Best tofu kaiseki in Tokyo

I love tofu. Good quality, silky soft tofu.

When I was in Japan last year, I had the opportunity to visit Tofuya Ukai, a tofu restaurant right by the Tokyo tower. Now I have to say, Kyle is not a tofu fan. So he wasn't crazy about the idea of visiting an expensive tofu restaurant. However, after our first course, he was sold. By the time he finished the second course, aged dengaku, fried tofu in a sweet miso sauce, he was raving about the food.


"This is the best tofu I've ever had!!" Kyle said. And I agree with him. Those were some pretty damn awesome fried tofu.

We both had the Tsuki course, which is a nine course kaiseki tasting dinner with seasonal ingredients. Our Tsuki menu includes:

- Boiled Abalone and eggplant cold appetizer
- Aged Dengaku with sweet miso and egg custard
- Assorted sashimi
- Grilled wild duck with seasonal vegetable soup
- Boiled crown daisy with walnut sauce, fried chestnuts, and grilled barracuda sushi
- Savory soy milk soup with fresh handmade tofu
- Charcoal grilled black rockfish or domestic Japanese beef
- Rice cooked with special mushroom
- Fresh pear simmered in wine

For our 7th course, I chose the Japanese beef and Kyle had the grilled fish. I really enjoyed the savory soy milk soup with fresh tofu. I never knew you can make a savory soup out of soy milk. Everything we had were cooked perfectly and absolutely delicious.

Boiled crown daisy with walnut sauce, fried chestnuts, and grilled barracuda sushi

So if you are going to be in Tokyo, definitely pay a visit to Tofuya Ukai. You will not be disappointed.

Tofuya Ukai - http://www.ukai.co.jp/shiba/