Japanese Cooking

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Kanpai - Sushi | Sake | Tempura

• "Kanpai", the Japanese way of toasting and it literally means "bottoms up"!

  

  Kanpai is an award-winning restaurant

  At Kanpai we provide top quality traditional Japanese cuisine and service for you to experience. We had long been regarded as one of the finest traditional Japanese restaurants here in Edinburgh.

  

  Kanpai

  Best Sushi Restaurant Guru 2019

  Kanpai Sushi's most recent awards and features include: Newcomer of The year in the Scottish Restaurant Awards 2012, One AA rosette 2012-2020, Recommended in the Michelin Guide 2014-2019, The List, Hitlist 2014 - 2018, Featured in Peter Irvine's Scotland the Best since 2016, Recommended on TripExpert and ThreeBestRated as Best of Edinburgh, Featured in Nintei Nihon Restaurant 2016-2020, Winner Good Food Award 2019-2020. Dine at the intimate sushi bar and observe how your sushi is made.

• Visit our sister restaurant,YAMATO.

  We are absolutely thrilled to be named a Winner of the 2020 Good Food Award.

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  Vouchers can be purchased at the restaurant or paid over the phone and sent via postmail.

  Vacancies

  The restaurant is currently recruiting.

  Full- and/or part-time kitchen and/or waiting positions available.

  Apply using the contact mail provided.

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• Sushi is the most famous Japanese dish outside of Japan and one of the most popular dishes among the Japanese themselves.

  手巻き寿司 Hand Roll

  • Mix vegetable hand roll (v) £4.50
  • Asparagus & prawn hand roll £4.70
  • Prawn & avocado hand roll £4.70
  • Salmon & avocado hand roll £4.70
  • Salmon hand roll £4.70
  • California hand roll £4.70
  • Spicy tuna hand roll £4.90
  • Spicy salmon hand roll £4.90
  • Eel hand roll £6.20
  • Snow crab hand roll £6.20
  • Tuna belly hand roll £7.90

  にぎり （二貫） Nigiri (2pcs)

  • Sweet bean curd (v) £3.50
  • Sweet egg (v) £3.50
  • Salmon £4.50
  • Tuna £4.50
  • Spicy Tuna Gunkan £5.90
  • Snow Crab Gunkan £5.90
  • Ikura Gunkan £5.90
  • Squid £4.50
  • Octopus £4.50
  • Prawn £4.50
  • Sweet shrimp £4.50
  • Mackerel £4.50
  • Sea bass £4.50
  • Tobiko (Fish Roe) £4.50
  • Scallop £5.90
  • Snow crab leg £6.20
  • Surf clam £4.90
  • Yellowtail £5.90
  • Shiso smoked salmon £5.20
  • Tuna belly £10.90

  炙り寿司 （二貫） Grilled Nigiri (2pcs)

  • Grilled Eel Nigiri £6.20
  • Grilled Mackerel Nigiri £4.90
  • Grilled Salmon Nigiri £4.90
  • Grilled Squid Nigiri £4.90
  • Grilled Tuna Nigiri £4.90
  • Grilled Sea bass Nigiri £4.90
  • Grilled Scallop Nigiri £6.20
  • Grilled Yellowtail Nigiri £6.20

  細巻き寿司 (一本六つ) Maki Sushi (6pcs)

  • Cucumber Maki (v) £4.50
  • Avocado Maki (v) £4.50
  • Kanpyo Maki (v) £4.50
  • Japanese Pickle Maki (v) £4.50
  • Salmon Maki £4.70
  • Tuna Maki £4.70
  • Tuna & Avocado Maki £4.90
  • Salmon & Avocado Maki £4.90
  • Spicy Salmon Maki £4.90
  • Spicy Tuna Maki £4.90
  • Grilled Teriyaki Salmon Maki £6.50
  • Salmon Panko Maki £6.50
  • Grilled eel & egg Maki £5.90
  • Yellowtail Maki £6.50
  • Shiso smoked salmon Maki £5.90
  • Tuna belly Maki £7.90

  太巻き寿司 (一本八つ) Roll Sushi (8pcs)

  • £1.00Soy paper
    Substitute for seaweed
  • £8.50Futo Maki (v)
    Japanese pickle, avocado, sweet egg, cucumber & kanpyo
  • £14.50Dragon roll
    Avocado, cucumber, japanese mayonnaise, tobiko & tempura king prawn
  • £11.50Kanpai special roll
    Prawn, sweet bean curd, avocado, kanpyo, lettuce & sweet egg
  • £12.50Soft shell crab roll
    Avocado, tobiko & whole soft shell crab
  • £12.50Rainbow roll
    Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, yuzu tobiko, cucumber & avocado
  • £11.50King prawn tempura roll
    Cheese, lettuce, seaweed powder & king prawn tempura
  • £10.50California roll
    Sweet egg, avocado, crab stick & tobiko
  • £10.50Tokyo roll
    Breaded chicken fillet, mustard dressing, tobiko, sesame, bubu arare & avocado
  • £19.50Black dragon roll
    King prawn tempura, cucumber, eel & sesame

