Kurogin Tuna Store
Chef serving us our tuna bowl
Verdict: Fly
Kurogin Tuna Store is a must-visit when you’re in Osaka. The best tuna and the best sesame rice. What more do you want?
Sushi making display for the public
Type: Seafood Restaurant
Location: Kuromon Ichiba Market, Osaka, Japan
Address: 2 Chome-11-1 Nipponbashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0073, Japan
Entrance to the store
Line up that wraps around the store entrance
Must Try Items: Tuna (with the sesame rice bowl)
Cost: Varies depending on your cut & amount of tuna. We spent ~$70-80 CAD.
Tuna bowl
Comments:
Be prepared to wait & bring cash
It was daunting to begin with, especially with the language barrier, but we detail the step by step process below.
TLDR: We asked to do a few slices of sashimi and the rest in a chirashi bowl - mixing 2 cuts: medium fatty & lean.
It was mesmerizing to watch the master sushi maker prepare the final forms
The key part that separated this sushi from everything else we’ve ever had was the rice. It was the best sushi rice we’ve ever had - that toasted sesame with the texture was perfection. We’ll be dreaming about this for years to come.
Steps to ordering at Kurogin Tuna Store:
Step 1: Determine which part of the tuna you want - i.e. lean, medium, fatty. Choose size of your selected cut. Cost is labelled on the package.
You select which grade of tuna you want to use
Step 2: Choose how to eat your tuna: sashimi, nigiri, chirashi bowl. The chef will expertly prepare your dish on the spot.
Chef slicing tuna sashimi
Step 3: Wait for your custom order and enjoy the work of art!
Tuna nigiri