Dinner at Shimbashi Hoshino (新ばし 星野)

Dinner at Shimbashi Hoshino (新ばし 星野)

at Shimbashi Hoshino (新ばし 星野) on 23 September 2026
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Course?1 Bottle of Champagne1 Bottle of White WineTotal: JPY 87,500This Japanese restaurant is a 10-minute walk from Shimbashi Station. I was invited by a regular customer and it’s been a year and a half since my last visit.◯ Grilled Eggplant with White MisoA dish featuring grilled eggplant topped with myoga and served with mustard. The moment you bite into the eggplant, a delightful bitterness and aroma spread across your palate. The harmony of the creamy eggplant and the deep flavor of the white miso is truly sublime.◯ Steamed Natural Eel with RiceA dish featuring eel from the Ariake Sea garnished with wood buds. The skin is crispy while the inside is fluffy. The perfectly cooked eel pairs beautifully with the fragrant sticky rice infused with dashi.◯ Black Abalone with Liver SauceA dish of steamed black abalone from Boso, served with liver sauce. It is thick yet tender, bursting with intense umami flavor.◯ Sea Urchin JellyA dish combining jelly made from the dashi of the Kijihata fish with bafun uni. The jelly, infused with the umami of Kijihata, enhances the flavor of the sea urchin.◯ Grilled Soft-Shelled Turtle with SanshoA dish of soft-shelled turtle grilled with a special soy sauce and topped with sansho pepper.◯ Steamed Fig with White MisoA dish featuring steamed figs drizzled with white miso. The saltiness and richness of the white miso harmonize perfectly with the sweetness of the figs.◯ Tempura of Guji Fish◯ Sashimi of KijihataServed with sudachi, salt, and wasabi. The texture is exceptional with a strong bite.◯ Hamo ShabuA hot pot featuring hamo (pike eel) and matsutake mushrooms. The hamo’s umami and texture are maximized in the hamo bone dashi, enhanced by the flavor of matsutake, creating an exquisite taste.◯ Grilled Natural Sweetfish with Salt◯ Simmered Yuba and Hiro-usu◯ RiceClay Pot Rice with Koshihikari rice. Accompaniments include Matsusaka beef simmered in soy sauce, sansho small fish, pickles, and red miso soup.◯ Tamago Kake GohanA dish of rice topped with egg yolk, a generous amount of bonito flakes, and served with wasabi.◯ Warabi MochiThe quality of the ingredients, the extraction of the dashi, and the cooking techniques are all perfect. It was a great meal.

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