PART III to Ciki’s Birthday Week
Anyway, I had been badgering Cumi to check this place out for a week now, and so it was with great surprise when we walked in and saw Bari aka Barricudda! and Edwin, who are both our friends.. what a small world!
Cumi knows Bari from his adventure activities (Bari is an accomplished diver and daredevil.. amongst other things ahem..) and I know Edwin from Hajime. You can see and feel the upbeat tempo and deco of the place from the moment you look at the menu, drawn out to look like the Tokyo subway, to the ‘green-lung’ in the centre of that cozy bar.
I should call it the ‘un-green lung’ rather, because that’s where the smoking corner is!
Well, if you’ve been following my birthday week, you will see this was the perfect place for us for dinner that night, because after eating that humongous lunch only hours ago and birthday cake courtesy of fbb, we were still stuffed. (well, cumi was.. me .. i was ready for dinner!)
The Umeshu which Edwin gave us on the house (sweetie!) was the ‘Taru’ Umeshu which was a premium Umeshu(plum wine) that’s stored in Oak barrels for a premium finish. Not too sweet like some other brand of Umeshu for sure.
Sardine with a not dissimilar feel to that of beef jerky(I call this fish jerky), dipped in the Japanese mayo, also a winner. Don’t let my description of the texture put you off – the flavour is smoky and grows on you the more you eat it.
There’s me fighting tooth and nail with my food. My, my .. what strong jaws u have ciki. All mine – cumi would have none of this
Many rolls later, we were finally satiated.
Thanks Bari and Edwin for a smashing night:)
Daikanyama,
42, Changkat Bukit Bintang,
50200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel:603 2141 0323
no nia ya mah indeed..
japanese bar..we r really getting all the different ethnic themed bars mushrooming everywhere eh?
Hahaha .. if you didn't mention it, I would've had that in mind … especially with the yama thing. Anyway, delicious looking place.
Hope it's not too late to wish u "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" !!!!
it's a small world after all… it's a small world after all…
wow, the place looks like it's really buzzing now!
was gonna ask u what daikanyama actually means then, but i just googled it, so nevermind!
Lurve lurve the look of the interior of this place! Reminds me of a contemporary version of the working salarymen's izakayas in the narrow streets of Tokyo – yes, getting drunk on a schoolnight is a required!
Oooh ooh! I know the perfect occasion to go. Sake & sushi, best combi in the neh-ah-ma world ;p
sake & sushi = cumi & ciki? ;p
Hmm..I wonder if they have any link with Dantihill in Pavilion.
Happy belated birthday, dear! So sorry I missed it (busy last weekend with helping a friend move house). Here's to a bright and brilliant year ahead!
Grandma, what strong fangs you have. More to eat chu with, mah dear. chew chew chew.
it's those fried soft chicken bones that pique my interest when i read it in sean's blog too. looks like a great place to relax. wanna pop by soon..
joe:
ya la.. spoilt for choice
tim:
we love the place. go check it out
mimi:
of course not ! thanks
thule:
its a small small world!
sean:
yup yup! updated:)
faith:
can identify with u.. totally
mellie:
gr8 combination hor?
TNG:
so cute.. but erm.. a bit late hor, your slogan submission ?! ROFL
Simon:
I just heard from Bari – Daikanyama is not linked to Dantihill in Pavilion but rather to Wabisabi in TTDI Plaza and Shuraku Izakaya in Solaris, Mont Kiara.
LFB:
dats OK.. i knew u were there with me in "spirit" .. burp!
LL:
are you calling me g'ma:P
@ Simon: No, we are not linked to Dantihill in Pavilion but we are to Wabisabi in TTDI Plaza and Shuraku Izakaya in Solaris, Mont Kiara.
if i am not mistaken… they share the same name with the one at Pavilion ? wonder if they are the same… but food here looks so much better ~ ^_^