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RIVET, an Italian Restaurant in Kosai

Lunch at RIVET was so good that we went back again for dinner.

Lunch at RIVET was so good that we went back again for dinner.
RIVET, an Italian Restaurant in Kosai
RIVET, an Italian Restaurant in Kosai
Beer

Beer

Beer

Lemon soda

Lemon soda

One of us had to drive, so we couldn’t all raise a glass together.

Apple soda

Apple soda

The kitchen

The kitchen

The real deal.

One-plate antipasto

One-plate antipasto

This alone would be enough to drink to.

Fried shiba shrimp

Fried shiba shrimp

As crisp as a snack. Perfect with beer.

Bread

Bread

It looks like they bake their own bread too.

Mehikari fritto

Mehikari fritto

Deep-fried, and yet it goes down light. I suppose this is what Italian cooking is about..

Chilled basil-sauce pasta with vegetables and squid

Chilled basil-sauce pasta with vegetables and squid

Cool and refreshing, a great pasta for summer.

Marinated octopus with mozzarella and tomato

Marinated octopus with mozzarella and tomato

Light and easy to eat. This place really knows how to use ingredients that taste of the season.

Pizza

Pizza

The dough is crisp, almost hard, and it comes piled with cheese. There can’t be a wood-fired oven in that kitchen, yet out came a pizza this good, which surprised me.

Mikkabi wagyu hamburg steak

Mikkabi wagyu hamburg steak

It was so good the last time I had it, and this day too the meat tasted rich, so everyone was happy.

I hadn’t realised it when we came at lunchtime, but this is an Italian place that uses its ingredients beautifully. Now I want to come back in another season.

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