Umibudo is one of the Japanese delicacies. It is called Sea Grapes or Green Caviar in English. Umibudo is unique in texture like caviar.
Umibudo (Sea Grapes, Green Caviar) Bowl 海ぶどう丼
Sea Grapes (Green Caviar) Bowl 900 yen
海ぶどう丼 Umibudo-don
If you order it from the a-la-cart menu, it includes soup. If you order a combo meal of the bowl and noodles, the soup doesn't come.
Sea grapes, grated yam potato (Yamaimo), chopped green onion and bonito flakes are topped on the rice.
Because it is bland, you can enjoy the natural and slightly salty taste of the sea grapes.
It tastes good to me. However, some people don't really like bland-tasting food.
Eating a sea grape bowl at a recommended restaurant MIYARABI is a much better deal than if you buy only sea grapes at supermarkets in Japan.
If you buy the same quantity of sea grapes at supermarket, it costs more than 900 yen.
This restaurant offers affordable meals especially at lunch time.
I know some Izakaya bars (Japanese style pubs) offer sea grapes, but usually it is not so cost-effective, and you also need to pay the cover charge around 300- 500 yen.
Umibudo (Sea grapes) is a little expensive.
Example
40g (1.41oz) 540 yen
80g 972 yen
120g 1296 yen
This store is localted Ginza 銀座 Tokyo.
Map It is not the restaurant MIYARABI.
もずく Mozuku
It is a kind of sea vegetable (seaweed). It is in sweet vinegar sauce.
Information
Restaurant Name
MIYARABI
みやらび
Regular Holiday
Saturday, Sunday and holiday are closed.
Website (in Japanese)
Around the restaurant, there are Imperial Palace 皇居, Yasukuni Shrine 靖国神社, Chidorigafuchi Park 千鳥ヶ淵公園, Chidorigafuchi Green Way 千鳥ヶ淵緑道, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo 東京国立近代美術館, Science Museum 科学技術館.
Lunch Menu
11:30 am - 2:00 pm (Last call)
Medicinal Cuisine Curry Rice 800 yen
薬膳カレー Yakuzen-curry
Dinner Menu
5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (Last call)
Why don't you try another Japanese delicacy, sea squirt (ホヤ Hoya) at another restaurant?
It is also called sea pineapple.