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About this place
When you want something satisfying with real rice before boarding, COMEL in the Haneda Airport Terminal 2 departure lounge is an easy stop. The counter specializes in rice burgers, substituting fluffy molded rice patties for regular burger buns. It offers the comfort of an onigiri alongside the hearty feel of a hot main dish.
The fillings focus on classic homestyle fare that pairs naturally with white rice. The ginger pork burger comes topped with crunchy cabbage and mayonnaise, while the simmered Japanese beef shigure-ni matches thinly sliced beef slow-cooked in soy sauce and sugar with red leaf lettuce. For a seafood option, the Norwegian salt-grilled mackerel burger is topped with white spring onion, nori, and white sesame seeds, delivering the savory depth of a traditional grilled fish meal in a handheld format.
Other choices include crispy shrimp cutlets, Kyushu kurobuta pork menchi-katsu, and the Yoshinoya beef rice burger created in collaboration with the famous beef bowl chain. Diners can round out their meal with hot miso soup for a teishoku feel, or pick up a draft beer, highball, or hot coffee while waiting near the departure gate.
Because items are packaged quickly for takeaway, stopping by fits easily into a tight schedule before flight time. A warm bite of rice offers a comforting moment of calm right before taking off.
