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鮨けんすけ（Sushi Kensuke） is a high-end Edomae sushi restaurant in Tokyo’s Azabu-juban area, operated by Alpha Dining Co., Ltd. Opened in October 2025, it is led by Chef Kensuke Abe, who trained at Michelin-starred restaurants in Ginza as well as an extremely hard-to-book members-only sushi restaurant. He brings extensive experience as a top-tier Japanese cuisine chef.
The restaurant centers on an omakase course, guided by a hospitality philosophy of warmth, sincerity, and integrity. Signature dishes include the “melting otoro” scored with fifty knife cuts, lightly seared nodoguro with kombu, and moderately flame-seared kuruma ebi with premium shrimp miso. The restaurant also has a professional sake sommelier, offering pairings with renowned labels such as “而今” and “獺祭Blue,” elevating the combination of sushi and Japanese sake. Seating consists of 8 counter seats and two private rooms with 5 and 6 seats respectively, offering excellent privacy.
The restaurant follows a high-spend tasting-menu model. The omakase course is priced at 29,000 JPY including tax, with an additional 10% service charge; drinks are billed separately. The popular sake sommelier pairing of 6 selections costs 11,000 JPY. Overall spending is expected to exceed 40,000 JPY per person, placing it firmly among Tokyo’s top-tier sushi experiences.
Pros: Prestigious chef background and highly refined technique; creative and memorable dishes such as the fifty-cut otoro; professional and well-developed sake pairings; Chinese and English interfaces available, making it friendly to international visitors; private rooms are well suited for business dining.
Cons: Expensive; very strict cancellation policy, with 100% charged for same-day cancellations and 50% for cancellations the day before; leaving the table to smoke may disrupt the serving pace or even be refused; dinner-only hours, closed on Sundays and two Mondays per month, making reservations relatively difficult.
Best suited to high-net-worth diners, business entertainment, anniversary dates, and food lovers with a serious interest in Edomae sushi and premium Japanese sake.
The website is directly accessible and offers a Chinese interface, making it very convenient for Chinese tourists to review the menu and reservation rules in advance.
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