Murata Ryori-ten

Start with antipasti, choose a house-made pasta, then leave room for dessert. At Murata Ryori-ten, the meal invites you to build your way from one course to the next. The antipasti platter comes recommended, and the lunch menu is described as pairing seafood and meat with seasonal vegetables. One seafood lover said the antipasti plate was a reason for visiting. Sharing a platter before moving on to pasta or a main course makes a good way to begin.

Diners describe the pasta as pleasantly chewy, with sauces that cling well. Dishes on the menu include house-made short pasta with a braised red-legged shrimp and uzu-ra bean sauce, cod milt with leafy greens in an oil sauce, and Tokachi Shorthorn beef Bolognese. There are seafood and meat options to choose between, depending on your preference.

Dessert is worth a look, too. The menu lists a chestnut and chocolate pound cake made with Ginyose chestnuts from Nose, hazelnut crème brûlée served with honey gelato, and sudachi tiramisu. Some diners have said they would return for dessert; coffee or a café latte is another way to round off the meal.

At lunch, diners are invited to choose a pasta from the à la carte menu. Dinner offers à la carte dishes as well as a set course combining an antipasti platter, 2 types of pasta and a main. Diners have also mentioned choosing wine to go with their food. Murata Ryori-ten is one to consider when you have time for a leisurely meal in Fuminosato.