  刺し身（五切れ） Sashimi (5pcs)

  • Salmon £6.20
  • Tuna £6.90
  • Squid £5.90
  • Scallop £6.90
  • Sweet shrimp £5.90
  • Sea bass £6.50
  • Mackerel £5.90
  • Surf Clam £6.20
  • Tataki Beef £13.50
  • Sashimi set 10pcs £14.50
  • Sashimi set 20pcs £28.50
  • Prime Selection Sashimi set £25.50
  • Sashimi Rice (Chirashizushi) £16.50

• Tempura is the Japanese way of deep-frying seafood and vegetables in tempura batter.

  天ぷら・揚げ物 TEMPURA & FRIED DISH

  • Mix vegetable tempura (v) £8.90
  • Deep fried bean curd (v) £5.50
  • King prawn tempura 4pcs£10.90
  • Soft shell crab tempura £9.90
  • Takoyaki octopus fish cake 5pcs£7.90
  • Assorted tempura £9.90
  • Peppery cubic tofu (v)£5.50
  • Eel tempura £8.50

• Grilled & Teppan is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. In Japan, teppanyaki refers to dishes cooked using an iron plate.

  鉄板焼き TEPPAN YAKI

  • Grilled aubergine in sweet miso sauce (v) £6.50
  • Teppan Teriyaki salmon £8.90
  • Teppan Scotch Beef 8oz Sirloin £19.90
  • A5 Wagyu Steak £per weight

• A selection of the best classic Japanese dishes.

  前菜 CLASSIC

  • Miso soup (v) £2.50
  • Buckwheat soba noodle (v) £6.90
  • Edamame - green soybean (v) £4.50
  • Wakame seaweed salad with sesame (v) £4.90
  • Spring roll - salad & prawn, non-fry £5.90
  • Assorted sashimi salad £6.90
  • Pan fry veg & chicken dumpling 4pcs £4.90
  • Seared tuna with homemade miso dressing £7.90

• A selection of house specials.

  前菜 SPECIALS

  • £7.90Snow crab vulcan
    Snow crab, Onions, Sesame, Bonito, Ponzu & Tobiko
  • £8.90Crowned Tuna Tartare
    Tuna, Spring Onions, Rice & Bread Crumbs
  • £7.90Shirataki (v)
    Thin hand-cut yam noodles, Seaweed powder & Tempura dashi
  • £8.90Ikura Shirataki
    Thin hand-cut yam noodles, Salmon roe, Spring Onions & Tempura dashi
  • £4.90Crispy Lotus Slices (v)
    
  • £7.90Poke Salad
    Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail, Samphire, pickle, seaweed
  • £9.50Tuna Belly Caviar Maki
    Tuna belly, avocado, lumpfish caviar
  • £8.50Snow Crab Soba Maki
    Snow crab, cucumber, soba kernels

• Japanese inspired cocktails

  

  Tokyo Bellini (Peach or Strawberry)

  £8.50

  Classic Italian with a Japanese twist, based on Peach or Strawberry.

  

  Ki No Bi Tonic

  £8.50

  Double Kyoto Dry Gin topped with berries and Lake District Cucumber Tonic Water.

  

  Cal Fizz

  £9.90

  Chili Plum Sake and calpis topped with Prosecco. (Champagne option available)

  

  Bloody Amy

  £9.90

  Japanese variant of the classic bloody mary with sake replacing vodka.

  

  Yuzu Margarita

  £9.90

  Zesty and sourer than your classic, but so much more interesting.

• Sake 日本酒 has been enjoyed in Japan for thousands of years and remains an indispensable part of Japanese life and culture to this day.

