to himitsu. we are so happy you're here + we are excited to share ...
to himitsu. we are so happy you’re here + we are excited to share our concept with you! while we are inspired mostly by japanese cuisine, our food + beverage individually reflect our personalities. everything on the menu is meant to be shared with your table + we recommend you order a few dishes from each section. we take the time + care to source our products sustainably + locally when possible (which is almost always) + we are happy to accommodate vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free + all dietary restrictions + aversions. please inform your server of your restriction before ordering food. enjoy your night!
when you see
🦄+ 🦊
it means carlie + kevin, (respectively) are diggin’ these dishes tonight
don’t enjoy making decisions? have us curate your experience for you tonight!
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
gf gf
abogado avocado vegan nasu japanese eggplant vegan tobiko flying fish roe ikura king salmon roe uzura quail egg o sake toro salmon belly o sake alaskan sockeye salmon hamachi japanese yellowtail kanpachi hawaiian amberjack akami bluefin tuna
🦊grilled radicchio
4 nigiri 6 nigiri 8 / 11 7 / 10 6 nigiri 10 / 13 9 / 12 8 / 11 8 / 11 9 / 12
vegetarian
heirloom tomatoes + strawberries
🦊sapidus farm oysters
gf
13
12
cabbage e pepe vegetarian + gf miso, parmesan, black pepper + celery
14
vegan + gf
parsley-tarragon pureé, pickled strawberries crispy quinoa, black pepper + shiso kanpachi + coconut gf hawaiian amberjack, red onion coconut milk, cured squash lime + peanuts
play on paté chicken liver mousse, lime zest, herbs thai chili, peanut + french baguette
14
charred miso + eggplant pickled fennel, chili-lime vinaigrette brown butter breadcrumbs + dill
nasu dengaku vegan japanese eggplant, szechuan, chili fermented black bean, peanuts basil, cilantro + pickled red onions
12
🦄 hamachi + orenji
16
cornmeal fried oysters lemon crema, chili-kosho fermented spinach powder yellow squash elote vegetarian + gf roasted squash, crema, cotija cheese chili flakes, cilantro
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
vegetarian + gf
14
CAN BE VEGAN, ASK FOR NO EGG!!
rapini, pea shoots, mushrooms snap peas, chili soy dashi, toasted rice soft-poached egg + herbs karaage + biscuits
24
CAN BE VEGETARIAN, ASK FOR TOFU!!
gf
17
buttermilk fried chicken thigh korean gochujang glaze house sweet pickles + kewpie
18
hamachi kama fried yellowtail collar, ponzu furakake sushi rice
yellowtail, fish sauce vinaigrette thai chili, orange, tobiko 13
🦊famu yasai
akami + meron gf bluefin tuna, sanbaizu, schug compressed watermelon, cilantro
🦄 “the benihana”
24
46 kobe beef tri-tip steak from snake river farms umami butter rice, napa white kimchee bulldog sauce
