RAKUEN

若宮大路と小町通りの間にあるレストランで、一つの建物に複数のレストランがひしめいており、このレストランはそのうちの1つです。建物の2階にあり、2階への昇降は階段のみです。店内も広くなく、カウンター席と2つのテーブル席が10席程度で、各席の間の通路も狭いため、車椅子等の障碍を持つ方や大きな荷物を持つ方の利用はお勧め出来ません。 まるで小さなバーのような雰囲気ですが、夜間だけでなく昼間（昼食時間帯）も営業しています。夜間はバーよろしく酒の肴にピッタリな一品料理が多いですが、昼間は『しらす丼』や湘南豚を活用した料理（トンテキ等）が給仕されます。1階のレストランの系列のお店のようで、注文された料理は1...階で調理され、2階のこのレストランに運ばれるようです。 給仕される料理は、近隣のレストランでも見られるような典型的な盛り付けであるため、この店ならではの特徴的なものは見受けられません。味付けも同様ですが、そのぶん、「どの店で食べても等しく美味しいと言ってもらえるように」という意思を感じます。真っ先にお勧めするお店ではありませんが、隠れ家的な要素もあるため、昼食時間帯でも混雑する様子はあまり見受けられないのも特徴的です。 Located between Wakamiya-oji and Komachi-dori, this restaurant is one of several restaurants crammed into one building. It's located on the second floor of the building, and access to the second floor is by stairs only. The restaurant is not large, with only about 10 seats at the counter and tables, and the aisles between the seats are narrow, so it is not recommended for people with disabilities such as wheelchairs or people carrying large luggage. It has the atmosphere of a small bar, but it's open not only at night but also during the daytime (lunch time). At night, the restaurant offers a la carte dishes that are perfect as snacks for the bar, but during the day, "Shirasu-don" and dishes that utilize Shonan pork (such as Tonteki) are served. It seems to be an affiliate of the restaurant on the first floor, so the food you order is prepared on the first floor and then brought to the restaurant on the second floor. The dishes served here are not unique to this restaurant, as it's typically prepared in the same way as in other restaurants in the neighborhood. The seasoning is similar, but you can sense the restaurant's intention to ensure that the food is equally delicious no matter which restaurant you visit. Although it's not a restaurant that I would recommend first, it is also unique in that it's a hideout, and does not appear to be crowded even during the lunch hour.

Visited November 2023