  Sake

  • £12.00Funaguchi Kikusui Nama Genshu (Can~200ml)
    Un-pasteurised, un-diluted, served cold in a can. The closest to drinking sake at the brewery.
  • £9.90Kasumi Tsuru Yamahai Jikomi (Tokkuri~180ml)
    Served warm or hot.
  • £9.90, £35.00Kasumi Tsuru Kimoto Karakuchi (Tokkuri~180ml, Bottle~720ml)
    It is a full bodied, deep, mildly fragrant, dry Sake. 16% alcohol Sake is the traditional alcoholic drink of Japan, it is a strong rice wine and can be drunk hot or cold. It is made from polished sake rice which is then fermented. The more polished the rice, and the more rice used, the more refined and aromatic the Sake. It is a social drink that is poured into short cups and enjoyed with nibbles or Japanese dishes.
  • £10.90, £18.00Takasago Taisetsu (Tokkuri~180ml, Bottle~300ml)
    Served cold only.
  • £12.00Chiyomusubi Ryo (Bottle~180ml)
    Served cold only. Especially suitable for Sashimi dishes.
  • £12.00Chiyomusubi Oyaji Jungin One Cup (Glass can~180ml)
    Served cold only. All rounder, balanced fruitiness and green grass nose with soft silky mouthfeel.
  • £12.00Chiyomusubi Kitaro Jungin One Cup (Glass can~180ml)
    Served cold only. Richer than Oyaji, medium dryness full umami.
  • £30.00Shirakawago Sasanigori Light Cloudy (Bottle~500ml)
    Served cold only. Very neutral light cloudy, all rounder neither dry nor sweet.
  • £35.00Ninki Barrel (Barrel~300ml)
    Served cold only.
  • £15.00Hakushika Honjozo Yamadanishiki (Bottle~300ml)
    Brewed since 1662 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo. Refreshing and tasteful flavour of sake, use 100% yamadanishiki rice, clean finish. Particularly good accompaniment to vegetable tempura, sushi, sashimi, spicy tuna and tofu.
  • £14.00Sparkling Choryo Sawa Sawa (Bottle~250ml)
    Easy going for first time drinkers. Fizz and low alcohol coupled with the sweetness of the koji makes it popular with ladies. Bright, crisp, sweet and balanced.

  • Premium Sake

  • £4.50, £50.00,Fukuju Yuzu Liqueur
    (Glass~25ml, Bottle~500ml)
    
  • £28.00, £60.00Gassan no Yuki (Bottle~300ml, Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £19.00, £75.00Daishichi Kimoto Umeshu (Glass~175ml, Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £100.00Kikusui Setsugoro Shuppinshu (Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £120.00Toko (Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £120.00Dassai 39 (Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £150.00Nishikigoi Koi (Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £150.00Houraisen Kuu (Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £150.00Dassai 23 (Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £950.00Dassai Beyond (Bottle~720ml)
    

  • Shochu/Whisky

  • £5.25, £50.00,Unkai Soba Shochu
    (Glass~25ml, Bottle~900ml)
    Unkai Soba Shochu is from Unkai Distillery in the town of Gokase in Miyazaki Prefecture. Unkai Distillery is attributed with inventing soba shochu back in 1973. It should be said that 12% of Miyazaki prefecture has been dedicated to national parks and nature preserves. Unkai believes that the uniqueness of their Japanese shochu is a product of the natural springs that flow down from the mountains near Gokase untouched.
  
  
  • £5.50, £55.00Satsuma Shiranami "Japansch Zaky" Kannoko (Glass~25ml, Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £5.50, £55.00Tantakatan "Goudou Shusei" (Glass~25ml, Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £6.00, £60.00Hakutake Gin/Kin Shiro "Takahashi Shuzo" (Glass~25ml, Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £6.00, £60.00Tomino/Kiccho Houzan "Nishi Shuzo" (Glass~25ml, Bottle~720ml)
    
  • £7.50, £75.00Hakushu Single Malt (Glass~25ml, Bottle~700ml)
    
  • £7.50, £75.00Yamazaki Single Malt (Glass~25ml, Bottle~700ml)
    
  • £7.50, £75.00Chita Single Grain (Glass~25ml, Bottle~700ml)
    
  • £7.50, £75.00Hibiki Harmony (Glass~25ml, Bottle~700ml)
    

• Japanese Beer's ビール light texture and great flavour will certainly be the best drink to go along with your Japanese meal.

  

  Asahi Super Dry

  £4.50

  Japan's number one premium beer known for it's clean, crisp and refreshing taste.

  

  Sapporo

  £4.50

  Brewed since 1876 Sapporo is a smooth premium lager, rich and clear with plenty of flavour.

  

  Kirin

  £4.50

  Finest barley malt, premium hops, smooth finish and no bitter aftertaste.

  

  Hitachino Nest White Ale/Amber

  £5.50

  Winners of numerous awards worldwide, Hitachino has established a cult following for their innovative craft brewing and distinctive owl logo - Kounosu, the village where the beers are brewed, means ‘nest’. Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery, Hitachino beers are now enjoyed worldwide.

