Higashiazabu Amamoto
Sushi restaurant · Minato ·
Two Michelin stars, 12-seat sushi counter, omakase, seasonal ingredients
Two Michelin stars, 12-seat sushi counter, omakase, seasonal ingredients
"With two Michelin stars and only eight counter seats, this is one of the city’s toughest reservations to score. But Masamichi Amamoto’s flawlessly executed sushi and theatrical panache are worth the effort. Fortunately, new guests can now book via online concierge services. Pristine seasonal ingredients—like hiragomasaba mackerel, gloriously patterned with blue and black stripes, or live botan shrimp, served with karasumi mullet roe—are at the heart of Amamoto’s philosophy. Cooked dishes, such as the exquisitely grilled nodoguro black-throat sea perch, demonstrate his sharp eye for detail." - Melinda Joe
"Making its debut in the guide with two stars, this 12-seat Japanese restaurant in Da’an District centers on a solid cypress counter and offers an omakase that includes 12 pieces of nigiri using seasonal fish mostly from Kyushu, with rice cooked in natural spring water from Nagano. Chef Shogo Amamoto, who has lived in Taiwan for more than 12 years and is the brother of Masamichi Amamoto of Tokyo’s two-starred Higashiazabu Amamoto, presides over the experience, and demand is so intense that food lovers wait months—sometimes up to half a year—for a seat." - Hsieh Ming Ling
"A 12‑seat sushi counter run by chef Shogo Amamoto offering a 12‑piece sushi omakase that draws months‑long waiting lists; newly awarded two Michelin stars in the 2019 guide." - Monica Burton
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