Everyone would say Sushi if you think of what is the popular food in Tokyo. There are roughly three business categories of sushi restaurants: revolving sushi restaurants, residential district’s sushi restaurants, and high-priced sushi restaurants. Revolving sushi restaurants are a cheap and entertaining place which everyone can enjoy. At residential districts restaurants, you can enjoy sushi for about five thousand yen, but there are a lot of exclusive customers, and they are kind of not a friendly place for first-timers. Some high priced sushi restaurants such as the ones in Ginza which has been called the “Sushi Mecca” recently cost twenty to thirty thousand yen for only course menus, and yet those restaurants are most likely to have full reservations for next few months. There is not so much chance to visit those places.

Meanwhile, the new restaurant in Akasaka-mitsuke called “Itamae Sushi Edo” draws many people’s attention.  This restaurant is a very entertaining place known as “theater type restaurant where you can feel like you’re traveling back in Edo period.” Inside of this restaurant is amazing. You sit on the table facing down to the kitchen on stage.

Counter table around the stage is unusual for normal Sushi restaurants that you can look up and see sushi chefs cooking and handling knives. The interior looks exactly like the image of EDO which most foreigners would picture in their mind. This is because this place is Hong-Kong capital sushi restaurant. There are also varieties of food menus such as “Kobo rainbow sushi” as one of the specialty foods. If you want the chef’s recommendation, the cost starts from seven thousand yen. There are services which you can take pictures wearing kimono in the entrance, and can buy sushi figures for souvenirs as well.

It is also getting popular among Japanese customers that are filled with fun, hospitality and interiors taking a ‘so-what’ attitude toward Japanese authentic cultures. They were expecting to have almost all foreigner customers at first, but it is getting half and half ratio recently.  I bet you will love to share this experience with somebody after visiting this restaurant.

■Information

Itamae Sushi Edo

Address: No. R Akasakamitsuke 1F, 3-9-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Atsuo Ohki（”Tokyo the Best Restaurant” Editor in Chief）

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Chef Masaharu Morimoto, who works mainly in America, is taking on a collaboration. His popular fusion restaurant “Atelier Morimoto XEX” will be running during midnight from Saturday 2^nd September 2017.

“Restaurant Morimoto XEX” opened in 2005, and this is exactly where Morimoto-san fused Japanese and Western cuisine. Here, you can enjoy a variety of flavours and the large range of gourmet dishes.

Morimoto-san also gained huge recognition in America for his food, opening the “Morimoto no Nippon no Restaurant”. The restaurant became a big hit with Hollywood stars and celebrities. Many have stopped by for a meal.

Up until now, every floor closed at midnight, however from Saturday 2^nd September, you can order from the Sushi floor until 3am every day except on Sundays and national holidays. The teppanyaki floor is open as a private room on Fridays and Saturdays,  where you can order until 3 am ー 3 floors of delicious fun!

Chef Morimoto took part in the Japanese cooking show “Iron Chef”, where he became an instant sensation after being crowned as the third Iron Chef for Japanese cuisine. Following this success, he made an appearance on Iron Chef America, grabbing the hearts of the American public.

Morimoto-san opened his first ever restaurant in Philadelphia called “MORIMOTO”. He is currently managing twelve chains. With former US president Obama as a regular customer, he became increasingly known as a first-class chef.

Tokyo-style Nigiri　1 piece: ￥500

A5 Rank Wagyu Beef Chateaubriand　50g　￥4,750

If you’re free at night, come enjoy the food of a first-class chef that the world adores!

Sushi izakaya Sugidama Flagship store “Sushi, Sake, Sakana Sugidama Kagurazaka” has now opened!

“Sushi, Sake, Sakana Sugidama Kagurazaka” is a new line of business of Sushiro Group. Along with freshness and flavour, a lot of care has been taken for the presentation of the sushi which go perfectly with Japanese sake.

As the name implies, it is also possible to enjoy some side dishes with your drink rather than sushi.

Taking things a step forward, there is the “Kiwamizushi” luxury menu.  You can also choose your favourite sushi and enjoy an assortment with the “Odozushi” menu. All sushi dishes on these two menus are ￥299+ tax. Besides this, you can also order items from the food menu that cost ￥399 and ¥499.

You can order alcoholic drinks for the reasonable price of ￥299. There are usually 15 varieties of Japanese sake available in half portions of 90ml – perfect for tasting and comparing!

You can also enjoy set meals and rice dishes during lunch!

Enjoy the flavours of Japanese food to your heart's content at Sushi, Sake, Sakana Sugidama Kagurazaka!