Nishiazabu Sushi Shin

Restaurant Details

The key to making good sushi? An eye for detail.

And Chef Shintaro Suzuki certainly has one. He personally inspects—by hand—every catch of the day at the market each morning, rejecting any that fail to meet his lofty standards. “Only fish that have been treated with care are flavorful enough,” he says, testing the texture of each fish by hand.

So exacting is he that his staff even use different brushes to apply soy sauce to various nigiri, depending on the fish. For instance, tuna belly contains pungent oils that would otherwise overpower the taste of a more neutral fish. To use the same brush to apply sauce to both would be tantamount to contamination.

Similarly, depending on the fish used, the balance of the sweetness and savoriness of the rice in each individual nigiri is adjusted accordingly.

To the average diner, this may seem excessive. But it’s this eye for detail that has cemented Sushi Shin in the annals of Japanese culinary history: when the Michelin Guide first expanded to Japan, it was one of the first sushi restaurants to be awarded a Michelin star — and has continuously held it for over 10 years.

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※ This is the Michelin-starred restaurant called Nishiazabu Sushi Shin, not to be confused with the restaurant called Sushi Shin by Miyakawa Tokyo in the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo. Please confirm that this is the correct restaurant before making a reservation.

Parties with children aged 14 and below must make a reservation for a private room. In such cases, children are not required to reserve a course menu, and may order a la carte. When making a reservation, please indicate the number of guests who are under 14 in your party in the notes section.

There is an additional charge of ¥5,000 payable at the restaurant for private room seating for lunch, and ¥8,000 for dinner. However, if guests are placed in the private rooms due to the counter and table seats being full, there will be no additional charge.

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