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A Jiro disciple of 13 years Chef Harutaka Takahashi presides over a massive counter, which seats 12 people. Almost twice the size of other similar high end sushi places, it is made out of one single piece of Hinoki from Nara.
The otsumami featured a exquisit thickly cut Abalone which was so smooth and flavorful.
Another novel dish was the firefly... More
A Jiro disciple of 13 years Chef Harutaka Takahashi presides over a massive counter, which seats 12 people. Almost twice the size of other similar high end sushi places, it is made out of one single piece of Hinoki from Nara.
The otsumami featured a exquisit thickly cut Abalone which was so smooth and flavorful.
Another novel dish was the firefly squid served not as a whole but minced with an egg yolk on top of it. Very creative and delicious.
His rice, Koshihikari is seasoned with Noto Peninsula salt and Shiragiku white vinegar. It is cooked with a good residual bite to it.
The nigiri are sizeable but not too much. The word on the street is that Harutaka san (together with Sawada san) gets the best tuna allocation from Yamayuki. I am not sure if this is true, but the tuna served was of outstanding quality. Superbly aged it released deep umami on the palate. All prices were so good, that I went for every single extra piece which Harutaka san had in his fridge.
A great meal!
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Dinner at Hatou at Hato (波濤)
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Lunch at Suetomi (末冨) at Suetomi
Special opening for our group. Suetomi san’s fire cooking is the best application of the Extebarri technique.
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Dinner at Iida at Iida (飯田)
Even in an in-between season, Iida san creates wonderful layered dishes with imagination and precision.
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Yamaguchi san continues to delight with his food and his personality. He and his wife make every meal a special one.
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Dinner at UDATSU SUSHI at UDATSU SUSHI
Innovative and delicious sushi. However, one can see that Udatsu san cannot source to top notch ingredients. The technique is solid and the rice well seasoned. One wonders if…
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Lunch at naruse (成生) at Naruse
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Dinner at Daigo at Daigo
One of my favorite vegetarian restaurants in the world. Beautiful designed dishes which keep the palate interested in the most amazing setting. An oasis close to Tokyo Tower.
French trained, 4th generation owner incorporates vegetables not only from Japan and also uses katsuobushi for his dashi.
An excellent meal.
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- Gerhard Huber added a new meal Dinner at Takasago at Takasago