I went to a hidden sushi restaurant in Umeda🍣

The restaurant is called Sushi Saigetsu, located a short walk above ground near the Izumi Square of Whity Umeda⛲️

It's on the 6th floor of a building, with a counter and private rooms✨

Many of the staff are fluent in English, and there are quite a few foreign tourists at the restaurant✨

I had the chef's special course today✨

Appetizer
There was a special box and a clam hot pot🍱🍲

Clam hot pot🍲
The large clams were plump and juicy, and the broth was incredibly delicious✨

Boxed meal🍱
Braised bamboo shoots
Kikuna with sesame
Squid with miso🦑
Crab meat with miso🦀
Tempura with spicy cod roe
Each dish was meticulously prepared and everything tasted amazing✨

Braised octopus and taro🐙
Both the octopus and taro were tender and infused with flavor, making it delicious🐙

Three kinds of squid🦑
Giant squid🦑
With shiso leaf, it was rich and delicious🦑
Firefly squid🦑
Served with vinegar miso, which complemented the squid's flavor wonderfully🦑
Swordtip squid🦑
Garnished with salmon roe, it had beautiful presentation, good texture, and was delicious🦑

Three kinds of sea urchin tasting✨
I received three kinds of sea urchin on a spoon
I tasted a bit as is, and it was incredibly rich and delicious❤️
It paired well with seaweed and cucumber too🥒
Russian sea urchin
Aomori purple urchin (available in summer)
Hakodate sea urchin
I particularly liked the Russian one the most🇷🇺
It seems that there are many Bafun sea urchins around these days✨

Sakura sea bream with tororo sauce🐟
The sakura sea bream was fluffy, and the tororo was smooth and soft, making it incredibly delicious✨
The wasabi's spiciness was delightful✨

I also enjoyed pickled ginger and cabbage🫚

Red and white steamed buns sushi🍣
It consisted of red fish
Squid🦑
The squid was sticky, had a great texture, rich, and delicious🦑
The red fish had a robust marinated flavor that perfectly matched the rice, making it tasty🐟

Shirayuki flounder🍣
It was thick, rich, and had a satisfying texture that was delicious🐟

Shrimp from Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture🦐
Topped with caviar✨
The meat was firm and sweet, and the combination with the caviar's saltiness was rich and delicious🦐

Shimazume fish🍣
It was fatty and had a good texture, making it delicious🐟

Salmon from Tottori Kotoura🍣
It was fatty, rich, and melted in the mouth, being incredibly delicious🐟

Otoro sushi🍣
It melted in my mouth, rich and incredibly delicious🐟

Kinmedai from Shizuoka Prefecture🍣
The skin was charred, giving it a nice aroma, while the meat was tender and incredibly delicious🐟

Anago from Awajishima🍣
It was grilled fluffy with a sweet sauce drizzled on it, making it melt-in-your-mouth delicious fish

Grilled items🔥
Salmon fish
It was rich and fluffy when grilled, making it delicious🐟
The pairing with the accompanying miso was excellent and tasty✨

Toro takuan🐟
Toro and pickled daikon were rolled up in nori🐟
The richness of the toro and the crunchiness of the pickled daikon matched perfectly, creating a delightful balance of rich and refreshing flavors🥰
The crisp flavor of the nori was also delicious✨

Sushi with sea urchin, salmon roe, and scallops🍣
On top of roasted nori and rice, the sea urchin, salmon roe, and scallops were beautifully arranged. Each bite was rich and incredibly delicious❤️
As it decreased, I rolled it in nori and ate it all at once, which was also incredibly delicious❤️

Shijimi clam red miso soup✨
The broth was flavorful, and the shijimi clams were tasty, making the red miso soup perfect, rich and delicious✨

Lastly,
I got to see their unique way of preparing bonito broth, which seemed to extract a rich flavor🐟
After taking out the first broth and drinking half, they added kelp for a flavor change✨
The first broth had a strong bonito aroma and was tasty🐟
Once the kelp was added, the flavor became complex again, making it delicious✨
I happily had plenty of refills, feeling very satisfied✨

Black sesame ice cream monaka
In the monaka, there was
black sesame ice cream🍨
strawberries🍓
white sweet bean paste
Hobun mochi
It was a rich combination that was delicious until the end🍨

Each dish was carefully explained, and all the food was delicious, leaving me very satisfied✨

It’s a place I hope both foreign tourists and Japanese people can appreciate and should definitely visit🇯🇵