Grilled skewers close up over dark coals

炭火焼鳥 · Nakameguro

Charcoal, smoke, and the perfect char

Every part of the chicken, grilled over white binchotan in Nakameguro. Nothing wasted.

Book Counter Seats

Nose to tail

The cuts

One bird, on sticks. Nothing wasted.

Say when to stop.

  1. おまかせOmakase - eight sticks

    The whole bird, in the order the coals decide.

    JP¥3,600

  2. ももMomo - thigh

    Dark meat over the hottest coals. The benchmark stick.

    JP¥320

  3. むねMune - breast

    Lean, kissed rare, finished with wasabi.

    JP¥340

  4. つくねTsukune - meatball

    Hand-minced, tare-glazed, dragged through raw yolk.

    JP¥380

  5. ぼんじりBonjiri - tail

    The fattest bite on the bird. Crisp, then molten.

    JP¥300

  6. かわKawa - skin

    Folded tight and grilled until it crackles.

    JP¥280

  7. スープSoup - the bones

    What is left of the bird, down to the last bone.

    JP¥400
Fire with rising sparks in the dark

備長炭 · Binchotan

White charcoal

Binchotan burns near a thousand degrees with no flame and no smoke of its own.

The char you taste is the bird, not the fire.

Twelve seats

At the counter

Charred grilled meat close up
Char
Grilled meat and potatoes in a skillet
Sear
Dim food and a glass on a dark table
Glow
A hushed dark dining room
Hush
A guest at a lively counter
Counter

Voices

  • “Smoke in your coat, char on your fingers, no regrets.”

    Tokyo Counter Notes

  • “Bonjiri here ruined every other skewer for me.”

    The Midnight Grill

  • “Twelve seats, one bird, nothing wasted.”

    Nakameguro After Dark

Twelve stools

Book counter seats

Twelve seats facing the coals.

Party size
2

2 of twelve stools

  • Address: 2 Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo
  • Hours: Mon-Sat 18:00-23:30
  • Call: +81 3 3500 0022

Get directions

Charcoal in by five. Smoke out by midnight.