👨‍🍳Chef Restaurant

A traditional Japanese izakaya bringing Tokyo's night culture to Tel Aviv, built around a special charcoal grill for fish and seafood. The menu ranges from sushi and gyoza to ramen, udon, tempura and skewers, alongside a wide selection of sake, beer and cocktails.

Chef Restaurant$$$Sake SelectionGrilled SkewersCharcoal Grill

The Vibe

What Asa Izakaya looks like

Good to know

🍣 Recommendation

Start with the robata and irori dishes off the charcoal grill, then go for the omakase nigiri or chirashi if you want something more impressive.

🚗 Parking

There are a few parking lots nearby – Beit Zion lot on Rothschild 41 and Central Park lot on Yavne 31. Booking through the Ontopo app gets you 50% off parking.

Opening hours

Sun–Sat
17:00–23:30

Menu

Wine by the Glass

  • Sparkling

  • Nadal Brut Reserva, Corpinnat, Penedès, Spain '22

  • White

  • Wiltinger Kastelstadt, Riesling, Mosel Valley, Germany '24

  • Coteaux Giennois Cédric Bardin, Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France '24

  • Semillon Feldstein, Western Galilee, Israel '22

  • Asua Blanco CVNE, Viura, Rioja, Spain '24

  • Rosé

  • Cirmè Montosolo, Piedmont, Italy

  • Orange

  • Cirelli, Abruzzo, Trebbiano, Italy '25

  • Red

  • Côtes du Rhône Villages, GSM, Rhône Valley, France '25

  • Merlot Clos de Gat, Judean Hills, Israel '23

Tempura/Fried

  • Eggplant

  • Pumpkin

  • Fig & Nectarine Sauce

  • Eel

  • Karaage Baby Chicken

  • Curry Karaage Baby Chicken

  • Fish Fin

  • Chicken Wings

  • Crispy Edamame & Corn Waves

Wines to Share

  • Sparkling

  • Bollinger Brut NV, Champagne, France –

  • Andrea Jacquart Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut NV, Champagne, France –

  • Pfaffenheim Blanc de Blancs NV, Alsace, France –

  • La Familia Brut Nature Jové Camps '21, Penedès, Spain –

  • De Nit Rosé Raventós '22, Catalonia, Spain –

  • Rosé

  • Rosé Pittnauer Wenninger, Sopron, Austria '23 –

  • Cirmè Montosolo, Piedmont, Italy '24 –

  • Grenache Rosé Feldstein, Upper Galilee, Israel '24 –

  • Kishor Rosé, Upper Galilee, Israel '24 –

  • Orange

  • Klipot from a Thousand Places - Le Dode Charles, Alsace, France '24 –

  • Red

  • פיסה קלו דה לה פרייה פרמייר קרו ג'וליה, בורגון, צרפת 22'  –

  • Gevrey-Chambertin Jean-Claude Boisset, Burgundy, France '22 –

  • Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Sorbé Premier Cru David Duband, Burgundy, France '19 –

  • Nuits-Saint-Georges, Henri Gouges, Burgundy, France '22 –

  • Mercurey Old Vines, Faiveley, Burgundy, France '22 –

  • קרוז הרמיטאז' לה מייסוניה, מ.שפוטייה, עמק הרון, צרפת 23'  –

  • Gamay Domaine Colombier, Loire Valley, France '22 –

  • GSM כישור, גליל מערבי, ישראל 23'  –

  • Shemesh Feldstein, Western Galilee, Israel '22 –

  • Merlot Clos de Gat, Judean Hills, Israel '23-

  • White

  • Sancerre La Belle Vigne Fournier, Loire Valley, France '23 –

  • Coteaux du Giennois Cédric Bardin, Loire Valley, France '24 –

  • Pouilly-Fumé Ladoucette, Loire Valley, France '24 -

  • Clos de Nouys Vaubrai, Loire, France '24 –

  • Chablis Bio Simon, Burgundy, France '23-

  • Pissa Premier Cru Julia, Burgundy, France '23 –

  • Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Henri Gouges, Burgundy, France '22 –

