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KYUBEI Sushi

by Bianca

 

 

After failing many times to get reservations at Sukiyabashi Jiro (the original one) because I was a foreigner and being suspiciously glared at by the chef in sushi Mizutani, the warm welcome at the Kyubei in Ginza was a nice change. I went there today for lunch without reservations and was lucky to immediately get seats on the second floor.

There were different set menus starting from around 75oo yen. We chose the omakase menu which was about 10.000 yen and surrendered ourselves in the hands of the sushi chef.

The friendly chef who even spoke a few words of Indonesian prepared our meal starting with some toro dabbed with some sweet soya sauce and the perfect amount of wasabi.

Toro sushi

Followed by a series of wonderful, delicious and fresh sushi dishes.

When it came to the shrimp he asked us if we wanted it fresh or slightly boiled. We asked which one was better and he decided on the slightly boiled version which was delicious.

The uni was so fresh it immediately melted in my mouth, as did the o-toro sushi.

0-toro sushi

The katsuo sushi prepared with some fresh garlic on top tasted unique. I’ve never tried anything like it before.

The katsuo sushi

But the highlight for me was the an ago (freshwater eel) prepared two ways : with salt and sweet soya sauce. I liked the salted version which also tasted very unique.

Anago sushi

Before the sushi rolls we were served some radish sandwiches which were refreshing.

The radish sandwiches

After that it was time for the sushi rolls.

The sushi rolls

Before desert, we were served some tamago-yaki (egg ommelette) which were really soft.

Tamago-yaki

And we had a choice of mocha or watermelon for desert.

The mochi desert

To summon things up, I had a wonderful time at Kyubei. Not only was the service warm and welcoming, the sushi was extremely fresh and absolutely delicious. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to you.

Price : $$$

KYUBEI Ginza

Address 8-7-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Telephone 03-3571-6523
Home Page http://www.kyubey.jp (In Japanese)
Business Hours 11:30am-2:00pm, 5:30pm-10:00pm; Closed on Sun

Lunch : SUSHI MIDORI at Meguro atre

by Bianca

The sushi belt

I did get an “Are you sure it’s safe to eat sushi right now?” from my friend when I suggested this sushi place for lunch today. I gave her an affirmative yes. I’ve gotten pretty exhausted at trying to determine which foods or drinks are radiation free and just decided to surrender my faith to God, or more likely the Japanese government who have confirmed that all food sold in restaurants and supermarkets are radiation free.

The delicious enggawa aburi

So, sushi it is. This bustling conveyer belt sushi restaurant nestled in the back of Meguro atre 2 has always been one of my favorites. Expect long lines during lunch hours but the wait is usually not too long. I love their assortment of aburi (burned) sushi and a definite ‘must try’ is their enggawa aburi which is to die for. Ask the waiters to order it for you if you can’t pick it out from the belt.

And the best thing of all, this plethora of deliciousness comes extra cheap. Once, after a group of five of us cleaned up 20 plates of sushi including some of their most expensive items like toro and uni, we payed a mere 8000 yen.