Kioicho, Tokyo — Hotel New Otani
Live Matsuba crab and female snow crab in winter; live hairy crab of over 1kg from Hokkaido.
Crab, prepared as a Japanese kaiseki meal.
We buy our crab live and build each season's crab into a full kaiseki meal, served inside Hotel New Otani Tokyo, a short walk from Akasaka-mitsuke.
Matsuba crab is the name for male snow crab landed at the ports of the San'in coast. We buy live Matsuba crab of 1.2kg or more.
Arai sashimi, shinjo dumpling in clear soup, grilled crab, crab-miso shabu-shabu and donabe rice: our Matsuba Crab Full Course uses Matsuba crab from start to finish.
The female snow crab, also called kobako-gani. Small, but rich in flavour, with both its inner and outer roe.
Served from Hokkaido as an appetiser in tosazu jelly, and in a seasonal course with crab sushi and crab croquette.
Hairy crab of over 1kg, delivered live from Hokkaido.
As arai sashimi, shinjo dumpling in clear soup, steamed in the shell, cream croquette and donabe rice. Also paired with Wagyu Chateaubriand.
Seasons and dishes may change depending on availability.
Rather than simply boiling the crab, we make dashi, build the soup, pound the shinjo and cook the rice in a donabe pot, one dish at a time.
Our speciality is Matsuba crab shabu-shabu in crab miso. Crab miso blended with our own dashi is set on the shell, and the Matsuba crab is swished through it before your eyes and served at once.
Twelve counter seats and three private rooms for 2 to 12 guests, on the Arcade Floor of The Main, Hotel New Otani, just inside the Kioizaka entrance.
See the seatingPrices include tax. A 15% service charge is added. Dishes change monthly and may vary with availability.
Our other courses and full menus are on the menu page.
See the menu
By telephone (+81 3-3514-1751) or online through Tabelog.
ReserveOur Nishinakasu restaurant in Fukuoka also serves Matsuba crab, female snow crab and hairy crab kaiseki.
Crab at Nishinakasu