sesame sauce instead of soy sauce, and this sesame sauce was excellent too.
Next, you eat it together with this rice.
Apparently, refills of rice and broth are free.
It looks like this.
The rice and sesame sauce go perfectly with the umami of the sea bream, and it’s very good.
Finally, you pour the broth over it and enjoy it as tai chazuke.
With the double umami of sea bream and sea bream broth working together, it gets even more delicious～～
Since it’s sesame sauce, the flavor stays nicely coated on the sea bream even after you pour on the broth.
This one menu lets you enjoy sea bream in several different ways, so it somehow feels like a great deal.
It was very delicious, so please give it a try.
“魚盛 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens Branch” Menu
As you’d expect from an izakaya, they have a great selection of alcohol and à la carte dishes, but there are also plenty of set meals.
It feels like a place you can use both as an izakaya and as a proper restaurant.
Inside “魚盛 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens Branch”
There are lots of table seats like this lined up inside.
Since it’s an izakaya, it feels more open and lively than a formal Japanese restaurant.
There’s also a fish tank at the entrance.
Apparently, they can prepare the fish from here as well.
Exterior of “魚盛 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens Branch”
Head up to the 4th floor of Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens.
This is the exterior of the restaurant.
It has the atmosphere of an upscale seafood izakaya.
There’s a big sign for tai chazuke, plus a banner saying “Tai chazuke recommended.”
They must really recommend it……
Of course, they have plenty of dishes besides tai chazuke too.
Looking at the display window makes it hard to choose.
“魚盛 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens Branch” Store Information
★Hours 11:00～23:00（L.O.22:00）
★Closed Irregular holidays (same as Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens)
★Phone 0798-31-1421
★Address Hyogo PrefectureNishinomiya CityTakamatsu-cho14-2 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens 4F
★Seats 112 seats
★Card payment Accepted
★Smoking Not permitted
★Related Links
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