01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
One diner’s memorable lunch bento brought together sashimi, grilled fish, rolled omelette, seasonal vegetables simmered after frying, and sherbet to finish. Fish takes centre stage, with enough variety in the box to carry the meal through to dessert. Kobayashi has a lunch menu and draws people looking for a midday meal. Bento contents and prices are best checked when ordering, but it is an option for anyone who wants to sample several Japanese dishes at lunch.
In the evening, the menu invites diners to build a meal around fish and a succession of small plates. The sashimi assortment is listed for two people and includes options such as lean and medium-fatty cuts of bluefin tuna and kombu-cured flounder. One diner who rarely orders sashimi said they chose it here, and also mentioned the accompanying wakame seaweed. Grilled choices include miso-marinated sablefish and salted grilled cutlassfish; simmered options range from kinmedai to kasago rockfish. Other dishes include clams and daikon radish steamed with sake, and soup-simmered Japanese beardfish with Kujo spring onions. There is plenty of scope to put together a selection to suit the occasion.
There is also a varied drinks list to match the food. Several sake selections can be served warm, and nigori sake is listed as a local-sake bottle of 300 ml. It suits an evening of sharing small plates of fish alongside a drink of your choice. Dining is available inside the restaurant, and reservations are recommended for dinner. In Okusawa, Kobayashi offers options for different occasions, from a lunch bento to an evening of fish and sake.
