Menu
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Our chefs use fresh, seasonal ingredients to make exquisite and unique meals to entice.
Drinks
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Have you tried our Sake yet? We have multiple kinds to explore and revel in.
Events
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Special tasting menus and events that explore the world of Japanese culture.
Welcome
Shokunin was born of the idea to provide exceptional food and cocktails in a room that is all inclusive. Crafted cocktails give way to charred yakitori and small plates shared among friends with a bottle of sake. Seasonal and local ingredients are combined with traditional Japanese techniques and flavour profiles to create a truly contemporary Japanese dining experience.
Main Menu 
Yakitori, Large Plates, Specialties
and Drinking Snacks
Yakitori
Skin on Breast
Knees
Hearts
Wing Flap
Rib
Sweetbread (Thyroid)
Inner Thigh
Wing
Thigh
Skin on Thigh
Neck
Shoulder Blade
Meat Ball
Wing Tip
Oyster
Ass
Smoked Togarashi Chimichurri
parsley, shiso, shishito, sansho pepper, vinegar
Wagyu Fat Rayu
spicy chilli oil made with A5 Japanese wagyu fat & trim, Sichuan pepper, peanut, shallot
Niku
BONE MARROW & ESCARGOT
48 hour miso cured & grilled bone marrow, escargot, shiso pistou
Menchi Katsu Sando
brined breaded ground chicken breast cutlet, milk bread, ramen gravy
Hanetsuki Braised Beef Gyoza
crispy “winged” gyoza stuffed with slow-braised beef tongue, ponzu sauce, house-made chilli oil
Waygu Pastrami Sando
Brant Lake waygu short-rib, milk bread, smoked togarashi chimichurri
Agemono
Buttermilk Chicken Karaage
24 hour marinated free-range chicken legs fried in potato starch, yuzu mayo
Eggplant & Goat Cheese Tempura
sweet eggplant salsa, local honey, togarashi
Soft Shell Crab Tempura
sake chili butter sauce, cilantro, black sesame
Limited Availability
Nama
Cold Shucked Scallop
yuzu koshu nuoc cham, cilantro stem salsa
Bison Tataki
seared bison loin, served in a strong ponzu with fried garlic, pickled white onions, arugula
Yasai
Tsukemono
daily selection of ferments
Charcoal Avocado
yuzu kosho & charred tomatillo salsa verde, cilantro, lime, nori rice chips
Grilled Napa Cabbage
miso butter, kimizu style hollandaise, pickled onions, negi
Sesame Kale Salad
locally grown baby kale, parmesan, ice blanched onions, ajitama egg
Grilled Rice Ball
umeboshi, miso butter
Add Fried Egg 2.5
Steamed Rice
SPICED & DRESSED 2
Grilled Broccolini
sesame soy butter, fried garlic
Sakana
Daily Offcut
served with chirizu and steamed rice
Limited Availability
Sweet
Miso Crème Brûlée
fresh cream, farm eggs, yuzu peel
Sake Kasu Tiramisu
hoji-cha crème, sake caramel
Kushiyaki
Shiitake Mushrooms
Beef Tongue
Brant Lake Wagyu Short-Rib Pastrami
Gluten Free
Ocean Wise
Noods + Soup
Shokunin Ramen
rich & creamy broth infused with sake kasu, garlic & white miso, yellow chicken thigh ‘chashu’, topped with picked black mushrooms, sesame menma, ajitama egg
add wagyu fat chili oil 4.5
Buttered Miso Soup
daily infusion, ask your server
Drinks
Sake, Crafted Cocktails, Japanese Whisky,
Beer and Late Night
What’s New
Everything about our food and our events,
featuring culinary tips & healthy recipes
Okami Kasu in a Can!
Beer Brand Collaboration with Ol’ Beautiful Did you know the world-first formula of beer infused with sake kasu — Okami Kasu — was the brainchild of Calgary Chef and Restaurateur Darren MacLean when seeking the perfect beer pairing with […]
Now Offering Greenfish Sushi Plus NUPO and Shokunin Food
Now offering Greenfish sushi plus NUPO and Shokunin food and drink two ways: 1. PICK UP From NUPO only, at 631 Confluence Way SE in East Village Order and pay online at Square – including your menu choices, first and last […]
Shokunin Wows the Crowd for Great Kitchen Party Calgary Gold
Shokunin took home the gold award at the 13th edition of Great Kitchen Party Calgary. The head-to-head competition and win against ten of Calgary’s finest culinary masters at the prestigious culinary competition sees the team go on to compete at […]