Returned to a few favorites but managed to squeeze in a couple of new discoveries too.
- Yanmo: a fairly upscale izakaya in Aoyama, along the lines of Maru. Kept it simple, with exquisitely grilled salmon and mackerel.
- Shigeyoshi: way up the street past Omotesando Hills in Harajuku, just before the Meiji shrine. An excellent experience, sitting by the chef as he went through the stock list. He was kind enough to guide me through his cookbook, directing his sous-chef what to prepare me next. Highlights were freshest crab with a simple citrus dressing, the best spring bamboo I've had, sprinkled with katsuobushi and braised butterbur sprouts, a perfectly braised turnip wrapped in a string of seaweed, and a gelatinous grapefruit dessert.
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