Sushi Kappo Tamura started its breakfast service last November, offering broiled salmon,

March 21, 2013 12:00 am
Owner Taichi Kitamura
Owner Taichi Kitamura

Sushi Kappo Tamura started its breakfast service last November, offering broiled salmon, noodles and nigiri sets at slightly discounted prices. It was one of three international breakfasts we reviewed this week. Photos by Joshua HustonPublished on March 21, 2013

A tangle of tar-black hijiki and roasted squash.

A tangle of tar-black hijiki and roasted squash.

Wild Salmon Shioyaki

Wild Salmon Shioyaki

Sushi Kappo Tamura started its breakfast service last November, offering broiled salmon,

Wild Salmon Shioyaki

Sushi Kappo Tamura started its breakfast service last November, offering broiled salmon,

Wild Salmon Shioyaki

Sushi assortment of sea scallop, sea urchin, Columbia springer, copper liver, sockeye, herring, and albacore tuna belly

Sushi assortment of sea scallop, sea urchin, Columbia springer, copper liver, sockeye, herring, and albacore tuna belly

A idiot fish nitsuke with gobo and hair ginger.

A idiot fish nitsuke with gobo and hair ginger.

Brunch is usually a lazy man's meal, but it's impossible to slouch in the face of Kappo Tamura's high-def flavors. A breakfast here focuses attentions on the week ahead aE“ and the eating opportunities it holds.

Brunch is usually a lazy man’s meal, but it’s impossible to slouch in the face of Kappo Tamura’s high-def flavors. A breakfast here focuses attentions on the week ahead aE“ and the eating opportunities it holds.

Ritzy restaurants are often rougher during brunch, when staffers and patrons worn out by the night before are in the mood for loud music and strong coffee. Yet the lauded elegance of Sushi Kappo Tamura is kept intact on weekend mornings, when the restaurant serves a small selection of bespoke bento boxes and platters showcasing pristine seafood.

Ritzy restaurants are often rougher during brunch, when staffers and patrons worn out by the night before are in the mood for loud music and strong coffee. Yet the lauded elegance of Sushi Kappo Tamura is kept intact on weekend mornings, when the restaurant serves a small selection of bespoke bento boxes and platters showcasing pristine seafood.

Owner Taichi Kitamura.

Owner Taichi Kitamura.

Sushi Kappo Tamura, 2968 Eastlake Ave. E., 547-0937, sushikappotamura.com. Mon.-Thurs., 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

Sushi Kappo Tamura, 2968 Eastlake Ave. E., 547-0937, sushikappotamura.com. Mon.-Thurs., 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m.