Kō 9菜虫化蝶 Caterpillars become butterflies
Twelve seats. One counter.
Nine metres of Japanese cypress, one chef, and no menu to choose from. You sit where you are put, and the evening runs to the same clock for everyone.
November opens Thursday 1 October, 10am.
Reserve a seat
What the room wears · Kō 9 菜虫化蝶
The alcove is redressed every five days.
- Flower
- Cherry, one branch, cut that morning
- Scroll
- Spring rain, in one brushstroke
- Ceramics
- Oribe green, for new leaves
- Incense
- Plum blossom
An evening
Two and a half hours, start to finish.
5.30
Arrive
Everyone sits at once. Tea, then the first plate.
5.45
Hassun
The season, read as eight small things.
6.30
The coals
One fish over binchōtan, cooked in front of you.
7.00
Nigiri
Six pieces, hand to hand.
7.50
Tea
Something cold, then the lane again.
Before you come
House notes.
- 01
Arrive on time
Everyone starts together. We cannot hold the first courses past ten minutes.
- 02
Dietary needs, 72 hours ahead
Tell us when you book. The menu is written around the counter, not per seat, so late changes are hard.
- 03
No strong fragrance
Twelve people sit within arm's reach of the food.
- 04
Twelve and over
The counter runs late and quiet.
- 05
High stools
Call us on 03 5550 4470 if you would rather a table-height seat. We keep two.
Reservations
November opens Thursday 1 October.
Bookings open at 10am on the 1st of each month, for the month after. October is full; the waitlist is open.
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