Daiyuen

Make gyoza the centrepiece, add another dish and finish with rice: Daiyuen’s gyoza set meal offers the kind of hearty lunch you might expect from a neighbourhood Chinese restaurant. One set comes with gyoza 12 pieces, rice, soup and salad. Another lets you choose one dish from fried chicken, chicken in sweet-and-sour sauce, spring rolls or crab omelette. One diner who paired the gyoza set with spring rolls noted the contrast between the gyoza’s light, thin wrappers and the spring rolls’ wrappers, which enclose a soft filling. There’s room to keep things centred on gyoza or add another dish for variety.

Half-size dishes are another option if you’d prefer a lighter meal or want to order several plates to share. Stir-fried vegetables are listed at 500 yen, while mapo tofu and crab omelette are 600 yen each, making it easy to add a dish alongside a main. Diners have also described enjoying gyoza with fried chicken and shumai, or ordering garlic chives and liver with gyoza. Choose a set with rice or build a meal from a few favourite side dishes.

For a more leisurely meal, snacks include chilled tofu, kimchi and edamame. The drinks list includes draft and bottled beer, barley and sweet potato shochu, sake, Shaoxing wine and chu-hi. A dish such as chinjao rosu, which has been described as going well with both rice and drinks, can anchor a meal or accompany a drink. Lunch menus are available, and the restaurant is described as suitable for dining alone. Payment is listed as cash only, so bring cash when you visit.