01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
Centred around fragrant grilled fish accompanied by hot soup and small seasonal side dishes, teishoku set meals bring balanced comfort to midday dining. Senkawa, situated along Senkawa-dori in Kami-Shakujii, provides a relaxed lunchtime setting dedicated to carefully prepared Japanese home-style sets.
Among the most eye-catching offerings are the grilled fish sets, featuring cuts such as mackerel, specially dried bungei-boshi, and salmon. Alongside the deeply savoury grilled seafood, each tray arrives rounded out with harmoniously seasoned side dishes (kobachi) and a flavourful soup enriched by its ingredients, delivering a balanced and deeply satisfying lunch.
Beyond fish, the kitchen prepares a broad range of meat courses, including crispy chicken skin sets, refreshing sliced pork shabu-shabu sets, and satisfying steak meals. Depending on the day's craving, diners can also gravitate toward chilled chicken tenderloin with grated yam (tsume-sasami tororo) or piping-hot nabeyaki hot-pot sets.
An afternoon meal can easily be expanded with drinks and small plates. Thoughtful side dishes such as seared cured mackerel (aburi shimesaba), seared vegetables with cheese, and rolled omelette (tamagoyaki) pair comfortably with a bottle of beer, a highball, or a refreshing shekwasha sour.
Pottery tableware complements the compact, cosy dining room, creating a warm ambiance that welcomes solo diners without fuss. For those in search of a nourishing Japanese meal, Senkawa makes an appealing lunchtime destination on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
