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my first encounter with the saito line, with his protege opening his own shop within recent years. foreigner friendly and seemingly encouraged to indulge in their great wine selections, served at the hands of husband and wife duo.
began with a series of creative and complex tsumamis like tuna meatball and daikon in dashi, kuromutsu sushi in sansho infused rice and a steamed saba with shiro miso sauce; also got a tasting of their own brand of caviar before the nigiri section began.
his shari was slightly warm and sticks together nicely with a delicate chew, rather mild in flavour and not too overpowering which was actually great to go with wines. really enjoyed the katsuo, hokkigai and the chutoro today. his sujiko nigiri was also so beautiful and uni was also delightfully sweet despite not being the best season for it. loved the grill kuruma ebi head and tails with gingnam right after the nigiri. i thought it was a pretty pricey course for what it was, and more so than his master if memory serves me right. well pampered from start to end, and a little bit of a pretentious dining experience.
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december 2023
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dinner omakase course (~¥60,000)
鮪のつみれのお吸い物 tuna meatball
黒ムツの蒸し寿司 kuromutsu steamed sushi
鯖味噌煮 cooked saba in miso sauce
生キャビア caviar

カツオ katsuo
縞鯵 shima-aji
ハマグリ hamaguri
小肌 kohada
中トロ chutoro
車海老 kuruma ebi
焼き車海老の頭 grilled kuruma ebi head
大トロ otoro
赤身 akami
北寄貝 hokkigai
筋子 sujiko
ウニ uni
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would revisit: try once
reservations: intro-only
price range pp: ¥60,000-¥100,000
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📍鮨しゅんじ
location: 3-6-34 motoazabu, tokyo
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