Sensoji temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
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Sumibi Yakitori Tetsu

ShimokitazawaTokyo

8.4

Tetsu-san grills over real binchotan and will quietly judge you for skipping the skin skewer, which is correct of him. Order the omakase course and let the counter feed you until you tap out. He closes whenever the day's chickens run out — often by 9:30pm — so this is an early-evening play.

Order this

  • Tsukune with egg yolk
  • Chicken skin skewer
  • Tebasaki wings
  • Oyakodon (closer)

The dishes reviewers keep coming back for. Ordering off-list is on you.

The practical bit

Getting a table

Reserve if you can — walk-ins wait

Dietary

No real accommodations here — better to know now than at the table.

Neighborhood

Shimokitazawa, Tokyo

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