Daikokuya Tempura

Tempura is a Japanese dish that is made by coating shrimps, other seafood and vegetables with batter and frying them. One of the specialties of Asakusa is the golden Edomae tempura (江戸前天ぷら) made from seafood caught in the suburbs of Edo. The vegetable tempura is also known as "Shojin-Yoge" and tastes different from ordinary tempura. This time, we will introduce three famous Edomae tempura restaurants in Asakusa that continue the traditional spirit. Kintoki will show you the true skills of the old Japanese tempura restaurants!

Daikokuyu Tempura is a very famous Japanese restaurant near Sensoji Temple. I had to queue up three or four times. The last time I really couldn't help but wait for a while. The taste is really good and the food is very delicate.

Daikokuya Tempura is the origin of Edomae tempura rice bowl. Its characteristics are the use of black sesame oil, soy sauce and cooking wine for seasoning. The tempura is fried very soft, which is completely different from most tempura rice bowls that are fried golden. It tastes good and is very delicious!

The decoration inside the store is simple and elegant. There are people queuing before the store opens. The service attitude is also good, which is pretty good. Everyone may have eaten rice with toppings, but the rice with toppings in this store is really not to be missed. As for the main dish of tempura rice with toppings, you will be shocked by the amount before you eat it. After being shocked, you don’t have to worry about not being able to finish the food, because it is really delicious.

I went there because of the good reviews online. There were indeed a lot of people. I had to wait in line for a long time before it was my turn. There was only a row of stools at the entrance of the store that could seat up to six people. I felt that the service in China was better. After entering, you can ask the waiter for an English menu. The two of us ordered two sets of meals, one tempura bowl set and one tempura set. The difference between the two is that the bowl is tempura placed on rice and soy sauce is added, similar to rice bowl, while the tempura set is tempura and rice separated, and you eat it with soy sauce by yourself. However, I had too high expectations for it. I feel that the tempura here is not as delicious as the ones in China. Although the shrimps are big and the ingredients are fresh, they are coated with too much flour and oil. It is very greasy after eating a little, and I didn’t finish it in the end. .

Tempura is also a representative Japanese dish. The tempura in this restaurant is fried to perfection and very delicious. Their tempura rice bowl is added with Japanese soy sauce, which has a heavier taste. The three large shrimp tempura is still a bit greasy at the end, but it is paired with sour, sweet and spicy grated radish, which is great.

We passed by Daikokuya and saw a long queue even before it opened, so we figured it must be good and joined the line. It opened at 11 am, and we went in and sat down. There was only a Japanese menu, so we didn't know what to order. We only saw pictures of tempura, and didn't know if it was any good, so we just ordered a set meal.