When I was asked by someone, “What is the No.1 sashimi bowl in Tsukiji at lunchtime ?”, I’ll definitely answer, “Kashigashira !”. Kashigashira‘s sashimi bowl is splendid !
Kashigashira is located on the B1F of a building along Harumi Street. They’re open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (last order) and closed on Sundays.
This place is often featured on TV and in magazines.
There’s also a branch called “Kabuki Maguro” in Ryogoku, which has been highlighted in the popular foodie magazine Otona no Shumatsu. The restaurant uses the Kashigashira seal (河岸頭) in its name, and yes, they serve the same amazing sashimi bowls! :p
Their most famous dish is the two-tiered sashimi bowl, called “Tsukiji Jyogai Don (築地場外丼)” This gorgeous bowl often makes it onto TV and magazine features, though I haven’t tried it yet.
One reason is that it looks too big for me, but the main reason is that I’m already completely satisfied with their regular sashimi bowl in terms of both its appearance and the quality of the seafood.
Here’s what the regular sashimi bowl (海鮮丼, 2200 yen) looks like. They change the seafood according to the season.
The rice is barely visible—just a small amount, almost hidden beneath a brilliant array of sashimi slices. It looks almost like jewelry! Kashigashira’s sashimi bowl is so generously packed with seafood that I doubt you’d end up with much leftover rice.
Sometimes, they even add fresh sea urchin to the bowl!
I also love their tuna-centric bowl (まぐろづくし丼, 1650 yen). It’s a tuna lover’s dream, with lean tuna (akami), fatty tuna (toro), diced tuna (butsu), fresh scraps from the tuna spine (nakaochi), and marinated tuna, all served over rice. (Grilled tuna is available for an extra fee.) For the quality and portion, I think it’s really affordable. The tuna pieces are cut thick, letting you enjoy its fantastic texture.
Another bowl I highly recommend is the Raw baby sardines bowl (生しらす丼, 1100 yen), though I don’t often get the chance to try it. If they have fresh baby sardines in stock, they’ll announce it, and I highly recommend ordering it when you hear the news. Of course, you can order the raw baby sardines without rice, too. (Note: The tuna in this photo wasn’t included in the bowl and had an additional fee.)
Kashigashira sources their raw baby sardines from select wholesalers. If they can’t get good quality ones, even during their peak season, they won’t serve them. That’s why the raw baby sardines here are so fresh and delicious, with a great balance of bitterness and flavor. I really recommend trying it. They even serve raw baby sardines for dinner when they have them in stock.
If you enjoy sweet marinated tuna and lots of green onions, the Yukhoe bowl (ユッケ丼, 1650 yen) is a good option. It features marinated tuna with yukhoe sauce, topped with slices of fresh tuna over a bed of green onions.
Though I usually stick to the sashimi or tuna-centric bowls, I also recommend the Hokkai bowl (北海丼, 1760 yen). “Hokkai” means “Hokkaido,” and this bowl showcases Hokkaido specialties like salmon, salmon roe, crab, and scallops. (Grilled tuna from Oma is pictured here, for an extra fee)
It’s a great choice for anyone wanting to experience the flavors of Hokkaido.
What I’ve covered in this post is on the pricier side of the menu.
They also offer more affordable options, such as the marinated tuna bowl (漬けマグロ丼) and the salmon bowl (サーモン丼), both for 1100 yen, and the weekday-only “Tokubutsu-don” (得ブツ丼) for 660 yen.
One downside is that Kashigashira’s menu doesn’t include taxes, and they don’t provide tax-inclusive pricing, which can be a bit of a hassle. I prefer to calculate the cost quickly before leaving my seat at lunch, especially when I need to hurry back to the office. I wish they would provide a tax-included menu, though rounding up isn’t a big deal.
Just so you know, the prices I mentioned here are tax-inclusive.
