to himitsu. we are so happy you're here + we are excited to share our ...
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, dairy-free, 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 two hundred + nine tuesday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
🦄 play on paté
12
chicken liver mousse, lime zest, herbs thai chili, peanut + french baguette
yellow squash elote vegetarian + gf popped sorghum, crema cotija cheese, chili flakes + cilantro
sapidus farm oysters gf cornmeal fried, chili-kosho lemon crema, garlic-spinach pureé + fermented spinach powder
everything wedge vegetarian + gf iceberg, herb buttermilk ranch everything bagel furikake, cured egg yolk + black pepper
🦊heirloom tomatoes + strawberries vegan + gf + df
parsley-tarragon pureé, pickled strawberries crispy quinoa, black pepper + shiso
day two hundred + nine tuesday
🦄 kanpachi
15
gf + df
hawaiian amberjack, red onion coconut milk, cured squash lime + peanuts
hamachi gf + df yellowtail, fish sauce vinaigrette thai chili, orange + tobiko
12
16 famu yasai vegetarian + gf + df
14
CAN BE VEGAN, ASK FOR NO EGG!!
17
rapini, napa cabbage, mushrooms snow peas, chili soy dashi, toasted rice soft-poached egg + herbs
21
o sake gf + df ora king salmon, kimchi ca rrots sour gherkins + purslane
16
ebi courtbouillon gf red shrimp (head on), corn maque choux spicy tomato stew + celery
27
o sake toro gf + df tare, alaskan king salmon roe, scallions + rice pearls
16
kare sakana today’s fish – lightly fried thai-inspired green curry red cabbage, rice
chefs choice shiromi gf + df tsukiji white fish, cucumber, ponzu extra virgin olive oil, pickled fresnos + crispy quinoa
14
13 akami gf + df bluefin tuna, tare, ginger-scallion + crispy leeks
13
vegan + df
japanese eggplant, szechuan, chili fermented black bean, peanuts basil, cilantro + pickled red onions
10
12
🦊nasu dengaku
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
🦄 “the benihana”
gf
46
kobe beef tri-tip steak from snake river farms umami butter rice, napa white kimchee + garlic-soy
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
3 en rama manzanilla, emilio lustau
17
fino, bodegas tradicion
20
🦊 oloroso vors 30 yrs
25 / 150
🦄 2013 la bulle du facteur, loire 18 / 80
bodegas tradicion
tio pepe fino en rama, gonzalez byass 15
tio diego, valdespino
12 / 80
rare amontillado escuadrilla emilio lustau
14
carlos VII, alvear
16
napoleon, hildalgo la gitana
14
amontillado vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
25 / 150
amontillado la garrocha, grant
12
amontillado, el maestro sierra
14
viña ab, gonzalez byass
15
2013 extra brut, vouvray
15 / 65
13
2015 ockfener bockstein, mosel
20 / 90
la garrocha oloroso, grant
13
2016 aranjuez, tarija
11 / 45
oloroso, el maestro sierra
15
2013 le pierres girard, anjou
15 / 65
2014 dirler-cadé, alsace
15 / 65
2013 block 606, finger lakes
20 / 90
2015 pur jus, sancerre
26 / 130
2015 moulin blanc, loire
15 / 65
2015 sinols rosat, emporda
12 / 50
2015 bonavita, terre siciliane
17 / 75
2016 b’rose, adelaide hills
19 / 85
don gonzalo oloroso, valdespino
15 / 105
alfonso, gonzalez byass
16
faraon, hildalgo la gitana
🦄
leonor palo cortado, gonzalez byass
12
palo cortado viejo c.p., valdespino
