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About this place
One diner ordered sashimi for two, along with a croquette, grilled eggplant and gyoza. The meal suggests an enjoyable way to drink here: make fish the focus, then add a few fried or grilled bites. Another diner also chose sashimi for two with a croquette and gyoza, and remarked on the freshness of the fish. The croquette reportedly came with several sauces. Pairing the sashimi with a dish that offers a change of flavour could make for a pleasing spread.
Jin in Kitashinjuku is an izakaya with sashimi and small plates as well as grilled skewers and more substantial dishes. The menu includes three- and five-item sashimi assortments featuring chutoro (medium-fatty tuna), as well as sashimi for two, nigiri sushi and a six-piece chef’s selection. Choose an assortment to suit the group and the mood, or make nigiri the centrepiece. There are options for a sashimi-focused evening as well as for rounding off a meal.
Skewers include tsukune (chicken meatballs), chicken wings and gizzards, alongside choices such as chicken tenderloin with plum and shiso, and cheese-stuffed tsukune. Some diners recommend natto rolls, sushi and potatoes, too, so there is room to add favourite bites to the fish dishes. Hot pot is also available: the chicken tsukune hot pot and duck hot pot are described as being served with a special broth and ponzu citrus sauce. For the finish, diners can choose zosui (rice porridge cooked in broth) or kishimen noodles, each in a single serving.
One diner paired the food with beer and sake. Beer and other alcoholic drinks are served, and some diners say they have visited later in the evening to eat and drink at an unhurried pace. The restaurant is closed on Wednesdays and is open from 17:00 until 1:00 the following day on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