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Name Kashigashira (河岸頭)
Open Lunch, Dinner
Reservation Available for dinner time only
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Kashigashira is on the B1F of the building located along Harumi street.
They are open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Last Order). They are closed on Sundays.
Kashigashira is sometimes featured by TV and magazines.
There’s a branch named “Kabuki Maguro” in Ryogoku and also it was featured by the popular foodie magazine named “Otona no Syumatsu”.
They put seal having “Kashigashira (河岸頭)” on the name of Kabuki maguro :p Well, they serve same sashimi bowl 🙂
Their most popular sashimi bowl is this 2-storied sashimi bowl. It’s named “Tsukiji Jyogai Don”. This gorgeous sashimi bowl is sometimes featured by TV and magazines. But I haven’t eaten this yet.
One of the reason is too much for me. But main reason is that I’m enough satisfied with normal sashimi bowl (2200 yen) in its looking and the quality of seafood.
This is normal sashimi bowl (海鮮丼, 2200 yen).
They change seafood according to the season.
Less rice. Rice can’t be seen.
Brilliant. It’s like jewelry !
Kashigashira’s sashimi bowl have plenty of slices of sashimi, so I think it’s rare that you leave much rice.
Sometimes such fresh sea urchin was put on it 🙂
I love tuna-centric bowl (まぐろづくし丼, 1650 yen) as well as sashimi bowl.
Lean meat of tuna (akami), fatty part of tuna (toro), diced tuna(butsu), leftover fresh on the spine of tuna (nakaochi) and marinated tuna was put on the rice. (Grilled tuna on it is needed extra fee). I think it’s really inexpensive. Those were cut thickly, so we can enjoy the texture of tuna.
And another sashimi bowl that I highly recommend is it. Raw baby sardines bowl (生しらす丼, 1100 yen). But I rarely meet it. When they fresh raw baby sardines in stock, they’ll say “We have raw baby sardines in stock today !”.
If you hear it, I recommend you order it.
Of course, raw baby sardines can be ordered without rice 🙂
* tuna on this photo was not included in the bowl. It needed additional fee.
Kashigashira buy raw baby sardines from specific wholesalers only. So, if they can’t get good raw baby sardines from the wholesalers, they don’t serve it even though during its best season.
So, Kashigashira’s raw baby sardines are so fresh. Its bitterness and flavor is awesome.
I really recommend it.
They serve raw baby sardines at dinner time when they can get.
If you like sweet marinated tuna and much greenonion, Yukhoe bowl (ユッケ丼, 1650 yen) is one of good choice, I think. It have marinated tuna with yukhoe sauce, and also it have slices of fresh tuna on the bead of green onions.
I always eat sashimi bowl or tuna-centric bowl, so I rarely eat another sashimi bowl. But this Hokkai bowl (北海丼, 1760 yen) is delicious, too.
Hokkai means “Hokkaido”. Yes. This bowl have Hokkaido’s specialty, salmon, salmon roe, crab, scallop.
*Grilled tuna from Oma was put on the photo (with extra fee)
It’s good sashimi bowl to enjoy the tastes of Hokkaido.
What I recommend on this post is rather expensive on their menu.
They have more inexpensive sashimi bowl, for example marinated tuna (漬けマグロ丼) and salmon bowl (サーモン丼) cost 1100 yen, Tokubutsu-don (得ブツ丼) that is weekdays limited sashimi bowl cost 660 yen.
It’s troublesome a bit. Kashigashira’s menu exclude consumption tax and it don’t have tax-included price. It’s troublesome every time because I don’t want to calculate with full stomach.
But I want to prepare cash to pay before leaving seat at lunchtime while working. I need to hurry to my office. So, I want tax-included menu. (round-up is no problem)
Well, those price on this post was tax-included.
About
Name Kashigashira (河岸頭)
Open Lunch, Dinner
Reservation Available for dinner time only
Credit card Unavailable
URL Website, Twitter, Instagram
Google Map
