A hideaway tempura counter near Toranomon Hills, seating just ten around an open kitchen where every piece is fried to order. Chef Akihiro Osaka trained at Oza-shiki Tempura Tenmasa and Tempura Tsujimura before opening this shop in June 2001, and still visits the market himself each morning to select fish and seasonal vegetables. Tempura is fried in a light cottonseed-and-sesame oil blend and best tasted first with Pakistani rock salt. The calm, understated room suits business entertaining, anniversaries, and quiet celebration dinners.