  • Meursault Jean-Claude Boisset, Burgundy, France '22 –

  • Etienne Sauzet, Burgundy, France '23 –

  • Puligny-Montrachet Etienne Sauzet, Burgundy, France '23 –

  • Auxey-Duresses Agnès Paquet, Burgundy, France '23 –

  • Mercurey Domaine Meix, Burgundy, France '22 –

  • Rully Domaine Meix, Burgundy, France '22-

  • Kasseler, Kaselstat, Mosel Valley, Germany –

  • Bruno Kartäuserhof, Ruwer, Germany '23 –

  • Eroica St. Michelle, Washington State, USA '24 –

  • Riesling Ca' del Baio, Piedmont, Italy '24 –

  • Pecorino Cirelli, Abruzzo, Italy '24 –

  • Txetura Branco, Dão, Portugal '23 –

  • Crasto Superior, Douro, Portugal '24 –

  • Mar de Frades, Rías Baixas, Spain '24 –

  • Assyrtiko, Moschofilero, Peloponnese '24 –

  • Lahat White, Upper Galilee, Israel '24 -

  • Semillon Feldstein, Western Galilee, Israel '22 –

  • Dabouki Feldstein, Western Galilee, Israel '23 –

  • Marawi White Maia, Emek Hanadiv, Israel '24 –

  • Sauvignon Blanc Sfera, Judean Hills, Israel '25 –

  • Chanson White Clos de Gat, Judean Hills, Israel '25 –

Irori

  • Miso Salmon

  • Grilled Tai Mara

  • Sea Bass

  • Grilled Oyster

Ginjo

  • Tokyo Zakari Junmai Koyama Honke, Saitama

  • Kikusui Junmai Kikusui, Niigata

  • Kairyo Utsutsushibin Ando Shuzo, Nagano

  • Edo Gonroku Junmai, Konishi, Hyogo

  • Akishika Okarakuchi, Osaka

Noodles/Hot Dishes

  • Chicken Ramen

  • Pork Ramen

  • Mussels in Spicy Miso

  • Miso Soup

  • Agedashi Tofu

Sushi/Rice

  • Avocado Maki

  • Cucumber Maki

  • Tuna Maki

  • Yellowtail Maki

  • Salmon Maki

  • Yellowtail Hand Roll

  • Tuna Hand Roll

  • Salmon Hand Roll

  • Toro Hand Roll

  • Tuna Chirashi

  • Yellowtail Chirashi

  • Avocado Chirashi

  • Nigiri

  • Nigiri Omakase

Robata

  • Chicken

  • Chicken Thigh Skewer

  • Heart

  • Beef

  • Sirloin

  • Sweetbread

  • Liver

  • Vegetable

  • Padrón Pepper

  • Pork

  • Pork Belly

Daiginjo

  • Kitaakita Hokushima, Akita

  • Oyaishi Koyama Honke, Saitama (900ml)

  • Takashimizu Junmai, Akita

  • Sparkling Nigori Dassai (360ml), Yamaguchi

  • Gold Junmai Born, Fukui

  • Dassai 45 Junmai Dassai, Yamaguchi

  • Takagi no Ippon Junmai, Shiratake, Niigata

  • Suginishiki Sugii Shuzo, Shizuoka

Cocktails

  • ORI HIME

  • PEARS & SANCHO

  • CHITARATI

  • SUNSET ORCHARD

  • GOLDEN REMEDY

  • KAKIGŌRI MIDORI

  • KAKIGŌRI SHISO

  • COLTRANE CUT

Gyoza

  • Chicken Gyoza

  • Wagyu Gyoza

  • Pork Gyoza

  • Vegetable Gyoza

Starters

  • Usuzukuri in White Ponzu

  • Yuzu Sea Fish Sashimi

  • Oyster Kizami Wasabi

  • Aged Red Tuna Sashimi in White Ponzu

  • Cucumber with Black Sesame

  • Tomatoes in Dashi

  • Soba Noodles

  • Fish Yukhoe

  • Beef Yukhoe

  • Wafu Iceberg Lettuce

Honjozo

  • Bottle 720ml / Tokkuri 275ml / Cup 80ml

  • Aiousa Junmai Konishi, Hyogo

  • Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai, Nanbu Bijin, Iwate

  • Josen Honjozo Akita Shurou Shuzo, Akita

  • Karakuchi Junmai Akita Shurou Shuzo, Akita

  • Hokushika Nigori Hokushika, Akita

Atsukan

  • Nojun Onme Shiratake, Niigata

  • Josen Honjozo Akita Shurou Shuzo, Akita

Apéritif

  • Joozen Onde no Roku Junmai Shiratake, Niigata

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