  

  Hitachino Nest Red Rice/DaiDai IPA

  £6.00

  Red Rice Ale was brewed with special red rice which had been cultured in ancient times in Japan. It has complex Sake like flavours with a hint of strawberry in the nose and palate. The Dai Dai Ale is brewed with Fukuremikan orange and special hops.

  Bolee D'Armorique

  £4.50

  French cider made with cider-grown apples.

• Japanese Plum Sake 梅酒 is a Japanese liqueur made from steeping ume fruits in alcohol and sugar. Our best selection of both western red and white wine will also be available for anyone who wishes a different selection from Japan's traditional beverage.

  Plum Sake

  • Umeshu Plum Sake
    Glass £9.50, Bottle £35.00
    By the 17th century, the plum had become an important part of Japanese cuisine and was widely cultivated. Umeshu Miyabi Wine is made by a unique recipe utilizing select fermented plums which produce a refreshingly fruity fragrance and delicate taste. Sweet plum aroma with plum, black cherry and passion fruit flavours and a sweet sherry-like finish.
  • Chilli Plum Wine
    Glass £4.00, Bottle £18.00
    
  • Daishichi Kimoto Umeshu
    Glass £19.00, Bottle £75.00
    

  White Wine

  • Casse-Noix Chardonnay 2018,
    Pays D'Oc, France
    Glass £5.80, Bottle £21.00
    Crisp, well rounded and filled with delicious apple and peach fruit.
  　
  • Vale do Homem Loureiro, Quintas do Homem 2018,
    Vinho Verde, Portugal
    Glass £6.80, Bottle £25.00
    Bright citrus colour, full of fine floral and fruity aromas. Fresh and elegant in the mouth with well balanced acidity.
  • Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2018,
    Elgin, South Africa
    Glass £8.20, Bottle £30.00
    Pure white grapefruit, intense tropical aromas with ripe gooseberries and kiwi and balanced palate followed by minerality and length.
  • Gewürztraminer Klur 2015,
    Clément Klur, France
    Glass £9.50, Bottle £35.00
    A golden yellow color, rose, mango and lychee on the palate with marked residual sugar and excellent acidity.
  • Chablis 2018,
    Domaine Defaix, France
    Bottle £38.00
    Minerally, flinty notes on the nose with touches of green apple. Elegant, dry palate characterised by crisp, citrus flavours overlaid with smoky notes.

  Red Wine

  • Pinot Noir, Calusari 2018, Viile Timisului, Romania
    Glass £5.80, Bottle £21.00
    Soft and juicy with bags of red berry fruit and hints of vanilla. Smooth and simply easy to drink.
  • Chianti Classico DOCG 2016, Castello Di Albola, Italy
    Glass £6.80, Bottle £25.00
    Broad and persistent bouquet with notes of violets and plum. Harmoniously dry with a pleasant fullness and an outstanding body and structure.
  • WA Douro 2013, Caves Do Monte, Portugal
    Glass £7.80, Bottle £28
    Strong rounded tannins with black fruits and berries on the palate. Generously intense and longstanding finish.

  Rosé

  • Costa Vera Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2018 Indomita, Valle Central, Chile
    Glass £6.80, Bottle £25
    Brilliant red colour, strawberry and raspberry nose, juicy on the palate with good acidity and equilibrium.
  • Touraine Rosé 2018, Domaine Vauvy, Loire Valley, France
    Glass £6.80, Bottle £25
    Balance of fruit, mineralogy and finesse makes this wine a hallmark of the sand and flint terroir of the Loire valley.
  • 1769 Rosé 2018, Clos Venturi, Corsica, France
    Glass £8.20, Bottle £30
    Light purple with delicate flavours of red fruit and blood orange and bright refreshing acidity.

  Prosecco

  • Prosecco Spumante DOC Brut NV, Zonin, Italy
    Glass £6.80, Bottle £28
    Bright pale straw-yellow, fine clear mousse with a very delicate perlage. Intense, fruity and aromatic on the nose.

• Soft Drinks, a selection of soft drinks are available from green tea to coke.

  • Mocktail Orange Range£6.50
  • Mocktail Reborn Brew£6.50
  • Coke (330ml)£3.00
  • Diet Coke (330ml)£3.00
  • Still / Sparkling Water (330ml, 1000ml) £3.00, £5.50
  • Victorian Lemonade (275ml)£3.00
  • Orange / Apple / Tomato Juice (330ml) £3.00
  • Orangeade (330ml)£3.00
  • Calpis (330ml)£3.00
  • Hoji Tea £3.50
  • Genmai Tea £3.50
  • Soba Tea £3.50
  • Hot / Cold Green Tea £2.50
  • Hot Water £1.00