monster gourmet: restaurant reviews from Tokyo, Seoul and beyond, sushi first

Akami nigiri on a slate plate at the Shimazu counter

Prices went up. I still go back to Shimazu.

Prices are up. Compared with what I paid at Sugita and Arai last month, though, nothing satisfies me like Shimazu. I thought this was matsutake season. The real star was the ikura.

≈ ¥55,000 no alcohol, 2026/10 video

Every post here comes from a visit I filmed for YouTube. Prices are what I paid at the time, so check the month next to each one.

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