Yasuinao

For chicken dishes with drinks, make the chicken mizore the centrepiece of a meal at Yasuinao. Diners have praised the way the chicken is cooked and how its tenderness pairs with the condiments, describing it as a dish that goes particularly well with sake. Grilled options include the salt-seasoned white chicken wing and the red wing with sauce, as well as thigh skewers available with salt or sauce, so you can vary the flavours as you order.

If you are unsure what to choose on a first visit, there is also a popular set that can be ordered from 2 serving. It brings together a red chicken wing, a salt-seasoned thigh skewer, tsukune topped with egg yolk, chicken mizore and premium thigh karaage, offering grilled and fried dishes in one order.

One diner especially enjoyed the chicken soup served before the meal; another said they poured hot sake into it and enjoyed it like dashi-wari, a broth-based sake drink. The menu offers hot sake in small and large servings, along with regional sake, making it easy to choose a drink to accompany the chicken.

For a lighter finish, consider chicken-salt udon or rice porridge with soup; oyakodon is an option if you would prefer something more substantial. The menu also includes a special hot pot for one, so the nabe is an option even when dining solo.