Sunday, November 24, 2024

Sushi Takahiro 鮨 たか大 西新宿@Tokyo Nishishinjuku ★

Uni Set Meal with Different Kinds of Uni. Bafun Uni, Murasaki Uni, & Salt Water Uni. Service can be better. Went there during lunch time, and it was too rushed, especially we were trying to enjoy Sake. Uni Set Meal 8,800 yen. Premium Sushi Omakase Course 19,000 yen. Walk-in available, but better with reservation.


Uni Set Meal 8,800 yen

6 Appetizers
spinach & autumn salmon topped with salmon roe
snow crab with vinegar
raw octopus sashimi with yuzu salt
pickled raddish
boiled abalone
fermented sea bream & mascarpone cheese

Yuba, Fish, Mozuku

Kuheiji Eau du Desir (carafe) 2,200 yen


Chutoro (Medium Fatty Tuna)

Uni Set Meal

Hirame Sushi




Uni Chawanmushi for Uni Meal


Sardine Sushi

Akagai Sushi

Squid w/ Squid Ink Salt & Japanese Citrus

Layered Grilled Yellowtail Salt Koji & Autumn Eggplant

Kuehiji Sake

Akami (Tuna Lean Part)

Kuraebi (Boiled Tiger Shrimp)

Kohada (Gizzard Shad)

Uni

Grilled Spanish Mackerel Salad

Salmon Roe & Flying Fish Roe with Seared Nodoguro & Caviar

Chawanmushi w/ Seaweed & Scallop Sauce

Otoro (Fatty Tuna)

Anago (Conger Eel)

Red Miso Soup with Tororo Kombu

Uni preparation for another table

Torotaku Hand Roll, Japanese Style Omelet inspired by Castella Cake

House-made Srawberry Mousse


Sushi Takahiro 鮨 たか大
Japan, 〒160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 7 Chome−8−11 中川ビル 1階
+81 3-5937-3080
https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1304/A130401/13292725/party/

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Hakuun 日本料理 伯雲@Tokyo Minamiaoyama ★★★

Omakase at Michelin Star Restaurant. Hand-crafted dishes. Be sure to get a refill of the pot rice dish to taste the crispy rice from the bottom of the pot. 8-seat counter only, 2 seating (5:30pm & 8:30pm) per night. Closed on Sundays. Seasonal course 39,600 yen (plus tax) per person. Reservation on omakase.in

Snow Crab

Hakuun


Juyondai Sake (carafe) 6,200 yen

Juyondai Sake (carafe) 6,200 yen

Shirako


Sanma, Mochi Rice, Grated Radish & Plum, topped w/ Grated Chestnut

Freshly Grated Katsuobush

First Dashi with Snow Crab, Baby Turnip, Yuzu Peel

Hirame Sashimi

For Hirame Sashimi

Hirame Sashimi

Snow Crab with Crab Miso & Shaved Daikon

Kokuryu Ryu Sake (carafe) 4,200 yen

Charcoal Grilled Bonito

Charcoal Grilled Bonito

Charcoal Grilled Bonito

Tongue of Whale, Abalone & its Liver Sauce Shabu Shabu

Tongue of Whale, Abalone & its Liver Sauce Shabu Shabu

Tongue of Whale

Venison Meat w/ Yuki Imo (Snow Yam)

Condiments for Rice Dish

Crab Rice with its Roe

Crab Rice with its Roe

Miso Soup

Crab Rice with its Roe (Refill)


Premium Gyokuro Tea from Fukuoka 660 yen

Finishing Tea

Ice Cream with Shaved Chestnut

Chef Shingo Sakamoto

Hakuun 日本料理 伯雲
4-11-2 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062, Japan
03-6812-9613
https://nihonryori-hakuun.com/

Duffy's Cape Cod Cook-Off@Tokyo DisneySea ★★

Decent Food at Tokyo Disney Sea. The Duffy show was the highlight and used to be free, but now have to purchase tickets, which are impossible to get unless if you are Japanese resident. Curry option available, but it took forever to make. Duffy Cookie Sandwich Souvenir Case is adorable. Mobile order and walk-up order are both available.

Cream & Berry Drink (StellaLou) 700 yen (included in Vacation Package unlimited drinks), Special Dietary Menu Vegetable Stew w/ Rice 820 yen, French Fries 280 yen, New England Seafood Chowder 420 yen, Cape Cod Cook-Off Prize Set (Meal only) 900 yen, Duffy Cookie Sandwich (Caramel Cream) 470 yen, plus Cookie Sandwich Souvenir Case add 1,000 yen


Cookie Sandwich (Caramel Cream) 470 yen, plus Cookie Sandwich Souvenir Case add 1,000 yen


Line up for Duffy after Cape Cod Cook-Off

Cape Cod Cook-Off at Tokyo DisneySea
https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/restaurant/food/446/