MASIA Tokyo

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• 2023

Dinner at MASIA

on 18 Sep 2023

by Justin Hurst

Normally I wouldn’t post the same restaurant twice in a short time, but @masia_tokyo is putting out some fanatically delicious food, and I really think you should give it a try.

I appreciated that the menu had changed entirely since my last visit, even though I would have happily had those dishes again. It’s great to see a new place really pushing and doing good work.

Dinner at MASIA

on 18 Apr 2023

by Justin Hurst

Masia, Tokyo

Very impressive first visit to @masia_tokyo Masia in Ginza, a new, modern Spanish restaurant.

Chef @mateuvillaret is from Catalonia, and has family roots in other parts of the country as well. This shows up in the cooking, where he’s mixing influences from around Spain into a single dish.

The Catalan idea of “Mar I Muntanya”, or “sea and mountains” is really well executed here. Working with both Spanish and Japanese products, chef is delivering tastes... More

Masia, Tokyo

Very impressive first visit to @masia_tokyo Masia in Ginza, a new, modern Spanish restaurant.

Chef @mateuvillaret is from Catalonia, and has family roots in other parts of the country as well. This shows up in the cooking, where he’s mixing influences from around Spain into a single dish.

The Catalan idea of “Mar I Muntanya”, or “sea and mountains” is really well executed here. Working with both Spanish and Japanese products, chef is delivering tastes that are less common in Tokyo. The “gallo rustido”, here using Bomba rice, shamo chicken, and Sakura shrimp was a particular favorite.

An short but well considered all-Spanish wine list and thoughtful pairings rounded out the meal nicely.

Tokyo - don’t sleep on this one. The guests next to me had come in for lunch the day before, and enjoyed it so much they returned for an entirely different dinner menu. When you do go, make sure to ask chef for some of the smoked olive oil - it’s remarkably good. Less