Negima
Nabe / Sukiyaki / Shabu Shabu
Negima Tokyo-style hot pot extends the Edomae tradition beyond sushi, opening windows to an older era of culinary delights.
Restaurant Details
In the Edo period, before modern refrigeration techniques, fatty cuts of tuna quickly spoiled, rendering them unfit for public sale. In the spirit of mottainai (waste-not), hungry fishermen used the offcuts to develop a dish that would come to encompass the lives of Edo’s working men: negima-nabe. As the tuna meat simmered in the soy sauce broth, sweet onion and local greens would be imbued with its rich, fatty goodness, making it a hearty, comforting meal for laborers and longshoremen.
Long seen as a base food confined to the home, negima-nabe has been lost among the menus of today. But a single female chef upholds the tradition in an 8-seat basement counter, even naming her restaurant after the dish out of respect. From her tidy kimono to the ultra-traditional dishes and sake served the old-fashioned way, Negima’s chef recreates the table of 20th-century Japan.
In keeping with the domestic feel of negima-nabe, the chef curates simple course menus with nostalgic dishes that encompass the heart of Japanese family cooking. The intimacy and simple expertise on display at Negima earned the venue a Michelin Bib Gourmand recommendation — and a spike in interest in a key part of Tokyo’s culinary heritage that was once considered lost to time.
Michelin Guide:
2021 - Bib Gourmand
Negima Access Info
Negima is located a 4-minute walk from either Otsuka Station on the JR Yamanote Line, or Sugamoshinden Station on the Tokyo Metro Subway Lines.
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Negima Address
B1, 2-chome-31-19 Kitaotsuka, Toshima City, Tokyo, 170-0004
Negima Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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