8
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
gf
828 upshur st nw
inocente fino, valdespino
10 / 70
🦄fino, finca hispana
10 / 70
leonor palo cortado, gonzalez byass
puerto fino, emilio lustau
12
una palma, gonzalez byass
14 / 105
tio pepe fino en rama gonzalez byass
13
alvear fino, alvear
15
almacenistas, manzanilla pasada de sanlucar “cuevas jurado” 1/80 emilio lustau
16
tio diego, valdespino
12 / 80
rare amontillado escuadrilla emilio lustau
14 / 105
carlos VII, alvear
16
napoleon 30 yrs, hildalgo la gitana
20
amontillado vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
palo cortado vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
2015 préselö, tokaj
13 / 55
12
🦄 2015 ockfener bockstein
20 / 90
25
mosel 2016 aranjuez, tarija
11 / 45
2016 gañeta, getariako txakolina
15 / 65
🦄 2015 la taille aux loups
16 / 70
faraon 30 yrs, hildalgo la gitana
20
oloroso vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
25 / 150
asuncion, alvear
15
high + dry three dry sherry expressions
30
wine flight three wines, bartenders choice
30
montlouis-sur-loire
2015 xinomayro rose, siatista
12 / 50
2016 rose pescador, catalonia
14 / 60
🦊2012 les rocailles, savoie
15 / 65
2016 spook light, hawke’s bay
17 / 75
🦄 2014 green glow, hawke’s bay 17 / 75 2016 cloudwalker, martinborough
18 / 75
2016 b’rose, adelaide hills
19 / 80
2012 argatía, naoussa
16 / 70
2016 thierry germain, saumur champigny limited
15 / 65
25 / 150
**champagne available upon request!!!
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
HOUSE COCKTAILS CURATED BY OUR BEVERAGE DIRECTOR
islands in the storm cooling + hydrating fino sherry, coconut water lime + activated charcoal
14
finding nori salty + sour white rum, lime nori seaweed + sea salt
15
🦊 mixed bag
herbaceous + bitter
14
vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger / lime slice shavasana refreshing + herbal vodka, one whole green apple apple cidar vinegar + mint
🦄rosé mule
floral + citrusy
16
18
rose wine, lime + ginger w/ rose water + rose petals capitol hill boozy + fresh rye, amontillado sherry blanc vermouth + cucumber
mezcal + naranja [mexico] one ounce of mezcal served with oranges
5
gin-tonic [spain] gin, lime, garden herbs sunshine raspberries + fever tree tonic
15
🦄rebujito [spain]
10
manzanilla sherry + bitter lemon soda kalimotxo [basque country] red wine + mexican coca cola
10
sazerac [new orleans] rye whiskey, sugar peychauds + absinthe rinse
13
chufly [bolivia] rujero singani, lime + ginger
11
14
the champagne of scotch
65
opulent + bubbly
g&t gose anderson valley, ca
9
pride pils dc brau brewing, dc
9
grisette summer ale sly fox brewing co, pa
9
missile ipa champion brewing co, va
9
anxo collaboration # 5 anxo + shacksbury cidery, vt
10
shrub district shrubs blueberry + basil just grapefruit strawberry + dill on the rocks w/ sparkling water
7
mexican coca-cola
4
sun salutation one whole green apple apple cidar vinegar w/ the mother wheatgrass + mint
10
ardbeg single malt, peychaud bitters glenmorangie single malt, honey + j. de. telmont grande reserve champagne
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
🦊 montenegro + cola [highball]
11
amaro montenegro mexican coca cola + lime mixed bag herbaceous + bitter vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger / lime slice
14
moscatel lustau, spain
16 / 100
east india solera cream lustau, spain
16 / 100
cream vors 20 yrs bodegas tradicion, spain
25 / 150
pedro ximenez nectar deep + sweet sherry by gonzalez byass, spain
13 / 100
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
when you see
🦄+ 🦊
it means carlie + kevin, (respectively) are diggin’ these dishes tonight
don’t enjoy making decisions? have us curate your experience for you tonight!
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
gf gf
abogado avocado vegan nasu japanese eggplant vegan tobiko flying fish roe ikura king salmon roe uzura quail egg o sake toro salmon belly o sake alaskan sockeye salmon hamachi japanese yellowtail kanpachi hawaiian amberjack akami bluefin tuna
🦊grilled radicchio
4 nigiri 6 nigiri 8 / 11 7 / 10 6 nigiri 10 / 13 9 / 12 8 / 11 8 / 11 9 / 12
vegetarian
heirloom tomatoes + strawberries
🦊sapidus farm oysters
gf
13
12
cabbage e pepe vegetarian + gf miso, parmesan, black pepper + celery
14
vegan + gf
parsley-tarragon pureé, pickled strawberries crispy quinoa, black pepper + shiso kanpachi + coconut gf hawaiian amberjack, red onion coconut milk, cured squash lime + peanuts
play on paté chicken liver mousse, lime zest, herbs thai chili, peanut + french baguette
14
charred miso + eggplant pickled fennel, chili-lime vinaigrette brown butter breadcrumbs + dill
nasu dengaku vegan japanese eggplant, szechuan, chili fermented black bean, peanuts basil, cilantro + pickled red onions
12
🦄 hamachi + orenji
16
cornmeal fried oysters lemon crema, chili-kosho fermented spinach powder yellow squash elote vegetarian + gf roasted squash, crema, cotija cheese chili flakes, cilantro
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
vegetarian + gf
14
CAN BE VEGAN, ASK FOR NO EGG!!
rapini, pea shoots, mushrooms snap peas, chili soy dashi, toasted rice soft-poached egg + herbs karaage + biscuits
24
CAN BE VEGETARIAN, ASK FOR TOFU!!
