Join me on a unique Japanese flavour and dining experience at Izakaya Musashi, a hidden casual Japanese Pub on the 1st floor of Marina Times Square Miri.
Location: A-1-16, Marina Parkcity, 98000 Miri, Sarawak
Operating Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 am–2:30 pm, 5:30–9:30 pm (Monday Closed)
Izakaya Musashi Miri (Menu)
At the entrance, I spotted the Today’s Special menu where the limited time items are listed on a chalkboard. Some of the interesting ingredients I saw was Torafugu (puffer fish) and Ankimo (monk fish liver).
The restaurant interior are installed with dark wooden furnishings and minimalistic Japanese decor, which transported me away from Miri. The seating is clean and comfortable with Air Conditioning and cozy lighting.
The restaurant has a open kitchen concept where it provides a view of how the meals are prepared. Customers can also choose to sit at the sushi bar and watch the chefs in action.
I chose a window seat to enjoy the night view outside. Then, the waitress set up my table with metal cups, chili oil, pickled ginger, saucers, tissue box and bamboo chopsticks.
For appetizer, I ordered 4 types of sashimi or raw fish slices to share with my friend. We had Trout, Hamachi (Yellowtail amberjack), Madai (Japanese seabream) and Akami (Lean Japanese blufine tuna). It was fresh and odourless that it melted in our mouths.
Next, we ordered a plate of Tekka Hosomaki (Tuna Roll), Anago (Saltwater conger eel) and Engawa (Flouder fin) Nigiris. I added a touch of soy sauce onto the nigiris for a hint of the saltiness.
For my main course, I ordered Gyukatsu Don, which is their rib-eye cutlet rice bowl. I requested my beef to be cooked medium rare and it turned out the way I want it to be. The rice bowl comes with half a boiled egg, wakame and miso soup.
Lastly, my friend ordered the Unagi Don or Roasted eel rice bowl that is also served with miso soup.
Menu of Izakaya Musashi Miri
Izakaya Musashi menu are fairly simple and straight forward. Starting with the appetizer, the restaurant offers sashimi, nigiri and makimono with premium seafood ingredients.
The Sashimi menu offers Trout, Hamachi, Madai, Akami, Chutoro, Ootoro, Hotate and Mixed platter of all sashimi with 2 pieces each.
The Nigiri menu offers Trout, Hamachi, Madai, Honmaguro akami, Honmaguro chutoro, Honmaguro ootoro, Hotate, Mekajiki toro, Anago, Unagi, Engawa, Ikura gunkan, Tobiko gunkan, Tamago, Botanebi and Uni gunkan at seasonal price.
Moreover, the Makimono menu offers Trout hosomaki, Kappa hosomaki, Tekka hosomaki, Torotaku hosomaki, Negitoro hosomaki, Takumaki, Torotaku futomaki, Unagi oshizushi and Ehomaki.
The Ramen and Soba menu offers noodles such as Tori paitan kuro, Tantanmen soup, Hiyashi chuka, Gomadare soba and many more.
The Donburi menu offers rice bowls such as Unagi don, Gyudon, Ebi furai don and more.
There are also premium ingredient rice bowls available in their Special Donburi menu such as A5 Miyazaki, Australian wagyu, ikuradon and chirashizushi. There is also a Ochazuke menu where green tea are poured over the rice to enjoy.
There are also snacks and light meals in the Sides menu such as onigiri, oden, salad, fried foods and more.
End your meal with their Drinks menu that offers Milk Series, Sparkling, Soft Drinks, Tea by pot, Tea Series and Beer. Have a taste of Japanese Sake and Whisky by the bottle or carafe at Izakaya Musashi, with selections of Kuheiji Sauvage Omachi, Nanakanba Tokubetsu, Gozenshu 1859 Omachi, Hibiki Harmony, Nikka Miyagikyo and more.
