Kaisendon Lunch at Kaisendon Izakaya [Manpuku

  • Toyama
  • Eating
Kaisendon Izakaya "Manpuku" opened in April 2022 in a corner of a residential area in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. The restaurant is popular for its reasonably priced, hearty Kaisen-don lunch. Although it is an izakaya, it is also open for lunch, so we visited during lunch time!

The exterior of the restaurant looks like an ordinary house, and at first glance, you may not realize it is a restaurant. The sign in front of the restaurant is a landmark! There are three parking spaces in front of the restaurant, but there is also a second parking lot a short distance away, so if it is full, please use that lot! That's a pretty good deal.
Exterior view
Menu (Lunch)
The kaisen donburi are all very hearty, using plenty of fresh fish from Toyama Bay, which is purchased from his family's fishmonger. The "Manpuku-don" is a bowl of rice topped with about 10 different kinds of ingredients that change daily and served on a bed of vinegared rice. (On this day, there were about 13 different ingredients on top!) The thickly sliced ingredients were ample in quantity... and even though there seemed to be more rice than there appeared to be, there was more seafood left over at the end of the meal than there seemed to be. I think this quantity is quite cosy for the price.
Manpuku-don
The "Zetsuyu-don" is a more luxurious bowl! It is piled up higher than the Manpuku-don and has about 15 kinds of ingredients in total. The ingredients also change daily, but the salmon roe, eel, crab, etc. are included to make it a more luxurious seafood bowl. It is sure to fill both your stomach and your heart more than the Manpuku Donburi.
Zetsuboku-don
You may also want to try the "Ninomaru-don" (named after his grandfather who ran a sushi tavern), which is almost one coin, or the "Maguro-don" (tuna bowl), which is packed with tuna. The same kaisendon is served at night as during the daytime, and it is said to come with five or six different kinds of tsukidashi, so if you want to enjoy it with sake, try visiting at night. For those who want to enjoy fresh seafood at a more reasonable price, we recommend lunch. Since the restaurant is small and operated by a small staff, it may take a little time to serve food during busy hours. Please be careful if you are in a hurry.
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