gf
17
buttermilk fried chicken thigh korean gochujang glaze house sweet pickles + kewpie
18
hamachi kama fried yellowtail collar, ponzu furakake sushi rice
yellowtail, fish sauce vinaigrette thai chili, orange, tobiko 13
🦊famu yasai
akami + meron gf bluefin tuna, sanbaizu, schug compressed watermelon, cilantro
🦄 “the benihana”
24
46 kobe beef tri-tip steak from snake river farms umami butter rice, napa white kimchee bulldog sauce
8
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
gf
828 upshur st nw
inocente fino, valdespino
10 / 70
🦄fino, finca hispana
10 / 70
leonor palo cortado, gonzalez byass
puerto fino, emilio lustau
12
una palma, gonzalez byass
14 / 105
tio pepe fino en rama gonzalez byass
13
alvear fino, alvear
15
almacenistas, manzanilla pasada de sanlucar “cuevas jurado” 1/80 emilio lustau
16
tio diego, valdespino
12 / 80
rare amontillado escuadrilla emilio lustau
14 / 105
carlos VII, alvear
16
napoleon 30 yrs, hildalgo la gitana
20
amontillado vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
palo cortado vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
2015 préselö, tokaj
13 / 55
12
🦄 2015 ockfener bockstein
20 / 90
25
mosel 2016 aranjuez, tarija
11 / 45
2016 gañeta, getariako txakolina
15 / 65
🦄 2015 la taille aux loups
16 / 70
faraon 30 yrs, hildalgo la gitana
20
oloroso vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
25 / 150
asuncion, alvear
15
high + dry three dry sherry expressions
30
wine flight three wines, bartenders choice
30
montlouis-sur-loire
2015 xinomayro rose, siatista
12 / 50
2016 rose pescador, catalonia
14 / 60
🦊2012 les rocailles, savoie
15 / 65
2016 spook light, hawke’s bay
17 / 75
🦄 2014 green glow, hawke’s bay 17 / 75 2016 cloudwalker, martinborough
18 / 75
2016 b’rose, adelaide hills
19 / 80
2012 argatía, naoussa
16 / 70
2016 thierry germain, saumur champigny limited
15 / 65
25 / 150
**champagne available upon request!!!
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
HOUSE COCKTAILS CURATED BY OUR BEVERAGE DIRECTOR
islands in the storm cooling + hydrating fino sherry, coconut water lime + activated charcoal
14
finding nori salty + sour white rum, lime nori seaweed + sea salt
15
🦊 mixed bag
herbaceous + bitter
14
vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger / lime slice shavasana refreshing + herbal vodka, one whole green apple apple cidar vinegar + mint
🦄rosé mule
floral + citrusy
16
18
rose wine, lime + ginger w/ rose water + rose petals capitol hill boozy + fresh rye, amontillado sherry blanc vermouth + cucumber
mezcal + naranja [mexico] one ounce of mezcal served with oranges
5
gin-tonic [spain] gin, lime, garden herbs sunshine raspberries + fever tree tonic
15
🦄rebujito [spain]
10
manzanilla sherry + bitter lemon soda kalimotxo [basque country] red wine + mexican coca cola
10
sazerac [new orleans] rye whiskey, sugar peychauds + absinthe rinse
13
chufly [bolivia] rujero singani, lime + ginger
11
14
the champagne of scotch
65
opulent + bubbly
g&t gose anderson valley, ca
9
pride pils dc brau brewing, dc
9
grisette summer ale sly fox brewing co, pa
9
missile ipa champion brewing co, va
9
anxo collaboration # 5 anxo + shacksbury cidery, vt
10
shrub district shrubs blueberry + basil just grapefruit strawberry + dill on the rocks w/ sparkling water
7
mexican coca-cola
4
sun salutation one whole green apple apple cidar vinegar w/ the mother wheatgrass + mint
10
ardbeg single malt, peychaud bitters glenmorangie single malt, honey + j. de. telmont grande reserve champagne
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
🦊 montenegro + cola [highball]
11
amaro montenegro mexican coca cola + lime mixed bag herbaceous + bitter vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger / lime slice
14
moscatel lustau, spain
16 / 100
east india solera cream lustau, spain
16 / 100
cream vors 20 yrs bodegas tradicion, spain
25 / 150
pedro ximenez nectar deep + sweet sherry by gonzalez byass, spain
13 / 100
day one hundred + seventy seven saturday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner washington dc
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw
