I had such a great time at Okonomiyaki Fukutake. Out of all Japanese food, the idea of having okonomiyaki never got on my priority list. I always regard okonomiyaki as typical food for young people. Fukutake is a reminiscence of local neighborhood restaurant, attended by an
Ahjuma.
I overestimated my dining experience as I always got away with not speaking Japanese in any kaiseki, kappo or sushi ya who don’t speak English at all. It seems that I wouldn’t be able to make it here without any help of my good Japanese friend who took me there.
It is a soft texture which the chef just excels in turning chopped cabbage and seafood into something magical. The ambience there is very nostalgic. A must for okonomiyaki lover who an get an accompany by a local.
Normally Kappo restaurants wouldn't accept walk-in guests.
It is necessary to book in advance through your hotel, concierge service offered by your credit card company, or paid online reservation service.
Update on Maruyama Kippei: The wait is almost over. the new shop will be opened On July 26th under the same name near Kanda station about 3 minutes by walking.
Thanks, localtaste! Yes, I agree with you on suetomo and I was able to get a reservation there less than a month before.
Yes, I am planning to go to kiyama this winter and it exactly sounds like the kind of restaurant I would enjoy. Thank you!
The reason I brought up TOMURA is that I heard sueze uses luxuary ingredients - I feel with that it can go both ways, really good or kind of nonsense .. Tomura is my favorite but I dont feel like trying certain kind of fancy tempura restaurants.
@ChuToroZuke I will ask for Taka next time. I have been more fascinated by water and tea. I thought water got so much uniqueness with its Ph level, effervescence, and TDS. I also love tea with my meal. I would choose gyokuro over expensive wine any day. In general, pairing red wine and seafood is an odd combination.
@guest thank u so much for your feedback. Your experience will help follow diners in this board.
I don’t think it’s hurt to try calling at 9:15am. It really depends on the staff whether he would answer at 9:15 or not. I also tried calling earlier from 8:30am last Monday but nobody picked up the phone even at 9:30am. The seats are gone very quickly like u said. So I don’t think walking in would work anymore for weekday. For weekend, if I were to go buy the ticket in Matsudo, I will go before 7am to avoid disappointment.
I’m also attaching the most update official info here. Again, thanks for everybody who chips in useful info.
Unfortunately, it seems that promising young chefs tend not to choose "Kyubey" as a place of training recently.
(For Kyubey, I have heard that a chef called Shigihara-san at the Okura branch is the most skilled by far, although he is not young.)
Thank you for posting this article. Our family loves sushi but our son and I are finicky eaters (we only eat about half a dozen types of fish). We are searching for recommendations for high quality restaurants that have a la carte menus. I would very much appreciate any recommendations. We will be staying at the Hyatt Regency. Thank you so much.
@guest dear Angelina, thank u for your kind words. Uemura started accepting new booking request two months on the 1st before the target dining month. Sometimes, I got in two weeks in advance. I’m not sure if it’s going to be so after they got Tabelog silver. I recommend booking as soon as your trip is fixed. The sooner the better.
Yet another great article. There are two parts of the beef that I really like. 1. It’s what they called calotte in France or Saeu (새우) in Korea as its shape resembles shrimp. 2. Porter house. I have always wondered if they serve similar cuts in Japan and always curious if they got any name in Japanese.
@guest the shop you linked to instagram carries a selection of fairly popular brands in Japan but are also limited, smaller production. No two shops have similar inventories at all (there will be overlaps in some areas), so you can probably approach almost all of the shops I mentioned already to find what you want. There was a limited Christmas release (of Aramasa) not long ago but it must have sold out at a lot of places.
結城酒造株式会社 Yuki Shuzo - looking this up it is a sake brewery from Ibaraki prefecture. I have seen it around but never tasted their offerings. They have two product lineups <結ゆい> (yui yui) and ＜富久福＞(fuku fuku). A quick search shows that Hasegawa Saketen carries two of the yui yui sake but it is not clear which store will (if Kameido doesn't have it, try Omotesando and Tokyo Station).
https://www.hasegawasaketen.com/eshop/products/list?name=%E7%B5%90%E3%82%86%E3%81%84
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