01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
Tucked into the streetscape of Hirakawacho, Kouzushi is an easygoing sushi counter that welcomes diners for a brisk weekday lunch or an unhurried evening meal over drinks. The interior features a spacious counter overlooking the chef at work alongside traditional tables, accommodating solo diners as easily as small groups looking for quiet conversation.
On weekday afternoons, nearby office workers gravitate toward the value-oriented lunchtime nigiri and chirashi sets. The standard nigiri comes as a single portion or a generous 1.5-portion upgrade for hungrier appetites, accompanied by a bowl of hot shijimi clam miso soup. Rice bowls are another midday draw, from maguro zuke-don lined with marinated lean tuna to fluffy simmered anago drizzled with a sweet tare glaze.
In the evening, the focus expands to seasonal sashimi, small cooked dishes, and sake. Diners can pair glasses of Kubota Manju or Kicchomu shochu with sliced tuna, tender squid, and regional appetizers. Multi-course kaiseki sets such as Hana, Yuki, and Tsuki include soup and a progression of dishes, ideal for an evening arranged in advance by reservation.
