Experience the best Japanese Street Food.
Delicious Japanese Street Food located in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Welcome to Kaptain Karaage
Our History
Established in 2021, Kaptain Karaage is based in West Tollcross, Edinburgh. Kaptain Karaage was created whilst collecting inspiration and insight travelling around Asia on a culinary sabbatical. The owner, Balraj Singh aims to make you fall in love with Japanese street food the same way he did in Osaka.
Our Cuisine
At Kaptain Karaage, we serve tasty and traditional Japanese street food. Our dishes are made using authentic recipes and ingredients, ensuring that every bite is full of flavour and culture.
Menu
Mains
We offer a selection of delicious Japanese main dishes.
Karaage Chicken
7/11/18
Triple fried succulent chicken thighs, marinated for a minimum of 24 hours in our signature house spice mix and coated in potato starch. Then drizzled with our 3 signature sauces, sesame, nori, spring onions and a side of lemon.
Karaage Cauliflower
7/11/18
Our favourite vegetarian option is triple fried cauliflower is marinated in our signature house spice mix and coated in potato starch. Then drizzled with our 3 signature sauces, nori, sesame, spring onions and a side of lemon.
Karaage Dog
7
Our popular karaage chicken lays on a buttery brioche sub, topped with slow cooked onions, 3 house sauces, sesame and spring onion.
Kobayashi Dog
15
Scottish Highland Wagyu hot dog, served in a brioche bun with slow cooked onions then topped with our 3 house sauces, sesame, spring onions and crispy fried onions.
Karaage Curry with Togarashi Rice
14
Traditional Japanese Curry tops your choice of karaage chicken or karaage cauliflower, this creation is the perfect filling, warming meal. Served with and togarashi sticky rice.
Chicken Donburi
14
Our grilled chicken with a sticky soy glaze, served on a bed of rice alongside veggies makes for a delicious but healthy option. Perfect for busy bees to grab on the go!
Yakitori
8/15
Chicken, spring onion and pepper skewers. Grilled to perfection then drizzled with plenty of sticky soy and garnished with finely sliced spring onions and sesame.
Loaded Fries
11
Furikake fries loaded with your choice of karaage chicken or cauliflower, grilled onions, spring onions, toasted sesame seeds, nori and our 3 house sauces.
Okonomiyaki
7/11/18
This savoury Japanese pancake is a traditional dish is packed full of veggies (cabbage, peppers, onions) then drizzled with house sauces. Before serving it's sprinkled with spring onion, sesame and nori.
Sides
Small dishes to compliment our mains.
Furikake Fries
4/5
Matchstick fries tossed in our house furikake blend. Topped with our signature sauces, nori and sesame.
Furikake Edamame
5
Steamed then grilled edamame beans tossed in our house furikake blend.
Desserts
Homemade sweet treats.
Sakaura Shortbread
5
Scotland meets Japan with this buttery freshly baked sakura shortbread, topped with sugar.
Triple Chocolate Brownies
5
Decadent triple chocolate brownies.
Ice Cream Mochi
5
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Sorbet Mochi
5
Vegan/Dairy Free.