Sushi Yoshitake in New York
/Each time we go to Tokyo together we always make sure to dine at Yoshitake, an 8-seat Michelin 3-star sushi counter situated in an alley among shopping malls and high end fashion stores in Ginza, one of Tokyo’s most famous shopping districts.
On September, Adam surprised me with a “trip” to Tokyo while staying in New York. He didn’t want to tell me where we were having dinner he only gave me 1 hint, he told me it was a pop-up of one of his favorite restaurants, I got it on my second guess.
We arrived at 6 pm at Ippodo Tea on 39th Street, I was tempted to get a matcha but we opted for a beer in the seating area in the back. Above Ippodo tea is Kajitsu, a Japanese restaurant serving vegetarian meals, where Yoshitake was having the 2 night pop-up at their counter.
The food was excellent and the wine pairing was as surprising, this was maybe the second time we’ve gotten a wine pairing with sushi. Yoshitake-san’s daughter told us they had some very special bottles that we had to try, so we decided to do it. We got special pairings but the ones that stuck out the most where the sake, Absolut 0 Junmai Daiginjo, and the dessert wine, a Château d’Yquem.
Yoshitake is opening in New York City, I’m not sure when, but hopefully this 2020. We can’t wait.
Until next time,
D.
