Lunch for Only 500 Yen At Sakura Suisan

Sashimi Teishoku (set meal)

This restaurant does its business mainly as an Izakaya, so it has kind of a dim setting, fitting for a pub. However, for this reason (I assume they make most of their profits at night), they can afford to sell their lunches for as little as 500 yen! The 'hi-gawari', or daily lunch will change everyday, but today it was buri and kampachi sashimi (both are types of yellowtail fish).  I was surprised to find that the sashimi was cut thickly and had a fair amount of fat marbling, making the quality pretty satisfactory for a 'one-coin' lunch. I suppose their secret is that they do specialize in seafood. The miso soup had lots of wakame (seaweed) and daikon in it, providing th veggies of the meal. If it doesn't seem filling to you, I saw a sign by the self-serve water saying that the eggs, Japanese pickles, rice and miso soup are all-you-can-eat! They eggs are raw, but they do go so well with the warm steamed rice (just beat a little with some soy sauce in the bowl provided, and pour over your rice).

Other lunch menu items included tempura, simmered mackeral, grilled fish, fried chicken, and if there aren't enough veggies for you, there is the option to add a salad for 150 yen. Not all the menu items are one-coin, but I don't think any of them surpassed 1000 yen.

Restaurant: Sakura Suisan さくら水産

Area: Sako Station 栄生駅 (Meitetsu 名鉄 Line), one stop away from Nagoya Station
Website and Map: https://www.sakusui.jp/shop/detail.html?shop=154
Hours: Lunch (weekdays only, closed holidays) 11am-2pm, Izakaya 4-11:30pm (last order 10:45pm)