カフェモカ男
I visited "Sushi Shinosuke," selected as one of the top 100 sushi restaurants in Tokyo in 2022. Located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, just a 3-minute walk from Azabu-Juban Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, the restaurant is on the first floor of an apartment building. The interior consists of an L-shaped counter seat only, with an ice room visible. The head chef here, Suito, who trained at the renowned Ginza restaurant "Sushi Ryusuke," opened this restaurant in 2017. The dishes I tried included Chiba black abalone, Kagoshima Chiromaru Hata octopus, tender swordfish, grilled horse mackerel, pickled daikon radish with no additives, kinmedai liver wrapped in seaweed, white squid, medium fatty tuna from Kyoto Maizuru, tuna collar from Kyoto Maizuru, buffoon sea urchin from Rishiri, marinated tuna from Kyoto Maizuru, clam, shrimp, isaki fish, bonito soy sauce marinated, simmered nodoguro, clam, and tamago (egg) sushi. The first half consisted of appetizers, while the second half consisted of nigiri sushi. The appetizers were straightforward and seemed to pair well with alcohol, without any unusual elements. The nigiri sushi was small in size, with a reddish vinegar rice that had a sweet finish, likely due to the addition of rice vinegar. Personally, I particularly enjoyed the tenderness and flavor of the "tender octopus" and the "white squid," "isaki fish," and "mackerel" nigiri. The cheerful atmosphere created by the head chef makes it a place where even solo diners can fully enjoy their experience. Thank you for the meal.