7 to 11 NovemberCamellias begin to bloom
Koyomi is a ten-seat sushi counter in Edinburgh. There is one menu, it turns with the season, and the chef sets it down one piece at a time on the board in front of you.
A warm egg custard set with dashi, a gingko nut and a twist of yuzu. It comes first because it is warm and soft: it settles you and asks nothing of you.
The most delicate fish goes first, while your palate is still clean enough to taste it. A pinch of salt, no soy.
Salted, then rested in rice vinegar for a few hours. The first oily fish, with enough sharpness to keep the meal moving.
Sweet and soft, a pause between the silver fish and the tuna. Barely brushed, so the sweetness stays on top.
Rested for a few days so it softens and deepens. The tuna runs from lean to fatty, so each piece tastes richer than the one before.
From the belly, between lean and fatty. It follows the akami rather than leading it, because fat dulls the next thing you taste.
Marinated in soy and sake, held in a crisp band of nori. A clean burst of salt after the soft fat of the tuna.
Simmered, warmed over charcoal and brushed with tsume, a sweet glaze made from its own cooking liquid. Warm and sweet, it tells you the meal is turning.
Cooked in thin layers, one after another, and served last. Something sweet to finish, and the slowest thing the chef makes all day.
Pick what applies when you book. The pieces the chef would swap stay lit, with what replaces them; everything else is served as it is.
Nothing ticked: the board is served exactly as you scrolled it.
Pick an evening and a sitting, then tap the stools you want. Parties of up to four sit together at the counter.
Lit stools are yours. Greyed stools are taken in this sample.
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Sample prices for a concept site. Nothing is booked or charged.
暦 Koyomi is the Japanese word for an almanac. The old one splits the year into seventy-two seasons of about five days, with names like camellias begin to bloom. The board follows them, so the meal you scrolled is the meal for these few days only.
Tuesday to Saturday. Sittings at 18:00 and 20:30.
