[Marunouchi] BEST Place to Eat Rice Balls in Nagoya! "Tsubaki Onigiri Stand"

Did you know that there is an onigiri restaurant that has become a hot topic since its opening through word of mouth among office workers who commute to Marunouchi?

Its name is “Tsubaki Onigiri Stand”. The packaging is so sophisticated that you wouldn't expect it to be a take-out rice ball, and the rice balls made with carefully selected ingredients have been very popular since opening!

This time, I went to a popular store that is a hot topic right now.

A place close to the Chojamachi textile wholesale district.

The "Tsubaki Onigiri Stand" is right next to the "Marunouchi" station on the Sakuradori subway line. Located on the 1st floor of Marunouchi Hills, where the Menard Facial Salon is located.

A Show Window like a Cake Shop

The white appearance is a landmark.

At first glance, you may wonder if this is an onigiri shop. The exterior of the shop is so fashionable that one could easily mistake it for a rice-ball shop.

When you enter the store, you will be greeted by a white-based interior filled with a sense of cleanliness. It is a sophisticated space that has been stripped of unnecessary things.

Onigiri are displayed in a disciplined manner, like a display case in a cake shop. About 10 kinds of rice balls are always lined up.

There were 10 types lined up on this day

・Maldon (salt rice ball) 180 yen
・Nanko plum 180 yen
・Okaka (bonito flakes) cream cheese 220 yen
・Salmon 220 yen
・Tuna mayonnaise 180 yen
・Mentai (pollack roe) cream cheese 220 yen
・Gomoku (five ingredients) chicken 220 yen
・Goma Konbu (sesame and kelp) 180 yen
・Okaka (bonito flakes) 180 yen
・Mentaiko (pollack roe) 200 yen

Thorough Commitment to Materials

We want to provide delicious onigiri to office workers in the Marunouchi neighborhood! The shop was  opened in September 2019 with that idea. The sophisticated package design overturns the conventional image of onigiri-ya (rice ball shops) to make your daily mood a little more exciting.

Of course, there is also a thorough commitment to the material. They use first-class Koshihikari rice from Okayama Prefecture, and we use flavorful high-grade nori seaweed from the Ariake Sea. Ingredients are carefully selected from all over the country, and are filled with plenty of rice.

"Salt Onigiri" using "Maldon Sea Salt"

"Maldon" 180 yen)

Of course, we are also particular about the ingredients. For example, this rice ball. It's a simple salt rice ball, but the salt used is amazing!

Luxurious salt rice balls made with Maldon Sea Salt, a purveyor to the British royal family. It is also called a “salt of work of art” and is characterized by its mellow flavor and crispy taste.

When I put it in my mouth, the mild saltiness and rice were well matched and I ate it up in no time. It's a new discovery that just salt can change the taste.