Ryoushin-kan Cafeteria

Choose a main dish, then add a side or two. At Ryoushin-kan Cafeteria, diners carry a tray and select from the dishes on offer. Some days call for a hearty roast pork cutlet with egg sauce or a green onion and salted hamburger steak; on others, grilled salted mackerel with a side dish may be enough. Main-dish prices are listed on the menu, from 242 yen for grilled salted mackerel to 330 yen for the roast pork cutlet with egg sauce. Side dishes include simmered hijiki seaweed for 77 yen, okra with a soft-cooked egg for 99 yen and spinach with sesame. It is easy to add one extra dish or put together a combination to suit your appetite.

One diner who visited for an early lunch reported paying 572 yen for a main dish, two side dishes and a small serving of rice. The selection and prices may change over time, but the account gives a sense of the flexibility: diners can adjust the number of dishes themselves. The menu also includes mentaiko-style kama-tama udon and kitsune udon or soba, alongside rice dishes. Curry rice is 264 yen and pork salted kalbi rice bowl is 385 yen, giving lunch options for both a lighter meal and a more substantial one.

For dessert, there is a pudding described on the menu as having a rich custard flavour, as well as ice cream made with Uji matcha. Both are listed at 200 yen, an appealing way to round off a meal or take a break with something sweet. The cafeteria is on basement level 1 of the Ryoshinkan building, with seating for dining in. A visitor reports that members of the public can also eat here, though others note that it can get busy at lunchtime; allow some extra time if you visit then.