This post was written in 2022. Shop details and prices may have changed since then.
The famous old spots in Shinbashi keep going under one after another, so it’s genuinely moving that Maihama has held on.
This kind of place
You just write your name down and wait, so there’s no need to stand in line.
This kind of menu
The table
This kind of place
What I ordered was the gindara no nitsuke.
It’s simmered black cod, and it tastes far, far better than it looks.
Close-up of the simmered black cod
The black cod melts in your mouth and it’s a touch on the sweet side, but eating it after so long it tastes heavenly. The piping-hot chawanmushi and the roughly cut, thick slices of sashimi are well above the bar too. All I can do is hope they keep going strong until the day I finally come back.
Other visits to this place
- Maihama in Shinbashi 2017.11.20