Tempura Motoyoshi Tokyo

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

One star restaurant, 2024

All Michelin stars in Tokyo All Michelin stars in Japan All 1 star Michelin in Tokyo All 1 star Michelin in Japan

OAD

Japanese Restaurants 2024, 79

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Restaurant Ranking

Restaurant Ranking 2023, #1545

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Ratings from the web

Tabelog

4.18

Chef

Kazuhito Motoyoshi

Cuisine

Tempura

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 23 Mar 2024

by 𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐘𝐎 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐈𝐄

📍Tempura Motoyoshi 天ぷら 元吉┆🗼Ebisu 恵比寿┆🍤Omakase Dinner おまかせディナー (¥24,000~ / person)┆𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 2 / 2

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👩🏻‍🍳┆Tempura · 天ぷら
🏷┆@tempura_motoyoshi #天ぷら元吉
💰┆¥20,000~¥30,000🌛
🚉┆Ebisu 恵比寿駅 (Exit 2)🚶🏽‍♀️5min
👣┆Smart Casual · スマートカジュアル
📅┆Book... More

📍Tempura Motoyoshi 天ぷら 元吉┆🗼Ebisu 恵比寿┆🍤Omakase Dinner おまかせディナー (¥24,000~ / person)┆𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 2 / 2

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👩🏻‍🍳┆Tempura · 天ぷら
🏷┆@tempura_motoyoshi #天ぷら元吉
💰┆¥20,000~¥30,000🌛
🚉┆Ebisu 恵比寿駅 (Exit 2)🚶🏽‍♀️5min
👣┆Smart Casual · スマートカジュアル
📅┆Book via Phone · 1ヶ月前に電話予約
✍️┆Food 10/10 · Service 8/10 · Vibe 10/10

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【Description】
The @michelinguide-starred “Tempura Motoyoshi” moved from their original location in Gaienmae to a brand new building in Ebisu in May 2022🎉 The Owner Chef Motoyoshi-san refers to the batter as “clothes” for each ingredient, carefully varying its thickness and consistency in order to capture and maximise its umami flavours💐

【Comment】
The “Sea Urchin & Shiso” in the cover photo is a signature at “Tempura Motoyoshi”💗 Usually, “uni” tempura consists of the sea urchin to be wrapped in seaweed or shiso leaf, then fried entirely - however here, the sea urchin is intentionally kept raw and placed on top of a lightly fried “shiso” leaf cooled down to room temperature😍 The subtly sweet and umami-filled raw sea urchin is perfectly juxtaposed by the salty and lightly crispy shiso tempura🌿

① 🍃Sea Urchin & Shiso
② 🌱Asparagus
③ 🐟Icefish
④ 🎍Bamboo Shoot
⑤ 🐚Scallop
⑥ 🦑Firefly Squid
⑦ 🧅Onion
⑧ 🌿Butterbur Sprout
⑨ 🐍Conger Eel
⑩ 🍠Sweet Porato

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【店舗概要】
2022年5月に恵比寿へ移転オープンした「天ぷら 元吉」🥳 新築の店内には、6.5メートルの一枚板の天然木で作られた8席のカウンターが広がり、中庭もガラス越しに眺められ、都会の喧騒を忘れさせてくれます🧘🏽‍♀️ 旬の食材を包む衣は「服」のような役割があり、それぞれの素材が持つうま味や香りを最大限に活かすために「薄目」「中間」「濃い目」に着せ替えています👕

【コメント】
カバー写真は名物の「大葉うにのせ®」✨ 雲丹を大葉で包んで揚げるのではなく、敢えて雲丹は生の状態を味わう絶品🔥 カリッと揚げた大葉の天ぷらの上には旨味と甘味がたっぷりな北海道産の雲丹が乗っていて、食感の違いと温度差が楽しめます🤤 あまりの人気になんとピンバッチも販売しているそうです🙈 今回はアスパラガス、白魚、筍、ホタルイカ、蕗の薹など、春を感じさせるラインナップを楽しみました🌸

① 🍃大葉うにのせ®
② 🌱アスパラガス
③ 🐟白魚
④ 🎍筍
⑤ 🐚帆立
⑥ 🦑ホタルイカ
⑦ 🧅玉ねぎ
⑧ 🌿蕗の薹
⑨ 🐍穴子
⑩ 🍠サツマイモ

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#tokyohalfie_天ぷら #tokyohalfie_tempura #tokyohalfie_ebisu #tokyohalfie_恵比寿 #tokyohalfie_motoyoshi #tokyohalfie_天ぷら元吉 Less

