Tabelog 3.98 🇯🇵
Kurosaki has long been on my to-go list since it was located at Shibuya. The new location at Aoyama was classy and aesthetic as if a modern gallery. The meal started off impressively with savory and impactful tsumamis like warayaki sawara, komochi yari-ika and fugu karaage, instantly igniting our desire for sake. The sake and wine selection was worth-mentioning, featuring various premium labels like Jikon and Kokuryu at very reasonable prices.
The nigiri session was one of the best I have ever had. Sometimes I do not need progression and the nigiris here were all flavor bombs from start to finish. Without a shadow of a doubt, the maguro trio was top-notch – akami zuke was saline, chutoro was balanced and the otoro was packed with fattiness and meatiness that lingered for a long time. Let’s not forget the shellfish – both mirugai and torigai were extremely sweet despite the fact that they weren’t in prime time yet. The showstopper was definitely the fugu shirako nigiri – so rich and creamy, pairing well with the warm and al-dente shari, absolutely an ingenious interpretation of fugu shirako!
In short, Kurosaki is the pinnacle of modern sushiya. The rating does not do him justice as it was recently relocated, erasing all of the previous credential that was built on Tabelog.
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💴Budget: 50,000 yen
🐟 Neta: 9.5
🍙 Shari: 9⠀
🦪 Tsumami: 9.5
🍹Drinks: 10⠀
🏢 Vibes: 9.5
⚖️ C/P: 9
