Coming up: Kaiten-zushi (回転寿司) restaurant NAGOMI (なごみ) with sushi train, Tatami seating, pinewood interior – a family fine dining Japanese food joint by AJU
NEW DELHI/GURUGRAM: In a sincere effort to offer quintessential Japanese food and beverages experience especially featuring Kaiten-zushi (回転寿司) – a conveyor belt or sushi train, in the perfect Japanese ambiance, here comes soon NAGOMI (なごみ), a family dining restaurant in Gurugram.
NAGOMI – a word derived from Japan that means calmness and relaxation.
Just about to open at the Star Mall off the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway, the 210-cover NAGOMI is all set to become the epitome of an ultimate Japanese fine dining experience with hard-to-find features such as Tatami rooms laid with Tatami mats especially sourced from Japan. Kaiten-zushi or sushi train would wind through the restaurant carrying plates of sushi and other Japanese cuisines past the diners.
Besides, authentic Japanese kitchenware, the interior of the NAGOMI restaurant boasts of pinewood fixtures including tapestries, tables, and seating.
Elegantly designed bar with a Japanese-styled façade offering Sake, Soju and an extensive range of drinks alongside a 140-capacity party hall for get-togethers adds to the Phillip of the place.
NAGOMI comes from the AJU Group of Japanese Hotels that carries the legacy of serving Japanese nationals the very authentic and cozy living experience with Japanese food in nine of their branches across the country for over a decade now.
An AJU team led by its founder Prakash Yadav visited Japan not only to study various Japanese restaurants in Tokyo but also to source Tatami mats, crockery, and other material required for the setting up of NAGOMI restaurant.
“Dining sushi and other Japanese cuisines while sitting along the Kaiten-zushi (回転寿司), the sushi train is an experience in itself. It’s an essential ingredient especially in Kaiten-zushi restaurants in Japan. As we wanted to give our visitors the very authentic taste of Japanese fine dining including sushi experience, we decided to import the material from there,” said Prakash Yadav.
Tatami mats were especially made-to-order from a vendor in Asakusa, Tokyo while crockery was sourced from the famous Karabasi market in Tokyo.
The special feature of the NAGOMI restaurant Kaiten-zushi or sushi train, would carry sushi and other cuisines in plates of diverse colours as each plate will have its price for food served. Sushi plate price ranges between 200-400 INR. This offers seating for around 80 diners. One can enjoy a wide range of sushi delicacies such as TEKKA MAKI, KAPPA MAKI, SALMON MAKI, SALAD MAKI, EBI TEN MAKI, SAMON NIGIRI, MAGRO NIGIRI, and INARISUSHI.
In all, NAGOMI menu offers about 175 Japanese cuisines including a variety of salads, Karaage, Ramen, Fries, Katsu, Tempura, Bowl Rice, Meat, Sea food, Noodles, and of course Sushi.
Each table would have a bottle of soy sauce, a container of pickled ginger, a stack of small dishes for the soy sauce, chopsticks, a small container of green teabags, tea cups and a hot water dispenser.
Once seated, you can start taking plates of food off the conveyor belt or order specific dishes either directly from the attendant or electronically by using touchpads.
The restaurant will have three Tatami rooms/enclosures with made-to-order Tatami mats imported directly from Japan, and it is separated by a curtain and translucent glass. These are ideal places rooms for families with children or groups to dine in Japanese style.
The three banquet rooms with a total capacity of 140 people removing partitions for need-based gatherings will be another attraction of NAGOMI as it will remain equipped with modern electronic gadgets like audio-video systems and overhead projectors for conferences and meetings etc. There is also a banquet menu with all-you-can-drink.
