Sasanoyuki
What the experts agree on
Tokyo's oldest tofu restaurant has been perfecting its craft for over 325 years in Ueno, transforming simple bean curd into elaborate dishes that justified its poetic name "Snow on Bamboo." A humble gem in a historic neighborhood.
“Tokyo’s most famous tofu restaurant was founded way back in the Edo period by a tofu-maker lured from Kyoto by the Kanei-ji temple’s imperial abbot.”
– Time Out
DK Eyewitness "A humble place in a nondescript part of town, Sasanoyuki “Snow on Bamboo” specializes in tofu cuisine, preparing the humble bean curd in numerous guises."
Rough Guide Star
"Three centuries ago, the chef here was said to make tofu like “snow lying on bamboo leaves”, and both the name and the quality have survived."
Fodor's "In the heart of one of Tokyo's old working-class Shitamachi (downtown) neighborhoods, Sasanoyuki has been serving meals based on homemade tofu for the past 325 years." Full review
