Posted in Tokyo, tagged すし家, ginza, ginza sushi, ginza sushi restaurants, Sushi, Sushiya, Sushiya すし家, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo restaurant, tokyo sushi, where to eat in tokyo on July 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Brought K to my favourite sushiya — literally Sushiya! After my wonderful dinner barely a month ago, I had high expectations and didn’t leave disappointed. Almost every piece was a hit, except the chewy squid despite Chef’s superb knife skill. And this time, I requested for two unagi — one lightly glazed, the other sprinkled with shio and yuzu zest. Bliss!
Posted in Tokyo, tagged Le Sputnik, Le Sputnik ル スプートニク, Michelin Stars, midtown tokyo, one michelin star, roppongi, Tokyo, tokyo fine dining, tokyo restaurant, where to eat in tokyo on July 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I’m so happy today! K came to visit on my 65th day in Tokyo, finally!!
First meal after he landed was at Le Spuntik, a 1* Michelin restaurant that’s been raved about online. Fantastic value for lunch but I won’t be heading back any time soon. It was a painfully dragged out meal with long pauses in between courses as it seemed like the kitchen was unable to handle 12 diners all at once. The service staff was apologetic but there was nothing she could do. That said, I must note down my favourite dish — mushroom crepe with poached egg and shaved truffles. Everything is made with mushroom, including the crepe and ice cream, so creative!
Posted in Tokyo, tagged abysse, Abysse アビス, abysse restaurant, abysse tokyo, アビス, Michelin Stars, tabelog, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo restaurant on May 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Now that I’ve kind of settled down in Tokyo, I’m starting a hobby (haha) to explore the higher end restaurants, from sushi to French fine dining. Abysse アビス is top on my list because it specialises in seasonal seafood (rare that there’s no meat) and also secures a Michelin star in less than a year after opening.
There’s definitely more hits than misses: addictive aonori seaweed sablés topped with caviar, thinly sliced squid (still too chewy), fried baby aji fish with mountain vegetables, super rich bouillabaisse, amadai with crispy scales (my favourite!), pistachio jelly (I specially requested for this after stalking IG pics and it’s crazy nutty for a jelly!) and gyokuro crumbles with prized sato-nishiki cherries and vanilla cream. Of special mention is the excellent service! After chatting and knowing about Matchaya, my waiter even brews a pot of gyokuro for me at the end of my meal. Perfect.
Posted in Tokyo, tagged すし家, birthday meal, ginza, ginza sushi, ginza sushi restaurants, Sushiya, Sushiya すし家, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo must try, tokyo restaurant, tokyo sushi, tokyo sushi restaurants on May 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Happy birthday to me!!! I’m all ready to splurge in omakase style at Sushiya すし家, one of the up and coming artisan sushi restaurants in Tokyo. Chef Takao speaks good English so that’s a plus! Dinner consists of 10 otsumami and 13 pieces of sushi before ending with a slice of pudding-like tamago #mindblown
I love everything except the hirame (flounder) and ika (not a fan of squid) sushi. The otsumami are wonderful: water shield (amazing texture, we drank it like a soup), shiroebi with fish guts (sounds gross but tasty), kegani (hairy crab peeled and stuffed back into the shell!), hotaru ika (one of the highlights for me as it’s my first time trying firefly squid), bafun uni, aburi bonito, toro cheek (this is so tender!), ankimo liver, grilled nodoguro and the signature aged mackerel roll.
Then the sushi other than flounder and ika (both too chewy): buri (yellowtail), masa (the trout looks dark because Chef dunks the whole thing in a bowl of marinade), three cuts of tuna (I really really like the tuna cuts here; even the leanest akami sushi melts in the mouth, let alone chutoro and otoro), ebi, kohada (another first for me!), aji, baby scallop, uni (amazingly clean tasting, I’ve never had uni like this before), anago and lastly the tamago.
Omg the tamago! I want two next time! (hinting to K hahaha because I’ve made a reservation for us next week yay!)
