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お通し「アラ煮」
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蛤酒蒸し
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スルメ烏賊一夜干し
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刺身盛り
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燗酒
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ナマコ酢
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縞ソイ
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二階の座卓
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今年も残り二週。町には最後の追い込みのようにX'masソングがあふれる師走半ばの週末。
今宵の野毛先案内人は、野毛動物園通りの 『蛤覚』 に二人でお邪魔した。複合ビル゛ちぇるる゛の裏手にある狭い袋小路を入った左手に12年10月29日に新規開店した漁師料理を売りにする海鮮居酒屋。
入り口に小粋な暖簾がかかる格子戸を開けた店内は、カウンター7席に、二階は掘り下げ座卓3台で16人程度までの宴会ができる板床の造り。入店時のBGMは懐かしいダイアナ・ロスが流れ、落ち着いた雰囲気。
カウンターに座り、先ずはエビス樽生650円で乾杯。お通しはアラ煮。肴は、千葉産の蛤酒蒸し800円、スルメ烏賊の一夜干し600円にする。アラ煮の味付けもいいし、どれもなかなかに旨い。
乾杯ビールの後は、やっぱり燗酒二合1,200円と、刺身盛り一人前1,500円を追加する。新鮮で旨い刺身をつまみながら、ゆっくりと燗酒を腹に流し込む。何とも言えない至福の瞬間。五臓六腑に染み渡り、頬が緩んで脱力顔になっていく。
ここで、「今日もお疲れ様…」 なんぞと、美人女将のお酌があると極楽浄土の夢見心地なのだが、この店は大将だし、お相伴の相方に言おうもんなら 「あらっ、私で悪うございましたわね~」 と、しゃらりと返されそうなので、想像だけにしておく。
店名の「蛤覚」は、先代が大森で蛤などの貝類専門の卸しをやっていたときの屋号を引き継いだとのこと。大将も穏やかでいい感じ。仕入れた縞ソイを見せてくれたり、「これ食べてみて下さい」と、神奈川産のナマコ酢を出してくれる。
定番の品書きは少なめだが厳選してある感じで、刺身盛り、貝浜焼きなど6種。酒蒸し、野菜、焼きお握りにアラ汁。仕入れによって、本日のお薦めが日々変わっていくようだ。酒類は、生ビール、地酒3種、銘柄焼酎3種にウヰスキー。
旨い海鮮で、のんびりと燗酒を味わったお会計は6,510円也。貝好きな相方も気に入った様子。大将に「是非またお越し下さいね~」と送られて外に出ると、冬の澄んだ闇に店々の灯がキラキラと輝き、冷たい風が流れている。
間もなく年の瀬。道行く人も背中を丸めて急ぎ足…。