"Antonio del Pollaiolo", a restaurant where you can enjoy yakitori with Italian wine, opened in front of Shinagawa Station in Tokyo on June 1st! It is a restaurant with a completely novel concept of offering fresh "Oyama Shamo chicken" in "Italian style".


Speaking of yakitori, it's an izakaya with red lanterns (which I also love), and it's an image of having it with beer and shochu while muffled. What kind of yakitori do you want to eat with wine? I was curious, so I went to the store!


Antonio del Poraiolo is located on the 8th floor of the "Shin-Fuji Building", about 3 minutes from the Konan exit of Shinagawa Station. Don't overlook the sign as it is a place full of restaurants!

As soon as you get off the elevator, you will see a nice counter in front of you, overlooking the city of Shinagawa from a wide window. Fashionable! I want to be an office lady who can say "I'm a favorite" of such a store.

The atmosphere inside the store is about halfway between casual and formal. It's not too clever, so it can be used for various TPOs!


By the way, today I ordered the "Chef's Recommended Course" for 5,000 yen. All 6 types of dishes, from appetizers to main dishes, and wines that go well with each other except soup are included. Wine selected by the shop (professional) is provided for each dish, so even the author who is not very familiar with wine can relax and enjoy the meal.


◆ Stuzzichino ~ Small appetizer ~

The first thing that was brought in was a "small appetizer" and three types of white liver pate with citrus flavor. And for wine, sparkling wine that you can drink refreshingly!


The texture of the putty is like pudding! It melts when you put it in your mouth ... It's the first time for a lever with such a smooth texture! The refreshing sour orange, grapefruit and salt and pepper work well to tighten the rich liver flavor. There is no dullness at all!


According to the staff, it is difficult to match wine with liver dishes. Normally, it is said that "red" is added to remove the dullness, but here the style is refreshing and sparkling wine. The thick greasiness is also washed away. This is the correct answer!


◆ Antipasto ~ Appetizer ~

Next, "appetizer", today's yakitori platter and Edo vegetable Bagna cauda were brought along with Arancho's white wine.

Arancho's white wine is a gorgeous and fragrant "universal" wine that goes well with any dish. It is fresh and has a slightly dry scent. It will not lose to the food and will bring out the taste firmly.


From the left, the yakitori is rich white with plenty of Shamo chicken thighs, crispy gizzards, fluffy gizzards, crunchy meat, mellow fat (neck meat), and the kinkan (ovary) that I eat for the first time this time. lever.


All the meat is moderately greasy, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it overflows. Of particular note is the kumquat I ate for the first time this time. It's about the size of a boiled egg yolk, and has a rich taste similar to that of a yolk!


You can freely top with mustard, natural salt, shichimi, and mostarda (jam that combines fruit and mustard). By the way, Shichimi goes well with liver, gizzards and gizzards, and jam goes well with thigh meat and thin skin.


On the other hand, Bagna cauda, an Edo vegetable, has assorted turnips, cucumbers, burdock roots, and Japanese mustard spinach. Each vegetable is crispy! In particular, burdock is more chewy than you can imagine, so it is a must-try item.


◆ Brodo di pollo ~ soup ~

Take a short break here. Today's soup has been delivered. It is made by combining shiitake mushrooms and cream with dashi stock boiled from chicken.


A mellow mushroom scent, like porcini soup. It has a very rich taste, but it is never persistent and passes through the throat. The scent of shiitake mushrooms that remains softly in the back mouth is elegant!

◆ Carne ~ Meat ~

The second half of the course is finally here! What was brought in was a marinade of "specialty" chicken sashimi shallot sauce. In other words, it's "chicken breast sashimi"! Topped with sliced sheep cheese, Pecorino Romano and mizuna.


It's great to wrap cheese and mizuna with chicken sashimi and eat it! Moderately elastic meat has a light taste, so it goes well with salty cheese. The sweet and sour sauce of boiled balsamic vinegar and black pepper tighten the overall taste.

The wine poured to accompany this dish is "red" made from Sangiovese. It has a light taste with no astringency and not too strong acidity.


◆ Secondo Piatto ~ Main dish ~

The main dish is finally here! Cacciatore-style stewed chicken offal. Cacciatore means "hunter style". It will be served with the kumquat you ate earlier and the chili peppers from Kyoto.


Chicken offal has a rich taste like liver, but it has no odor. It has a firm texture, but each time you chew it, the fibers of the meat are loosened and the taste spreads! This definitely goes with wine ...


The wine that began to be seen from chicken offal is "red" using Sicilian Syrah varieties. A heavy dry wine with a strong fruit and a spicy acidity in the aroma and taste. Needless to say, it goes well with offal.


◆ Pasta

Alas, it was the last dish. The tomato and herb capellini concludes the luxurious yakitori course.


Tomatoes are as sweet as fruits! There is almost no sourness, so even people who are not good at the bluishness and sourness of tomatoes can eat it deliciously. The topping herbs are also refreshing and refreshing in your mouth.

The last thing that cleans all the dishes into your stomach is the slightly sweet sparkling wine. This time it's a crisply chilled rosé. With its refreshing sweetness, it can be enjoyed as a companion to pasta or as a dessert wine.

It's a luxury to enjoy a course meal with 5 glasses of wine at this price! You can make a reservation on a special day and enjoy the course, or you can stop by on your way home from work and enjoy yakitori and wine. It's also a nice point to have a good location just a short walk from Shinagawa station!

It's a little difficult to remember the name of the shop, but please remember it as "Antonio of Shinagawa" (without permission). Once you're there, you'll be sure to grab your heart and stomach with delicious food, wine, and the hospitality of the friendly staff!


The store is located on the 8th floor of the Shin-Fuji Building, 2-2-2 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Business hours are from 17:00 to 0:00 the next day (last order 23:30).