Posted in Tokyo, tagged こめらく, chazuke, Komeraku, Komeraku こめらく, negitoro, negitoro don, ochazuke, onsen egg, tabelog, Tokyo, tokyo dome city, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo restaurant on May 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Think of chazuke as porridge; it’s literally pouring dashi soup (or sometimes tea) over cooked rice. We found Komeraku こめらく at the foodcourt of Tokyo Dome City and although I shouldn’t be by now (hey I’m in Japan!), I was still pleasantly surprised by how good and wholesome my negitoro with onsen egg chazuke don was. By the way, this is a chain restaurant so you can also find outlets at Shinjuku and Ginza etc.
Posted in Tokyo, tagged 魚真, 魚真 銀座店, ginza, izakaya, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo izakaya, tokyo must try, tokyo restaurant, uoshin, Uoshin Ginza on May 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
44 days since moving to Tokyo and tonight is one of the best I have so far in terms of company! We brought an American guest to izakaya Uoshin Ginza 魚真 銀座店 and as you can imagine, the sake/beer/umeshu (that last girly drink is for me!) flow steadily along with an array of delicious “bar grub”. Assorted sashimi, nokezushi, kegani, simmered nodoguro, fried potato shreds salad, now excuse me while I go into #foodgoma
Posted in Tokyo, tagged 銀座, ginza, midori sushi, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo must try, tokyo restaurant, tokyo sushi, tokyo sushi restaurants, where to eat in tokyo, 梅丘寿司の美登利 on May 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
K and I once queued at Midori Sushi Ginza 梅丘寿司の美登利銀座店 for more than 2 hours omg. The quality is not worth such a long queue but I guess we like to do crazy things like that. Compared to the kaiten sister restaurant, I prefer the “proper” sushi branches because the set menu is of great value and the staff is always willing to accommodate my un-Japanese-ish “I want to change A for B” requests. My first visit to Midori was in 2011 and kudos to them for maintaining the consistency over the years. Anago, chutoro and the complimentary kani miso salad are the best here!
Posted in Tokyo, tagged めぐろ大黒屋, meguro, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo must try, tokyo restaurant, tokyo unagi restaurant, unagi restaurant, what to eat in tokyo, where to eat in tokyo on May 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Hi I’m back in Tokyo! The first thing I crave for is not sushi or sashimi but unagi. I really love those slippery fatty eels so much! A colleague brought an American guest and I to めぐろ大黒屋, an unagi specialty shop near the office and my unagi don totally fix my craving, thank you eel you didn’t die for nothing!
Posted in Tokyo, tagged 魚力, shibuya, shibuya tokyu, Sushi, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo must try, tokyo restaurant, tokyo sushi, tokyu food hall, uoriki, where to eat in tokyo, 渋谷, 渋谷魚力 on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Like Midori Sushi, Uoriki 魚力 is one of those reliably good sushi joints reserved for days when I just want sushi and I don’t feel like exploring somewhere new. Tourists flock here (it’s Shibuya!!), but locals dine here as well so I won’t say it’s super touristy. The menu has a selection of fixed sushi platters and dons but I prefer ordering my favourites a la carte — anago, chutoro, hotate, kani, uni, negitoro, otoro, tamago, ikura, ebi. Sounds good right! Very pleased with my choices except kani and ebi (not fresh enough) so will skip those next time.
Posted in Tokyo, tagged うに屋のあまごころ, ふわふわ, eggporn, sea urchin, Tokyo, tokyo eats, tokyo food, tokyo must try, tokyo restaurant, tokyo station, tokyo station restaurants, uni omelette on April 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Oh man, the beautiful aroma when my uni omelette was served. I really wish you can smell it! うに屋のあまごころ at Tokyo Station specializes in uni and the menu is all about sea urchin. I was plenty pleased with my choice — fluffy and runny ふわふわ omelette topped with briny uni sauce (though the piece of uni ain’t worth raving about). So much love for this and less than half the price of Mercer Brunch’s!
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