Hakata Cuisine ② June 25, 2026 (Thursday) 11:00 AM Tabelog 4.12 2026 BRONZE 2025 Top 100 Restaurants Today's lunch is here! It's been a while since my last visit. This restaurant is a sister establishment of the Michelin three-star "Sushi Sakai," located on the second floor of the same building. It embodies the love of Chef Daigo Sakai (@sushi__sakai) for his disciples, serving as a training ground before they became independent. The menu consists of an Omakase course only. Today's sushi chef is Tadao Kawashima (@kawashima245). 1. White shrimp from Toyama Bay and purple sea urchin from Kunisaki Peninsula 2. Isaki from the Goto Islands, red sea urchin from Imabari, and donchicchi horse mackerel from Hamada Served with sudachi citrus. Choose between salt and sudachi or soy sauce and wasabi. 3. Swordfish from Hakata Bay Served with shredded meat, crab miso, and chopped myoga from Abashiri, topped with sweet vinegar jelly sauce and caviar. 4. Tender octopus stew from Nagasaki Prefecture, Kujukushima 5. Chawanmushi (savory egg custard) Contains clams and red sea bream from Tsushima, served with clam broth. Add a touch of kinome (Japanese pepper leaf) for a flavor change. 6. Anko (monkfish liver) from Yoichi Served with pickled melon from Nara 7. Young sea bream grilled in Wakasa style from Yamaguchi Prefecture Served with cucumber 8. Squid from Karatsu Served with salt and sudachi. 9. Whiting from Chiba Wrapped in kombu kelp, with yuzu peel between the rice and fish. 10. Kohada (gizzard shad) from Amakusa 11. Marinated Tokishirazu from Kombumori 12. Marinated red meat from Shimonoseki Tuna sourced from "Yama Ko" in Shimonoseki, weighing 133 kg. 13. Chutoro (medium fatty tuna) from Shimonoseki From the same fish as the red meat. 14. Otoro (fatty tuna) from Shimonoseki From the same fish as the red meat, sourced from "Yama Ko" in Shimonoseki, weighing 133 kg. 15. Sweet shrimp from Amakusa 16. Miso soup 17. Bafun uni (sea urchin) from Hokkaido 18. Negitoro (minced tuna with green onion) rolled sushi 19. Anago (conger eel) from Tsushima Topped with Japanese pepper from Wakayama Prefecture 20. Kanpyo (dried gourd) roll 21. Tamagoyaki (Japanese omelette) with shrimp and yam It was wonderful to enjoy Kawashima's sushi again after such a long time.
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