Located on the 6th floor of Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku district, this sushi is the famous Kyubey. I chanced upon this 6 star restaurant when reading about sensational eats in Shinjuku from this renowned food blogger, Jay Friedman (Blog : "Sensational Eats") The main outlet is located in Ginza, but this outlet has only been opened half a year, hence, the availability of seats. The best sushi in Tokyo goes to Jiro Sushi at Tokyo station, where all dignitaries are offered a chance of sushi heaven from Jiro, the master himself. There is an art film called "Jiro dreams of sushi" about his life and his 2 sons, and their very demanding and exacting craft. Food can only be considered an art when it has taken decades of painstaking training and repetitive drills to achieve the multitude of flavours exploding in the customer's mouth.
The Japanese are very accomodating people, especially to foreign guests and visitors to their country, so when we just 'dropped in' to the restaurant unannounced, without even a forward reservation, when normally it would take 6 months or longer to reserve a table, I tried my luck and asked brazenly for a table. It was a stroke of good fortune, that being a rather wet and cold night, many regulars had decided to cancel, so we were politely ushered into the main dining room.
I am in sushi heaven
After the meal, I declared that this was the best sushi I had EVER tasted, such was the high standards created by the food artists behind the sushi counter. Every single piece was an art work, and the flavours cannot be adequately described in a blog post. I will leave you with the picture of a plate of sushi, which if, it was an art piece, would be comparable to the Mona Lisa.
9 pieces of raw heaven
Keio Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku
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