Sukiyabashi Jiro (すきやばし次郎, Sukiyabashi Jirō) is a sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, owned by Jiro Ono.[2] Ono previously operated as the head chef, but stepped aside in favor of his son Yoshikazu Ono in 2023 due to ill health.[3]
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| Owner(s) | Jiro Ono |
| Head chef | Jiro Ono (before 2023), Yoshikazu Ono (by 2023 - present) [1] |
| Food type | Sushi |
| Street address | Tsukamoto Sogyo Building Basement Floor 1 2-15, Ginza 4-chome |
| City | Chūō, Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°40′21.58″N 139°45′50.54″E / 35.6726611°N 139.7640389°E |
| Reservations | Required |
| Other locations | Roppongi Hills |
| Website | www |
Sukiyabashi Jiro was the first sushi restaurant[4] to receive three stars from the Michelin Guide.[5] It was removed from the Michelin Guide in November 2019 as it does not receive reservations from the general public,[6][7] instead requiring reservations to be made through the concierge of a luxury hotel.[8]
The restaurant has ten counter seats.[9] Jiro's son Takashi operates a two-star branch in Roppongi Hills in Minato, Tokyo.[10][11] The French chef Joël Robuchon said that the restaurant was one of his favorites in the world, and that it taught him that sushi is an art.[12] Sukiyabashi Jiro was the subject of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi.[13]
Fire
editThere was a fire at the restaurant on the morning of 24 June 2013. Firefighters said that a sushi chef had been using straw to smoke bonito, and that the straw most likely ignited after he returned it to the storeroom. The fire took about an hour to extinguish. There were no injuries.[14]
Barack Obama visit
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US President Barack Obama dined at the restaurant with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on 23 April 2014.[15] There are conflicting reports as to whether Obama finished the sushi, though Abe said Obama proclaimed it the best he had ever had.[16][17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sanghvi, Raaj (18 December 2023). "Here's what you get at Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo, if you can get in that is". Business Today. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "銀座 すきやばし次郎 本店 鮨". すきやばし次郎 SUKIYABASHI JIRO.
- ^ Sanghvi, Raaj (18 December 2023). "Here's what you get at Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo, if you can get in that is". Business Today. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Marcus, Lilit (27 November 2019). "Tokyo's most famous sushi restaurant removed from Michelin Guide". CNN Travel. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Kitamura, Makiko (17 November 2009). "Michelin Guide Gives 3 Stars to 11 Tokyo Restaurants". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (26 November 2019). "World's best sushi restaurant stripped of its three Michelin stars" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "World's 'best sushi restaurant' removed from Michelin guide". The Independent. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Famed Tokyo sushi restaurant Jiro left dreaming of Michelin stars". CNA. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Dining at Jiro". すきやばし次郎 SUKIYABASHI JIRO.
- ^ 鮨 すきやばし 次郎 [Sushi Sukiyabashi Jiro]. Roppongi Hills website (in Japanese). Mori Building Co., Ltd. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Richard Vines and Makiko Kitamura (24 November 2010). "Japan Matches France in Michelin Three-Star Eateries". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
The new two-star restaurants in Tokyo: ... Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi (Japanese Sushi) ...
- ^ S. Karene Witcher (27 March 2009). "Hit List: Joël Robuchon's favorite restaurants". Wall Street Journal (Way Back Machine). Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Jiro Dreams of Sushi (Official Movie Site) - Directed by David Gelb - Available on DVD and Blu-ray™ - Trailer, Pictures & More". www.magpictures.com.
- ^ "Fire breaks out in Ginza building with famous sushi restaurant". Japan Today. 24 June 2013.
- ^ Superville, Darlene (23 April 2014). "Obama Opens Japan Trip at Famous Sushi Restaurant". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Report: Obama Didn't Even Finish His Jiro Dreams of Sushi Meal".
- ^ "Jiro Ono warns of raw deal from overfishing". Daily News. New York. 4 November 2014.