Tatara
居酒茶屋 鑪（たたら）
Tucked away in Oyama-kanaicho, Tatara pairs low-temperature cooking with straw-seared meats and seafood, playful fried dishes, and an end-of-meal matcha service.
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01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
Flash-searing over intense straw flames to lock in juices while imparting an aromatic smokiness is the defining experience at Tatara. The menu highlights ingredients through thoughtful techniques, from a three-cut roast platter that is gently cooked at low temperature before meeting the straw fire to a crisp-seared duo of bonito and sea bream. Other selections, such as rich beef steak given a fragrant smoke or a straw-seared tartare of bonito and yellowtail tossed with aromatics, reveal different facets of straw cooking across the meal.
Beyond the straw grill, the kitchen offers an inventive lineup of side dishes. Chicken thigh marinated in a special soy sauce blend is fried whole into a crisp, juicy showpiece known as Shishigami's Arm Karaage. Other hot bites include thinly sliced burdock fried to an addictive crunch and crisp, naturally sweet corn fritters. Yakitori platters served with salt or a seasoned, continuously replenished tare sauce, as well as pork offal and beef tendon stewed in red miso until meltingly tender, provide hearty companions for a drink.
Drink options span regional sakes served in one-go carafes, such as Denshu and Suigei, alongside refreshing house lemon sours and tea-infused highballs. Those seeking a substantial finish can opt for a straw-seared roast meat rice bowl topped with low-temperature meats. Once the food and drinks wind down, the staff offer matcha and traditional tea sweets at the table—a soothing final touch characteristic of the house. With counter and table seating in an unhurried setting, it makes a pleasant venue for savouring deliberate cooking and a gentle afterglow.
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48-5 Oyamakanaicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 〒173-0024
Please contact the venue directly with enquiries or reservation requests.
Approximate hours based on listed information, in Japan Standard Time (JST)
BEFORE YOUR VISIT
Seafood offerings include a two-cut straw-seared bonito and sea bream platter (1,380 yen) and straw-seared cured mackerel (580 yen), while meat options feature a three-cut low-temperature roast platter (1,260 yen) and straw-seared beef steak (1,980 yen).
Rice bowl selections include the straw-seared roast meat bowl (820 yen) featuring low-temperature beef, pork, and chicken, as well as the straw-seared bonito and yellowtail seafood bowl (880 yen) dressed in a marinade.
The beverage lineup includes beer, highballs, and sours, alongside notable sake served in one-go carafes (950 yen to 1,200 yen), cocktails, wine, and house-made plum liqueur.
Reservations are accepted and are especially recommended for dinner.
The setting is calm and accommodating for families, with high chairs available in the dining room.
Credit cards and PayPay are accepted.
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