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 22 Jan 2024

by Reisa Jiang

Tempura Motoyoshi 天ぷら元吉 — it’s been over 3 years since my last visit and I was thoroughly impressed by the quality, techniques, and originality. Most interesting was gobo 4 ways, burdock with coffee powder was definitely unexpected but worked well.•
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Tempura Motoyoshi 天ぷら元吉 — it’s been over 3 years since my last visit and I was thoroughly impressed by the quality, techniques, and originality. Most interesting was gobo 4 ways, burdock with coffee powder was definitely unexpected but worked well.•
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9 / 10

Last minute dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi

on 20 Apr 2023

by Peter Chang

First time at this reputed rising star. It's been so long since I last had a great tempura meal, and this was definitely what I had been looking for. Very light batter, great ingredients, just fantastic!

Full account of dinner is here: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2023/04/japan-michelin-tour-2023-day-6-another.html

8 / 10

Dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi

on 20 Apr 2023

by Gerhard Huber

Back to the young gun. Delicious, friendly always a delight.

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 13 Feb 2022

by Justin Hurst

Great tempura starts with pristine ingredients.

One of my favorite stores in Tokyo, @tempura_motoyoshi, is now being run by Matoba-san, while Motoyoshi-san builds out his new location.

Chef has kept all the quality, the creativity, and the skill. One of my must-go shops.

Pictured dishes:
1. Vegetable lineup
2. Shrimp
3. Asparagus (From Japan, super early)
4. Sweet raw shrimp and sea grapes
5. Sardine over fried Nori
6. Fugu Shirako
7. Amadai
8. Kisu
9. Uni on fried Oba (thanks... More

Great tempura starts with pristine ingredients.

One of my favorite stores in Tokyo, @tempura_motoyoshi, is now being run by Matoba-san, while Motoyoshi-san builds out his new location.

Chef has kept all the quality, the creativity, and the skill. One of my must-go shops.

Pictured dishes:
1. Vegetable lineup
2. Shrimp
3. Asparagus (From Japan, super early)
4. Sweet raw shrimp and sea grapes
5. Sardine over fried Nori
6. Fugu Shirako
7. Amadai
8. Kisu
9. Uni on fried Oba (thanks for not frying the uni!)
10. Sweet Potato Less

9 / 10

Dinner at Motoyoshi (天ぷら 元吉)

on 14 Jan 2022

by Gerhard Huber

Young and innovative. Motoyoshi continues to amaze. The product super fresh and of the highest quality. The batter light and crips, the flower treated with liquid nitrogen before blending it to make the batter. The fish and seafood pristine and very tasty. All of this in a very relaxed and hospitable environment. Tempura at its best.

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 30 Dec 2020

by Justin Hurst

Another excellent dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi. Rather than luxury ingredients, he’s really innovating with technique and combinations. Extremely friendly, good cost performance, and a greet eye for ceramics as well. The more I eat in Tokyo, the more I notice everything “around” the meal, not just the food on the plate. It’s up to you if that matters or not.

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 29 Nov 2020

by Justin Hurst

My favorite tempura in Tokyo, at least so far. Motoyoshi-san is doing some really interesting things, drawing outside the lines, as it were. Quite friendly, as well. I enjoy his signature uni, served raw on a fried leaf, rather than wrapped.

8 / 10

Lunch at Motoyoshi (天ぷら 元吉)

on 08 Aug 2020

by Gerhard Huber

Innovative, creative and very tasty. The tempura from Motoyoshi is in the top of Japan.

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 18 Jan 2019

by Justin Hurst

A few highlights from a delightful dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi. While this time of year features a lot more root vegetables, he was still able to pull out a lot of delicate flavor.

7 / 10

Dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi (天ぷら 元吉)

on 19 Oct 2018

by Neil A. Chef

Dinner at Tempura Motoyoshi. A delicious and interesting meal watching a master craftsman at work.

Dinner at 天ぷら 元吉

on 28 Jun 2018

by Justin Hurst

Down a little stairway, on the backside of a building, I might have found my new favorite tempura restaurant. Motoyoshi was elegant, inventive, and deft. The fried/raw combo pieces were particularly interesting. Also, never had myoga or yuba tempura before. Both excellent.