2-7-4 Kyobashi, Chūō-ku, TokyoTue — Sat · 18:00 / 20:30
Kōen
EST. 2017 · KYOBASHI, TOKYO
Omakase · 8 seats

Edomae sushi, cut and served one piece at a time at a single hinoki counter. Twenty pieces, chosen each morning at Toyosu.

Sushi platter on dark slate
Fig. 01 — The counter at 18:00Seatings 18:00 & 20:30 · Tue–Sat

Eight seats. One counter.
The seasons, served in silence.

Price

¥38,000 per guest

Duration

Approximately 2 hours

Booking

Opens the 1st of each month

Location

2-7-4 Kyobashi, Chūō, Tokyo

(01) About

Kōen means park — a quiet space in the middle of a loud city. Chef Ren Hayashi serves twenty pieces each evening, chosen that morning at Toyosu.

There is no menu and no music. Only rice seasoned with red vinegar, fish aged with patience, and the sound of the knife.

Sushi pieces on a wooden board
ItamaeRen HayashiFormerlySukiyabashi, Ginza

Four seasons

(02) Shun — 旬

Spring

  • Sakura-masu
  • Hotaru-ika
  • Sayori

Summer

  • Shinko
  • Uni from Hokkaido
  • Aji
Now

Autumn

  • Modori-gatsuo
  • Sanma
  • Ikura, house-cured

Winter

  • Kan-buri
  • Hon-maguro
  • Ankimo
(03) Omakase

Tonight's
sequence

A sample of the autumn course. The final order is decided by the chef as the evening unfolds.

Reserve
  1. 01
    ChawanmushiMatsutake, ginkgo
  2. 02
    SashimiKatsuo, smoked over straw
  3. 03
    KohadaGizzard shad, vinegar-cured
  4. 04
    AkamiLean bluefin, soy-marinated
  5. 05
    ChūtoroAged nine days
  6. 06
    KinmedaiSeared, sudachi
  7. 07
    IkuraHouse-cured salmon roe
  8. 08
    AnagoSimmered sea eel, tsume
  9. 09
    TamagoCastella-style
  10. 10
    WagashiChestnut, matcha
Sushi platter on a slate
Fig. 02The counter, 18:00
Assorted maki rolls
Fig. 03Maki
Gyoza and small dishes
Fig. 04Otsumami

“Perhaps the purest expression of sushi outside of Ginza. Nothing is extra. Nothing is missing.”

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(04) Reservations

Request
a seat

We accept reservations for up to four guests. Cancellations within 72 hours are charged in full, as fish is purchased for each guest.

Tue, 18 November18:002 seatsRequest
Wed, 19 November20:304 seatsRequest
Thu, 20 November18:00FullWaitlist
Fri, 21 November20:301 seatRequest
Sat, 22 November18:00FullWaitlist

For private buyouts of the full counter, write to seat@koen.tokyo