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Sushi Kanesaka

Sushi Kanesaka

Sushi Kanesaka

This hairy crab is hairy… Despite of some wonderful bites like this delicacy from Hokkaido, Sushi Kanesaka is nothing like it used to be. Overcrowded, with too many locations in Tokyo, Singapore and, soon, Macau, the original branch in Ginza has lost its attention to detail and its magic.

25
Mar '15
50 best Tokyo sushi restaurants according to Tabelog.com users

50 best Tokyo sushi restaurants according to Tabelog.com users

50 best Tokyo sushi restaurants according to Tabelog.com users

Recently compiled overall 50 best Tokyo restaurants list ( according to Tabelog.com users) can be viewed here. Sushi Saito (3 Michelin stars) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130802/13015251/ Harutaka (2 Michelin stars) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13032283/ Mitani http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13042204/ Miyakozushi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130204/13018162/ Sushi-sho http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13000852/ Hashiguchi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13134517/ Miyaha http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1314/A131401/13019499/ Sushi Ichiyanagi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13156961/ Sushi Mizutani http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13016524/ Yoshitake http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13024076/ Sushi Tokami http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13155234/ Daisan…

11
Feb '15
50 best Tokyo restaurants according to Tabelog users

50 best Tokyo restaurants according to Tabelog users

50 best Tokyo restaurants according to Tabelog users

It’s been 8 months I didn’t post Tokyo’s best restaurants list, according to Japanese speaking website Tabelog.com.(By some considered more trustworthy than Michelin…) Hope you enjoy the freshly compiled list. It contains quite a few changes since last May. 1. Matsukawa (Kaiseki) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13124391/ http://www.luxeat.com/blog/introduction-only-matsukawa-2/ 2. Sushi Saito…

11
Jan '15
Photo report from The Araki, the world’s most expensive sushi-ya

Photo report from The Araki, the world’s most expensive sushi-ya

Photo report from The Araki, the world’s most expensive sushi-ya

Mitsuhiro Araki is a three Michelin star sushi master from Tokyo, who has recently relocated to London. When you talk about the world’s best sushi chefs (Jiro Ono, Hachiro Mizutani, Takashi Saito to name a few), Araki would be one of them. He is especially famous for his knowledge of…

11
Dec '14
The Araki

The Araki

The Araki

The most famous (or infamous) dish at The Araki so far, the newly opened and the most expensive sushi restaurant in Europe. Fatty tuna from Ireland, that had been chopped in advance, was mixed with soy sauce, mayonnaise ( whisked in front of you) and generously shaved over with white…

25
Nov '14
Araki-san and his tuna loin

Araki-san and his tuna loin

Araki-san and his tuna loin

When someone asked yesterday Mitsuhiro Araki, the 3 Michelin star chef from Tokyo, who has just opened London’s most expensive sushi-ya (FT.com review), if he was having any difficulties to source his ingredients in Europe, he laughed and answered that not all. I know I’ve been posting a lot about…

14
Nov '14
Ishikawa

Ishikawa

Ishikawa

I am wrapping up my Tokyo series this time with Ishikawa, 3 Michelin starred kaiseki restaurant, located behind Bishamonten temple. When kaiseki style cooking is concerned, less is usually more. Chef Hideki Ishikawa follows the traditional kaiseki rules by celebrating simplicity and seasonality. Michelin describes him as innovative, but the…

2
Nov '14
That magic box at Harutaka

That magic box at Harutaka

That magic box at Harutaka

It might sound ironic, but the most expensive part of bluefin tuna, nowadays served at the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo, New York of Los Angeles, was not considered valuable at all by the general Japanese population 50 or so years ago. According to Trevor Carson, the author of “The…

21
Oct '14
Photo report from 1 Michelin star Mikawa Zezankyo

Photo report from 1 Michelin star Mikawa Zezankyo

Photo report from 1 Michelin star Mikawa Zezankyo

This was certainly not my favourite tempura I’ve ever had (my all-time favourite is 7 Chome Kyoboshi), but still better than any tempura outside of Japan. I love how Japanese are able to perfectionize anything from growing melons to frying vegetables in some batter, which actually end up tasting so…

20
Oct '14
This is how the best sushi in the world looks like

This is how the best sushi in the world looks like

This is how the best sushi in the world looks like

What makes a good sushi restaurant great? Excellent fish and seafood? Chef’s experience, skills and obsession with consistency? Takashi Saito seems to correspond all these criteria, but it’s much more than that. Saito-san hits the perfect gustative balance in each morsel he produces, taste and texture-wise. Joel Robuchon called Sushi…

16
Oct '14