Uekusa

Tucked into a side street in Kameari, Uekusa is a yakitori restaurant centered on charcoal-grilled skewers and a broad assortment of chicken dishes. Built around an intimate counter, the dining room has an easy, relaxed pace that welcomes solo diners dropping in for a few skewers as well as those settling in for a full meal.

Charcoal-grilled skewers and fresh chicken specialties

The skewer menu highlights distinct cuts and textures, ranging from chicken neck skin and rich white liver with a foie-gras-like richness to seseri (neck meat). Guests can also order lightly seared sasami with wasabi or meaty cartilage skewers, appreciating the contrast between each preparation. Limited daily specialties emphasize fresh poultry, including chicken sashimi, white liver sashimi, and sasami with ponzu, making ideal starters to enjoy with a drink while skewers cook over the coals.

Wrapped skewers, signature hot pot, and rice bowls

Pork-belly-wrapped vegetable skewers offer variety across the seasons, featuring classics like enoki mushroom, asparagus, and shiso alongside seasonal options such as fruit tomato, lettuce, and Yanaka ginger. In winter, the signature Katsushika negi hot pot is available starting from single portions, with options to add minced meat and finish the broth with rice porridge or noodles. For those wanting a hearty conclusion to the meal, rice dishes such as yakitori don, tsukune don, and chicken rice porridge comfortably round out the evening.