Looking for a place to unwind after a long day? Looking for Tokyo nightlife? Try the Tokyo Restaurant Kisoji in Okachimachi, near Ueno‘s Ameyokocho. Kisoji is a chain restaurant originally from Osaka. Walk downstairs to the basement and you will find a very lively place for some delicious food and drinks. The set course dinner meal I had was wonderful-from eye-pleasing petite appetizers to unforgetable shabu shabu and such attention to even minute detail. The best shabu shabu restaurant in Tokyo.
Mozuku - cold and refreshing vinegared seaweed with grated yam.
Unagi (fresh water eel) seasoned with soy sauce, then wrapped with kelp.
Kuri (chestnut) blended with tofu.
Sashimi (raw pieces of maguro(tuna) and hamachi(yellow tail)on a bed of ice.
Shabu Shabu - thinly sliced, well marbled beef strips, rice noodles, maple leaf shaped shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, sliced nappa cabbage, mizuna (Japanese mustard greens), kelp, and green onions cooked in a hot broth.
The beef strips are very briefly dipped in water boiling in a cast iron pot along with the other ingredients, then taken out of the pot and dipped in a goma(sesame oil)with grated daikon (Japanese turnips)and chili sauce, or a ponzu sauce with thinly sliced leeks.
16-grain rice is served at the end of the meal-just delicious.
Light and refreshing-green apple ice cream for dessert.
Meal is complimented by a cup of hoji(roasted) tea.
Kisoji is one of Travel Japan’s favorite restaurants in Tokyo. Etsuko gave exceptional service and was a great waitress!
Located at B1F, Ueno Kyodo Bldg,2-7-13 Ueno, Taito-ku. From 11:30AM-3:00PM and 5:00PM-10:00PM weekdays and Saturdays, Sundays & holidays 11:30-9:30PM. A 1 minute walk from Ginza subway Ueno Hinokoji station or a 5 minute walk from the JR Okachimachi station.
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