I have special sentiments for Sushi Kanesaka as it was one of the first fine sushi shops I’ve been in Tokyo. When I started travelling there for eating, food tourism, how we know it, was still in its infancy phase in Japan. Things began to change when in 2009 Michelin…

Aside from my usual Tokyo sushi spots like Harutaka, this time I was after sushi shops I’ve never been to before. I’ve posted already about the excellent Sushi-ya, which quality and chef’s skills wise reminded me greatly of the great Sushi Saito. Now it’s the turn of Tokami. One Michelin…

28-year-old Takao Ishiyama is the new darling of bloggers, instagramers and Tokyo sushi connaisseurs. His 8 seat sushi shop in Ginza is called Sushi-ya, which literally means “sushi shop” in Japanese. Apparently Ishiyama-san used to work at Kanesaka and Saito, thus you can experience the same sushi making style throughout…

Before I move on to all the new sushi shops I visited in Tokyo, I just have to share these few images from 7 chome Kyoboshi (see the full review here). Until recently it was the only tempura restaurant in the world to hold 3 Michelin stars, but this year…

Ginza Hirayama‘s 33 year old chef-owner Hirayama-san used to work at the famous “introduction only” steakhouse Kawamura. The beef he used that day was tenderloin from Miyazaki, but you could also have sirloin if you are really into super marbled beef. The major difference between Kawamura and Hirayama is that…

No matter how good your hotel or credit card concierge is, or how fluent you speak Japanese, you can’t get into Kawamura ,even by reserving it very much in advance. I realized this two years ago, when I naively asked my hotel concierge in Tokyo to get me a place…

Shima steakhouse chef-owner Shima-san is one of the most well-travelled chefs I’ve met in Tokyo. He speaks good English and French as in the Seventies he used to work at Le Duc, which happens to be my favourite restaurant in Paris. Speaking of Shima’s-san steak, it would be my number one…

This hairy crab is hairy… Despite of some wonderful bites like this delicacy from Hokkaido, Sushi Kanesaka is nothing like it used to be. Overcrowded, with too many locations in Tokyo, Singapore and, soon, Macau, the original branch in Ginza has lost its attention to detail and its magic.

Recently compiled overall 50 best Tokyo restaurants list ( according to Tabelog.com users) can be viewed here. Sushi Saito (3 Michelin stars) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130802/13015251/ Harutaka (2 Michelin stars) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13032283/ Mitani http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13042204/ Miyakozushi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130204/13018162/ Sushi-sho http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130902/13000852/ Hashiguchi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13134517/ Miyaha http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1314/A131401/13019499/ Sushi Ichiyanagi http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13156961/ Sushi Mizutani http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13016524/ Yoshitake http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13024076/ Sushi Tokami http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13155234/ Daisan…

It’s been 8 months I didn’t post Tokyo’s best restaurants list, according to Japanese speaking website Tabelog.com.(By some considered more trustworthy than Michelin…) Hope you enjoy the freshly compiled list. It contains quite a few changes since last May. 1. Matsukawa (Kaiseki) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13124391/ http://www.luxeat.com/blog/introduction-only-matsukawa-2/ 2. Sushi Saito…