High-potential sushi restaurant has opened base on Miyakozushi
We heard a sushi chef who trained at Miyakozushi has started his own restaurant in Shintomicho area, so we tried the restaurant !
Sushi Hashimoto is located within 10 minutes walk from Shintomicho station and Hatchobori station. Also it is walking distance from Tsukiji and Ginza area.
They are open from 5 p.m. The appearance is simple but classy.
Shop curtain is the sign of opening. They hang the shop curtain at 5 p.m. in sharp.
It is sliding door.
都寿司で働いていた方が開いたお店が新富町にデキタヨー！ということで興味津々で行って来ました。
Of course, everything is still new.
There are only 8 chairs along tables. Those chairs are low and wide and it’s comfortable. There have more casual atmosphere compared with Miyakozushi.
全８席。ぴかぴか。いすが低めでゆったり。都寿司よりカジュアルな雰囲気。
As well as system of Miyakozushi, Sushi Hashimoto serve chef’s choice that have some dishes (sashimi, grilled fish and so on) and sushi only (14000 yen , consumption tax included).
If you have something hate, you’d better tell the chef in advance. He will change your food to something else.
As soon as we were seated, a man gave us hand towel and asked us about our drinks.
And he handed out tenugui to ladies (for using as rug).
Boiled fava bean (茹で空豆)
青々とした空豆見ていたらやっぱりお酒がないのが悲しくなり･･･
At first, I didn’t think I need alcoholic drinks, but this green beans made me feel like drinking some Japanese sake all the same and I ordered something Japanese sake that they recommend.
They have various kinds of Japanese sake in stock. But they don’t prepare list for guests. But they choose one from them if you say to them what kind, tastes of Japanese sake you want. Light, heavy, flavorful and so on.
Soku (蒼空)
Soku is Junmaisyu (純米酒) from Fushimi of Kyoto. Junmaisyu is made without added alcohol and sugar. (純=pure 米=rice 酒=sake). It had clear taste and easy to drink. These cups are nice. They have various cups.
京都伏見の「蒼空」というお酒。器がステキ～。
marbled sole (Mako-garei, マコガレイ)
This marbled sole was killed early in that morning. It was fresh, but had sticky texture and tasted good.
They prepare it with salt, soy sauce and wasabi.
I ate one with salt and another with soy sauce and wasabi. Both was good.
マコガレイが出てきました。朝〆だそうで、フレッシュ感を残しつつ、ねっとりとして美味しい。
Hen clam and heart clam (青柳と鳥貝)
Hen clam was from Notsuke, heart clam was from Aichi. The heart clam is baked just a little and this act diminished the fishy smell.
I hadn’t eaten good heart clam ever, but this heart clam was sweet and perfect !
青柳は野付産、鳥貝は愛知。鳥貝は少しだけ火を入れてるそうですよ。鳥貝、すごく美味しかったです。
Boiled octopus with salt (塩ゆでのタコ)
たこが柔らかい･･･ずっと噛んでいたい･･･。
Marinated monkfish liver with miso (あん肝の味噌漬け)
It wasn’t too sweet and it went with Japanese sake well !
甘すぎず、おいしい！あん肝のコクが日本酒とあいます！
Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し)
So much small sakura shrimps ! Those shrimps were crisp and the chawanmushi was soft like pudding !
桜海老がいっぱい！見た目も味も◎♪
Grilled butterfish with salt (マナガツオの塩焼き)
身がやわらかくて皮が芳ばしくて･･･。
And the sign of starting sushi time has appeared.
Gari (ガリ)
さて、ここからはお寿司タイムです。ということで、ガリが出てきました。おしぼりも。
And also hand towel was served again. It’s because there’re many people who eat sushi without using chopsticks. Me, too.
First, Young punctatus (Kohada, コハダ) was served.
As you see, gizzard shad have shiny skin and is the original Edo-style sushi ingredients as well as conger eel. This was from Amakusa of Kumamoto and cured with salt for four days and then lightly vinegared.
It is said that Young punctatus is the benchmark of the quality of Edo-style sushi restaurants.
最初は江戸前寿司の基本、コハダが出ます。４日間寝かせた天草のコハダだそうです。
Red sea bream (Madai, 真鯛)
Three-days-aged red sea bream from Katsuura of Chiba. It is a body part.
塩で〆て３日間寝かせたおなかの部分だそうです～
Sea bass (Kuro-mutsu, 黒むつ)
From Kozushima island. It was aged for one week.
神津島で採れた黒むつ。１週間ねかせてあります。
Tokishirazu (大目鱒)
Tokishirazu is a kind of salmon and known as luxury fish caught in Hokkaido area from Spring to Summer.
It was grilled in a straw and smelled good. Plenty of fat flew.
大目鱒。皮目を藁で炙っていて、香りが良いです。脂が溢れてきます。
Chu-toro (中トロ)
From Sado of Niigata. It is a part of 70kg tuna caught in a net !
佐渡の定置網でとれた７０キロのまぐろの中トロ！
Horse mackerel (Aji, 鯵)
From Izumi of Aichi.
とろけるような質感と香りが最高(*´д｀*)
Boiled clam (煮蛤)
I was really impressed by the taste of this clam. I didn’t like “boiled” clam sushi until that time. But this clam changed my mind ! So sweet and soft. I wanted to keep chewing it.
かめばかむほど甘みがでてくる煮ハマ。
Kuruma prawn (Kuruma-Ebi, 車海老)
From Kagoshima. Only this prawn made me disappointed at this dinner. The vinegared rice diminished the taste of shrimp.
唯一残念だったのがコレかな。。。酢飯が勝っちゃってる･･･。
The chef said our course only have conger eel, sea urchin, tamagoyaki and soup left. The chef asked us if we need another sushi before that, so I ordered my delight !
Golden cuttlefish (Sumi-ika, スミイカ)
「あとは穴子とうに、卵焼きと味噌汁だけですよ～」と言われ、大好物のすみいかを追加注文。
And we backed to our course.
Purple sea urchin and elegant sea urchin (ムラサキウニとバフンウニ)
Each kinds of sea urchins from Aomori.Very very small bowl… It was perfect sushi ! I love sea urchin and I was really happy that my mouth was full with sea urchin !
コースに戻ります。。。小さな小さなどんぶりが･･･これもお寿司ですよ！
Boiled conger eel (煮穴子)
The conger eel boiled softly….
そして煮穴子ホワホワです。
Tamagoyaki (玉子焼き)
Hashimoto also serve tamagoyaki like dessert 🙂
鮨はしもとでも卵焼きはやはりデザート。
Shijimi clam soup (しじみ汁)
Hashimoto serve shijimi clam soup, not asari clam soup.This was good, too.
はしもとはあさり汁ではなく、しじみ汁。こっちもいいな。
Totally, I was very satisfied with the course. The skill of the chef was far better than expected. I think the restaurant’ll going to get as good reputation as Miyakozushi having now.
We already took a reservation next month.
He said now it is still easy to reserve if you take a reservation before one week or so.
Two bloggers who visited with us posted about this dinner. (in Japanese)
http://blog.livedoor.jp/sohf/archives/30959432.html
http://narashi.blog.jp/archives/52094835.html
About Sushi Hashimoto (鮨はしもと)
Address / Maki Plaza Bldg 1F, 1-15-11, Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Station / Shintomicho station (Tokyo metro)
Open / 18:00 – 23:00
Closed / Mondays
Comments
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Thank you so much. I’m very glad that this blog is useful for you when you have a chance to visit here,
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