18 / 130
high + dry three dry sherry expressions
35
wine flight three wines, bartender’s choice
35
please ask your server for availability
day two hundred + nine tuesday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
DRINKS FROM LOALS AROUND THE WORLD HOUSE COCKTAILS CURATED BY OUR
los locos epic brewing co, co
BEVERAGE DIRECTOR
🦊rosé mule
floral + citrusy
18
rose wine, lime + ginger w/ rose water + rose petals
finding nori salty + earthy + sour white rum, toasted nori seaweed lime + sea salt
mixed bag herbaceous + bitter vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger
15
chufly [bolivia] rujero singani, lime + ginger
🦊gin-tonic [spain] 14
14
🦄honey pipe
smoky + sweet
hop ottin’ ipa anderson valley brewing, ca
15
🦄gaztañaga
9
10 / 40
basque country
11
manzanilla sherry + bitter lemon soda
kalimotxo [basque country] red wine + mexican coca cola
9
5
gin, orange, lime, garden herbs w/ fever tree tonic + floral mist
🦄rebujito [spain] capitol hill boozy + fresh rye, amontillado sherry blanc vermouth + cucumber
12 el gose avery brewing co, co
mezcal + naranja [mexico] one ounce ofmezcal served with slices of orange
9
10
shrub district shrubs blueberry + basil just grapefruit strawberry + dill on the rocks w/ sparkling water
7
1893 cola citrus black current
2
san pellegrino pomegranate orange lemon
2
14
mezcal, yellow chartreuse, honey orange bitters
singani + tonic rujero singani + tonic w/ lime
day two hundred + nine tuesday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
12
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
🦊 montenegro + cola
11
amaro montenegro mexican coca cola + lime
mixed bag herbaceous + bitter vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger
14
en pedro’s fashion bourbon, pedro ximenez chocolate mole bitters
15
day two hundred + nine tuesday
bowl de crème dark chocolate espresso balsamic maldon salt
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
nectar, gonzalez byass
13
triana, hildalgo la gitana
15
pedro ximenez, el maestro sierra
15
pedro ximenez, finca hispana
12
cream vors 20 yrs bodegas tradicion
25
cristina, gonzalez byass
13
contrabandista, valdespino
16
alameda, hildalgo la gitana
15
7
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
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 two hundred + nine tuesday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
🦄 play on paté
12
chicken liver mousse, lime zest, herbs thai chili, peanut + french baguette
yellow squash elote vegetarian + gf popped sorghum, crema cotija cheese, chili flakes + cilantro
sapidus farm oysters gf cornmeal fried, chili-kosho lemon crema, garlic-spinach pureé + fermented spinach powder
everything wedge vegetarian + gf iceberg, herb buttermilk ranch everything bagel furikake, cured egg yolk + black pepper
🦊heirloom tomatoes + strawberries vegan + gf + df
parsley-tarragon pureé, pickled strawberries crispy quinoa, black pepper + shiso
day two hundred + nine tuesday
🦄 kanpachi
15
gf + df
hawaiian amberjack, red onion coconut milk, cured squash lime + peanuts
hamachi gf + df yellowtail, fish sauce vinaigrette thai chili, orange + tobiko
12
16 famu yasai vegetarian + gf + df
14
CAN BE VEGAN, ASK FOR NO EGG!!
