Sushi Sho Saito すし匠 齋藤 @ Akasaka Mitsuke, Tokyo

Do not get confused with the name Saito, this blog post is about Sushi Sho Saito, not Sushi Saito.

Sushi Sho Saito was formed from one of the disciples of Sushi Sho, a sushi joint famous for pioneering the ageing technique of fish and other seafood used in making sushi. Different types of rice are also used depending on the type of fish and method of cooking in order to bring out the full flavour in the sushi combination.This restaurant is located on the 2nd storey of a building the in the Akasaka Mitsuke area in Tokyo and its seating is a counter-style horigotatsu.

Sawara (Japanese spanish mackerel), Asari clams soup, Hokki gai, Kani temaki, Madai sashimi, Hirame with liver

Needle fish with Egg yolk, Aoyagi, Simmered Kinmedai, Kohada, Pickle to clean your mouth, Sayori skin

Shiroi ebi, Tako, Grilled snapper, Squid, Kani chawanmushi, Kodai

Hirame, Steamed Hamaguri, Ibodai, Sujiko, Cod milt, Aji

Ebi, Tachiuo, Toro, Murasaki Uni, Aburi Kinmedai

Anago, Ankimo, Egg soup, Kanpyou Maki, Ice cream, garnishing that was always present throughout the meal

 Apologies for the excessive use of Japanese names for the different types of sushi but I think this is a good way for readers to learn about the variety of seafood used to make sushi. The entire meal cost around 30,000 Yen per person for about 34 items or so. I know it sounds like a lot of money, but you consider the quality and the kind of expensive seafood you are popping into your mouth, such as ankimo, uni, cod milt etc, it is actually a pretty good deal.

However, I am a little biased. The other night I ate at Takumi Shingo, which is another disciple of Sushi Sho. In my opinion, I really enjoyed Takumi Shingo a lot more than Sushi Sho Saito. As such, even though I think this is a great place to go to especially to experience aged seafood with different types of rice, if given the choice, I would pick Takumi Shingo over Sushi Sho Saito. That being said, I will be trying another disciple soon - Sushi Sho Masa, so let's see which out of the 3 disciples is my most preferred one.


Tabelog website: https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13023988/
Address: 東京都 港区 赤坂 4-2-2 赤坂鳳月堂本店ビル 2F
Budget (dinner): 30,000 Yen
My rating: 4.5/5