Hotto Motto Maimatsubara

The Nori Bento is a dependable choice when you want a generous serving of fried sides: rice topped with seasoned kelp and nori, alongside fried white fish and chikuwa tempura. For a little more variety, the Special Nori Tartar Sauce Bento adds fried chicken, a minced meat cutlet, kinpira and pickled radish. There is also a fully loaded version, with minced meat cutlet, fried chicken, chikuwa tempura and fried white fish—an option for a more substantial meal.

One reviewer described taking away a BIG Nori Bento with pork soup. It is a useful combination to consider if you want a soup alongside the bento.

For something other than fried food, try the Stir-Fried Meat & Vegetables Bento. Cabbage, onion, bean sprouts, carrot and edamame are stir-fried with pork belly, then coated in a soy-based sauce with the savoury depth of soda-bushi and bonito. It is an easy choice when you want vegetables with your rice. Other meat options include a ginger pork bento, with finely chopped Japanese ginger in the sauce, and a Beef Yakiniku Bento. The latter comes with a sauce of gochujang and sesame oil, plus a separate tangy, savoury sauce that lets you change the flavour.

Hotto Motto Maimatsubara offers takeaway and has free parking. Choose between the fried sides of a nori bento and a main dish of stir-fried vegetables or meat, depending on what you feel like eating.