What is it like to dine at Saito, the number one sushi restaurant in Japan?

Although Sushi Sugita is also highly praised, Saito is not only number one on the Tablelog sushi list, but the chef of this restaurant, Koji Saito, even received one Michelin star in the first year that Michelin landed in Japan. , won two Michelin stars in the second year, and won three Michelin stars in the third year at the young age of 37, and has continued to the current eighth year. The member-recommended reservation system, which makes it almost impossible to make a successful reservation, makes this restaurant even more mysterious.

There are too many rumors about this restaurant. For example, the current Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike once reserved Sushi Saito for a week to receive foreign VIPs. Saito's regular customers are basically all well-known and distinguished guests, and this time I was not assigned to the chef's bar, but Saito's sous chef, Shunji Funabashi, to receive us.

The laughter of Saito Koji came from the main bar in the next room, but the sous chef Funabashi Shunji who was facing us was holding the sushi unusually quietly. He straightened his back and exuded a majestic air. His aura revealed his confidence in his professionalism. It made me realize that although he is young, he is already the top sushi chef in Japan with arrogance and confidence. His movements are also smooth, and the sushi is cut like a work of art. out of arc.