17
rapini, napa cabbage, mushrooms snow peas, chili soy dashi, toasted rice soft-poached egg + herbs
21
o sake gf + df ora king salmon, kimchi ca rrots sour gherkins + purslane
16
ebi courtbouillon gf red shrimp (head on), corn maque choux spicy tomato stew + celery
27
o sake toro gf + df tare, alaskan king salmon roe, scallions + rice pearls
16
kare sakana today’s fish – lightly fried thai-inspired green curry red cabbage, rice
chefs choice shiromi gf + df tsukiji white fish, cucumber, ponzu extra virgin olive oil, pickled fresnos + crispy quinoa
14
13 akami gf + df bluefin tuna, tare, ginger-scallion + crispy leeks
13
vegan + df
japanese eggplant, szechuan, chili fermented black bean, peanuts basil, cilantro + pickled red onions
10
12
🦊nasu dengaku
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
🦄 “the benihana”
gf
46
kobe beef tri-tip steak from snake river farms umami butter rice, napa white kimchee + garlic-soy
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
3 en rama manzanilla, emilio lustau
17
fino, bodegas tradicion
20
🦊 oloroso vors 30 yrs
25 / 150
🦄 2013 la bulle du facteur, loire 18 / 80
bodegas tradicion
tio pepe fino en rama, gonzalez byass 15
tio diego, valdespino
12 / 80
rare amontillado escuadrilla emilio lustau
14
carlos VII, alvear
16
napoleon, hildalgo la gitana
14
amontillado vors 30 yrs bodegas tradicion
25 / 150
amontillado la garrocha, grant
12
amontillado, el maestro sierra
14
viña ab, gonzalez byass
15
2013 extra brut, vouvray
15 / 65
13
2015 ockfener bockstein, mosel
20 / 90
la garrocha oloroso, grant
13
2016 aranjuez, tarija
11 / 45
oloroso, el maestro sierra
15
2013 le pierres girard, anjou
15 / 65
2014 dirler-cadé, alsace
15 / 65
2013 block 606, finger lakes
20 / 90
2015 pur jus, sancerre
26 / 130
2015 moulin blanc, loire
15 / 65
2015 sinols rosat, emporda
12 / 50
2015 bonavita, terre siciliane
17 / 75
2016 b’rose, adelaide hills
19 / 85
don gonzalo oloroso, valdespino
15 / 105
alfonso, gonzalez byass
16
faraon, hildalgo la gitana
🦄
leonor palo cortado, gonzalez byass
12
palo cortado viejo c.p., valdespino
18 / 130
high + dry three dry sherry expressions
35
wine flight three wines, bartender’s choice
35
please ask your server for availability
day two hundred + nine tuesday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
DRINKS FROM LOALS AROUND THE WORLD HOUSE COCKTAILS CURATED BY OUR
los locos epic brewing co, co
BEVERAGE DIRECTOR
🦊rosé mule
floral + citrusy
18
rose wine, lime + ginger w/ rose water + rose petals
finding nori salty + earthy + sour white rum, toasted nori seaweed lime + sea salt
mixed bag herbaceous + bitter vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger
15
chufly [bolivia] rujero singani, lime + ginger
🦊gin-tonic [spain] 14
14
🦄honey pipe
smoky + sweet
hop ottin’ ipa anderson valley brewing, ca
15
🦄gaztañaga
9
10 / 40
basque country
11
manzanilla sherry + bitter lemon soda
kalimotxo [basque country] red wine + mexican coca cola
9
5
gin, orange, lime, garden herbs w/ fever tree tonic + floral mist
🦄rebujito [spain] capitol hill boozy + fresh rye, amontillado sherry blanc vermouth + cucumber
12 el gose avery brewing co, co
mezcal + naranja [mexico] one ounce ofmezcal served with slices of orange
9
10
shrub district shrubs blueberry + basil just grapefruit strawberry + dill on the rocks w/ sparkling water
7
1893 cola citrus black current
2
san pellegrino pomegranate orange lemon
2
14
mezcal, yellow chartreuse, honey orange bitters
singani + tonic rujero singani + tonic w/ lime
day two hundred + nine tuesday
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
12
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
🦊 montenegro + cola
11
amaro montenegro mexican coca cola + lime
mixed bag herbaceous + bitter vecchio amaro del capo amaro montenegro, lime + ginger
14
en pedro’s fashion bourbon, pedro ximenez chocolate mole bitters
15
day two hundred + nine tuesday
bowl de crème dark chocolate espresso balsamic maldon salt
owner + beverage director carlie steiner
nectar, gonzalez byass
13
triana, hildalgo la gitana
15
pedro ximenez, el maestro sierra
15
pedro ximenez, finca hispana
12
cream vors 20 yrs bodegas tradicion
25
cristina, gonzalez byass
13
contrabandista, valdespino
16
alameda, hildalgo la gitana
15
7
owner + executive chef kevin tien
828 upshur st nw washington dc
