The photo above is the 500 grams of rib eye steak (5,600 yen) my husband and I shared. Actually, the waitress who came to our table recommended having 1kg of rib steak to us, saying, "If you want to have aged meat, trust me, the bigger the tastier. I always recommend 1 kg to a group of two or three people. Don't worry, it may look pretty big, but many people eat it up with no problem."
Are you serious? After great consideration, we ordered 500 grams of rib and 250 grams of grass-fed Heifer fillet (3,200 yen, photo below). At this restaurant, the meats are all from New Zealand.
A waiter cut the thick steak in two for us. Look at the beautiful rosy color! It is over 5 centimeters thick.
Both the rib and the fillet were delicious, but 750 grams of meat was too much for two midagers. I asked for a doggy bag (they nicely wrapped my leftover meat), and next day I made sandwiches with the thin-sliced aged meat, which was unbelievably tasty!!
Dry-aged meat is not cheap, but worth the price. If you feel like eating a thick tender steak full of flavor on special occasions, don't hesitate, choose dry-aged meat!
Unfortunately, unlike in the U.S. and Australia, dry-aged beef is not yet too common in Japan, as this meat-aging technique is relatively new here. So don't expect to be able to eat dry-aged meat anywhere in Tokyo.
Restaurants you can eat dry-aged meat
Wanukai Grill Dining Tokyo
Address: 2-23-14 Hibashi Azabu, Minato-ku Tokyo (it is in the basement. Don't miss the entrance)telephone: 03-3568-3466
Open daily, 11:30a.m.-3 p.m. for lunch, 6-11p.m. for dinner.
Nearest station: subway Azabu-Juban station (close to Roppongi)
For more information, check their website here (English).
La Boucherie du Buppa
They offer not only beef but a great variety of wild meats, such as ducks, turtledove, dear, wild boars and even bears!!!!
Address: 1-1-1 Yutenji, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
telephone: 03-3793-9090
Open 6 p.m.-2 a.m. (Tue.-Sat.), 6 p.m.-12 a.m. (Sun), Closed Mon.
Nearest station: Nakameguro on Tokyu Toyoko Line and subway Hibiya Line
website: http://dubuppa.com/ (Japanese only)
LB6 Wine Bar ad Grill
Located in Roppongi, Tokyo's famous night life district, and open till 3 a.m.!Address: 4-11-13 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
telephone: 03-3478-0222
Open daily, 5 p.m.-3 a.m.
Nearest station: Roppongi
website: http://www.lb6.jp/ (all in Japanese but you can see the atmosphere)
LB7
Address: 7-11-4 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, TokyoOpen daily, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5 p.m.-1 a.m.
Nearest station: Hiroo
LB8
Address: 16-2 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, TokyoTelephone: 050-5872-2567
Open daily, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 a.m.
Nearest station: Daikanyama
Bistro 熟肉 Nareniku
If you are looking for a dry-aged beef restaurant in Shinjuku area...
Address: 7th floor of Shinjuku Youth Bldg., 4-1-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Telephone: 03-5363-5201
Open daily, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5-11:30 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.), 5-10:30 p.m. (Sun. & holidays)
Nearest station: Shinjuku
Specialita di Carne Chicciano
Fancy Italian. The price is also fancy.
Address: B1 fl. Akasaka Nakamura Bldg. 3-13-13 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo
Telephone: 03-3568-1129
Open 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. (Mon.-Fri), 6-11 p.m. (Mon. -Sat. & holidays), closed Sun.
Nearest Station: Akasaka on the subway Chiyoda Line
website: http://www.m-onecafe.jp/chicciano/index.html (Japanese only)
ここからは日本語で。
From here I'll write in Japanese.
初めて熟成肉を食べました。場所は麻布十番のワヌカイ。
見て！この厚み。そして、この色。
初めて はじめて for the first time
熟成肉 じゅくせいにく (dry) aged meat
場所 ばしょ place
麻布十番 あざぶじゅうばん name of the area in Tokyo
店の女の子は「2人だったら、1キロをお勧めします」と言ったけど、フィレも食べたかったから、リブ５００グラム、フィレ２５０グラムを注文しました。
勧める すすめる to recommend
注文する ちゅうもんする to order
でも、もう若くないから、すぐにお腹がいっぱいになって、残りは持ち帰りました。翌日サンドイッチにしたけど、本当においしかったですよ！
お腹 おなか stomach
残り のこり leftovers
持ち帰る もちかえる to take something home
翌日 よくじつ next day
本当に ほんとうに really
熟成肉は日本に紹介されてまだ数年なので、食べられる店は限られていますし、値段も高いです。でも試す価値はあるので、機会があればぜひ。
紹介する しょうかいする to introduce
数年 すうねん several years
限られる かぎられる to be limited
値段 ねだん price
試す ためす to try
価値 かち worth
機会 きかい chance
こんにちは、ゆうこさん！
ReplyDelete久しぶりですね。ただいま〜
熟成肉は美味しそうですね！
That steak is so thick, yet they were able to cook it perfectly~ I recently tried some very rare steak & I can definitely say it was the best ever. Thanks for showing nice pictures of your high-quality steak~ ^w^
I hope that one day I can afford to visit a high-end steak restaurant~ There seems to be so many in Tokyo! :D I don't think Brisbane has that many. ^^;