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Modern kaiseki at Den

Modern kaiseki at Den

Modern kaiseki at Den

You don’t need to feel as if you are dining at a temple is the motto of Zaiyu Hasegawa, the chef of a modern kaiseki restaurant called Den (2-2-32 Kandajinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; tel.03-3222-3978 ). His “counter” restaurant has 2 Michelin stars and ranks very high on the Japanese language site…

20
Apr '13
Miyakozushi

Miyakozushi

Miyakozushi

This time I’ve also revisited Miyako sushi (or Miyakozushi, 4th best sushi restaurant on the tabelog.com site) which for me is probably the favourite from all the high-end sushi-yas in Tokyo at the moment. Sugita san has this rare ability, even among the best sushi chefs, to bring out the…

19
Apr '13
Sushi Saito revisited

Sushi Saito revisited

Sushi Saito revisited

Despite of its popularity and fame (3 Michelin stars and number one on the Japanese language restaurants rating site tabelog.com), Sushi Saito is still one of the most exclusive sushi shops in Tokyo. How could it be otherwise? There are only six places at the counter and even when you…

18
Apr '13
Luxury fruit

Luxury fruit

Luxury fruit

The continuous search for perfection is strongly embedded in Japanese culture and mentality. Japanese don’t compromise when quality is concerned, whether it’s service at your hotel, cleanliness of Tokyo streets or quality of the Japanese products. Nowhere in the world, you will find such amazing products as in Japan, but…

18
Apr '13
Shopping at Tsukiji with Sugita san

Shopping at Tsukiji with Sugita san

Shopping at Tsukiji with Sugita san

Today I had an exceptional chance to shop at the Tsukiji market with Sugita Taka-aki who is one of the best sushi masters in Tokyo. I’ve written about Miyako sushi (or the correct way would be Miyakozushi) restaurant before and I do think that Sugita san art of sushi making is on the…

15
Apr '13
Kimura san

Kimura san

Kimura san

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard somebody calling my name, “Aiste san”, in Tsukiji market this morning. It was Kimura san , the sushi master from my dinner two days ago. He had done his shopping of the day and was on his way to Tamagawa. All the…

11
Apr '13
Sushi Hashiguchi

Sushi Hashiguchi

Sushi Hashiguchi

I was not allowed to any pictures inside of sushi Hashiguchi ( はしぐち), but the fact that it’s the second best sushi-ya in Tokyo (after sushi Saito 3*) on the Japanese language tabelog.com site, but doesn’t have any Michelin stars, either shows that the chef Hashiguchi san has deliberately declined…

10
Apr '13
30 best Tokyo sushi restaurants by Tabelog users

30 best Tokyo sushi restaurants by Tabelog users

30 best Tokyo sushi restaurants by Tabelog users

The list has been revised on the 30th of October Here is a list of 30 best sushi restaurants in Tokyo according to http://tabelog.com users (as of 31th of March, 2013). Interestingly enough, the famous and the so called best sushi restaurant in the world,3 Michelin stars recipient Sukiyabashi Jiro has …

31
Mar '13
50 best restaurants in Tokyo by Tabelog

50 best restaurants in Tokyo by Tabelog

50 best restaurants in Tokyo by Tabelog

Click here for the updated list (21/08/13) Here is a list of 50 best restaurants in Tokyo (as of today, 30th of March, 2013) according to http://tabelog.com/ users (an influential Japanese restaurants site). 19/50 of the restaurants are overlapping with Michelin selection, while the rest are not mentioned on the guide.…

30
Mar '13
3* Azabu Yukimura

3* Azabu Yukimura

3* Azabu Yukimura

Michelin Tokyo 2013 is out and once again the Japanese capital has kept its position as the most Michelin starred city in the world. Azabu Yukimura is one of the 3 Michelin stars restaurants I’ve been recently. Like so many other top restaurants in Japan, it’s a small, minimalistic and…

29
Nov '12