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芦屋本店をはじめ、関西に数店舗を構える土山人が東京に初進出したのは、2007年のこと。
目黒川沿い、池尻大橋に程近い静かな住宅街の一角にお店を構えられました。
店舗は地下階に位置し、路面に置かれた個性的なMILKY COKEの立て看板が目印になります。
階段を降りると、美しい幾何学的なタイルがセンス良く埋め込まれた地面に思わず目がいきます。
暖簾を潜ると、若いスタッフがお出迎えして下さいます。
金髪の方もいらっしゃり、芦屋本店とのコンセプトの違いは一目瞭然。
壁に掛けられたアバンギャルドなヌードの女性画や大きなガラス窓の先に広がる中庭は、お蕎麦屋さんというより、まるでアトリエのよう。
低いソファー椅子の禁煙席や木の椅子のカウンター禁煙席、個室の喫煙席等があり、様々なシチュエーションで利用できます。
お料理は蕎麦単品、一品料理に加えて、コースがあります。
私は夜しかお邪魔したことがありませんが、一人なら、日本酒に単品で蕎麦と一品料理だけ頂くのも乙だと思いますし、複数名なら、前日までに予約が必要な蕎麦会席をオーダーし、ゆっくり料理と会話を愉しむのがお奨めです。
蕎麦会席は、先付け、創作蕎麦、小鉢三種、温菜、主菜、天ぷら、蕎麦、甘味という流れですが、蕎麦以外のお料理は正直、可もなく不可もなしといった平凡な創作料理の印象。
しかし、前半・後半にそれぞれ配された全く別物の蕎麦2種はさすがの出来です。
前半では、夏場の定番的なスダチの冷たい蕎麦も美味ですが、冬場に頂いたハマグリの温かい蕎麦は口の中一杯に蕎麦の風味、磯の薫りが広がり、特に秀逸でした。
後半は、蕎麦粉本来の旨味を堪能できる荒挽き田舎を塩だけでさっぱりと…堪りません。
総じて、創作料理が蕎麦の美味しさをより惹き立てている点は何とも皮肉ですが(蕎麦の専門店なので、それが狙いなのかもしれません)、一連の流れで蕎麦の魅力をじっくり堪能できるコース構成になっており、私好みです。
今後も、より完成度の高いお料理を目指すとともに、東京の土山人にしかない個性を発揮していけるよう精進して頂きたいと思います。