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fugu, I recommend the crab set menu for ¥4,090. And yes, that's fugu swimming in the
fish tank. (Before you eat here, be sure you read about fugu, in “Japanese Cuisine,” in
chapter 2.)
6-16-6 Tsukiji.
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03/3541-3881.
Fugu dishes ¥520-¥4,090; fugu set dinners ¥4,800-¥13,500; set
lunches ¥840-¥1,570. AE, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-9:30pm (last order). Station: Tsukiji (7 min.). From the
Harumi Dori/Shinohashi intersection, walk on Harumi Dori in the opposite direction of Ginza; the restau-
rant is on the left in a modern building just before the Kachidoki-bashi Bridge.
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Edogin
SUSHI There are two Edogin sushi restaurants in Tsukiji, within walk-
ing distance of one another. Because they're close to the famous fish market, you can be
sure that the fish will be fresh. There's nothing aesthetic about the main Edogin, first
established about 80 years ago—the lights are bright, it's packed with the locals, and it's
noisy and busy. It's particularly crowded during lunch and dinnertime because the food
is dependably good and plentiful. The menu is in Japanese only, but an illustrated menu
outside displays some of the set meals, with most prices ¥3,700 or less. There are also
sushi platters for ¥1,600 to ¥4,200. As an alternative, look at what the people around
you are eating or, if it's lunchtime, order the teishoku (served until 2pm). The nigiri-zushi
teishoku for ¥1,050 offers a variety of sushi, along with soup and pickled vegetables; if
you're really hungry, a more plentiful nigiri-zushi teishoku is available for ¥1,470.
4-5-1 Tsukiji.
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03/3543-4401.
Set meals ¥1,800-¥5,500; lunch teishoku ¥1,050-¥1,470. AE, DC, MC, V.
Mon-Sat 11:30am-9:30pm; Sun and holidays 11:30am-9pm. Station: Tsukiji or Tsukijijo (3 min.). Located
near the Harumi and Shinohashi Dori intersection behind McDonald's; anyone in the neighborhood can
point you in the right direction.
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Sushi Dai
SUSHI Located right in the Tsukiji Fish Market, this sushi bar
boasts some of the freshest fish in town (and often a long line of people queuing for one
of the dozen seats; waits can be up to an hour). The easiest thing to do is order the
seto,
a set sushi course that usually comes with tuna, eel, shrimp, and other morsels, plus six
rolls of tuna and rice in seaweed
(onigiri).
You won't get plates here—food is served
directly on the raised counter in front of you.
Tsukiji Fish Market.
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03/3547-6797.
Sushi a la carte ¥315-¥1,000; sushi seto ¥2,500-¥3,900. No credit
cards. Mon-Sat 5am-2pm. Closed Wed if the market is closed, and on holidays. Station: Tsukijijo (2 min.)
or Tsukiji (10 min.). Located in a row of barracks housing other restaurants and shops beside the covered
market, in Building no. 6 in the 3rd alley (just past the mailbox); it's the 3rd shop on the right.
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ASAKUSA
Note:
To locate these restaurants, see the map on p. 103.
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Chinya
SHABU-SHABU/SUKIYAKI Established in 1880, Chinya is
an old sukiyaki restaurant with a new home in a seven-story building to the left of
Kaminarimon Gate, adjacent to its own butcher shop. The entrance to this place is open-
fronted; all you'll see is a man waiting to take your shoes and a hostess in a kimono ready
to lead you to one of the tatami-floored dining areas above. Chinya offers very good
shabu-shabu and sukiyaki set lunches for ¥4,300, available until 3pm and including an
appetizer, miso soup, rice or noodles, and side dishes. Otherwise, dinner set meals of
shabu-shabu or sukiyaki, including sashimi, rice, and soup, begin at ¥5,500 (reservations
