in osaka, japan (jan’24)
one of the most talked about sushiya around japan recently, more of an innovative and creative style sushiya which drastically differs from what i’m used to. they only serve 2 rounds lunch and no dinner, which suits the lovely ambient space and modern interiors.
his shari is more on the lighter spectrum, with not much acidity which for me was a bit hard to get used to, but worked excellent with the old champagne we selected for our meal. truely enjoyed his tsumami which are sandwiched between the nigiris, his oyster chawamushi, ankimo with narazuke served with sake lees rice crackers, fugu shirako soup and lightly fried yurine were definitely highlights of the meal. taisho’s knife-skills also play a role in presenting his pieces to be super aesthetic, like in his kensaki ika nigiri and his iwashi maki.
for nigiris, really loved his starting piece of buri daikon, but his masu zuke was excellent. grilled hotate, shredded then dressed in tare, tara shirako nigiri and the usuyami tamago to finish were also delightful. however i didn’t enjoy his otoro, and his organic micro-green maki with a bit of shari and katsuoboshi was really an acquired taste. the meal was concluded in the tearoom next door which we had a selection between two desserts and teas, a lovely way to round off the meal and digest before setting off for the rest of the afternoon.
definitely worth seeking out when in osaka, a nice breath away from the traditional style and a really nice and relaxing space to dine in.
おまかせのランチ: (¥26,400)
鰤大根の握りburi daikon
鯵ラメロウaji tartare
子持ちイカと辛味大根 komochi ika
✨牡蠣の茶碗蒸しと山椒の油kaki chawanmushi
白焼きの穴anago
野菜巻きmicrogreens maki
✨たら白子のスープ tara shirako soup
✨百合の揚げ yurine
✨あん肝と酒レース ankimo
鰯昆布と葱巻き iwashi maki
白甘鯛shiro amadai
✨剣先イカkensaki ika
✨鱒の付けmasu zuke
大トロ otoro
小肌 kohada
ホタテhotate
車海老 kuruma ebi
赤貝 akagai
河豚白子fugu shirako
蟹といくらの蒸し寿司kani ikura mushizushi
✨薄焼き卵usuyaki tamago
りんごのアイスと煎茶 apple ice cream and sencha
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would revisit: maybe
reservations: yes
price range pp: ¥30,000-¥60,000
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📍鮨三心
location: 2-7-14 uchikyuhoujimachi, osaka
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