Fugu Diaries

A friend of a friend introduced me to this little place last night. It’s rare to find a restaurant with a woman-chef, but this one is one of them and a nice one at that. Located about 3 minutes from the famous Gonpachi restaurant by the Nishi-Azabu crossing, you go down a little flight of stairs into a bright restaurant with lots of white and light wood. We were given a very nice table for six — the only one in the 22 seat restaurant.

For 5,250 yen or 7,350 yen they give you a nice course of their dishes of the day. We were given the freshest sashimi, crispy scallops, perfectly grilled chicken with a little yuzu pepper and finally, rice cooked with pork and ginger that could be eaten on its own or livened up with Japanese sansho herb powder or hot pepper oil. The drinks menu was small, but it had a solid selection of sake and shochu. Highly recommended for a business dinner or just a pleasant Japanese meal.

Mayuzen
1-14-8 Nishiazabu, B1F
Tel: 03-3408-5048
Open: 6pm - 11pm (Closed Sundays and holidays)

— Yukari