Aiste Miseviciute Instagram – Nestled on a quiet street in the historic Higashiyama district, Sushi Ao (青) is a newly opened (since June) sushi restaurant in Kyoto by the legendary chef Yoshihiro Murata that combines sushi courses with exquisite kaiseki dishes in between. The stunning restaurant, located in an old sukiya, has been designed by the master carpenter firm Nakamura Sotoji Komuten, while the food is served on rare and museum quality antique pieces by Rosanjin from the impressive private collection of Yoshihiro Murata. (Alongside antique Baccarat and Wajima lacquerware.)
The restaurant is headed by a young chef Eiki Abe who has trained for 15 years at Kikunoi Akasaka and serves truly sublime dishes from the seasonal ingredients.
Sushi Ao can be booked via the major booking sites, such as Tableall, Omakase and MyConciergeJapan.
In the images…
– Sakizuke: Jellied sea urchin
– Ogawa Karasumi: drilled mullet roe rolled up with a squid and matured with mirin for about a month and a half to two months: a special recipe of our
Taisho’s grandfather.
– Sea bream nigiri
– Abalone nigiri
– Maguro toro nigiri
– Wanmono: Kamonasu Agedashi (Deep fried Kamo eggplant, ebi tsukune (shrimp meatballs) andTakamine
Chili Pepper with dashi broth.
– Ayu nigiri
– Longtooth grouper nigiri
– Horse mackerel nigiri
– Prawn nigiri
– Chilled tomato soup (absolutely fantastic)
– Blackthroat seaperch nigiri
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