Word: tempura
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...selections from the 70 sake choices to flatter each dish a diner orders. Connoisseurs start with a daiginjo like Higan from Niigata prefecture, which boasts a pretty transparency and refreshing taste that goes well with salty burdock-root chips. The distinctive ginjo-grade Suiro is a good balance for tempura-fried pork. Premium sakes like these are usually served chilled, so drinkers can better savor their nuances...
...Artisanal, a shrine to cheese with a dozen fondues on its menu. Now the molten dip is turning up at all sorts of swank spots, including San Francisco's Luna Park, Los Angeles' Vine and New York City's Chateau. Ohba, a fusion restaurant in Chicago, serves lobster tempura with Brie fondue. And in London, celebs such as Kate Moss and Stella McCartney are regulars at the Tiroler Hut, where the fondue is served by women dressed like Heidi. --L.McL...
...fact, Fugakyu has plenty of options for non-sushi eaters. Vegetable tempura is a large appetizer of crisply-fried produce, among which the eggplant and asparagus were particularly notable. There are skewers of tender marinated teriyaki beef and deep-fried shrimp, perfect for the faint-of-heart. And dishes of hot plentiful edamame beans—so heavily salted that they resemble an organic version of Fritos—make the perfect accompaniment to the range of sake or the excellent dry Pinot Grigio ($22) offered...
Toasty and relaxed from the bath, you don the yukata again and prepare for a lavish meal. In a private tatami room, matronly servers scuttle in with a parade of delicate courses--shimmering sashimi, crispy tempura, individual shabu-shabu pots. Meanwhile, soft futons are laid out in your room, where you will drift off to the gurgle of the river...
Asakusa is crowded with noodle shops that are perfect for lunch. Most serve plump udon or soba in savory broth crowned with tempura-fried shrimp, the area's other delicacy. Namiki Yabu Soba, south of Kaminarimon Gate, is excellent and has English menus...