Sukiyabashi Jiro

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Coordinates: 35°40′21.58″N 139°45′50.54″E / 35.6726611°N 139.7640389°E / 35.6726611; 139.7640389

Sukiyabashi Jiro
Restaurant information
Current owner(s) Jiro Ono
Head chef Jiro Ono
Food type Sushi, sashimi
Rating 3 stars (Michelin Guide)
Street address Tsukamoto Sogyo Building
Basement Floor 1
2-15, Ginza 4-chome
City Chūō, Tokyo
Country Japan
Coordinates 35°40′21.58″N 139°45′50.54″E / 35.6726611°N 139.7640389°E / 35.6726611; 139.7640389
Reservations Required
Other locations Roppongi Hills
Website www.sushi-jiro.jp/eng-index.html

Sukiyabashi Jiro (すきやばし次郎 Sukiyabashi Jirō?) is a Michelin Guide 3-star[1] sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It is owned and operated by sushi master Jiro Ono.[2] A two-star restaurant is located at Roppongi Hills in Minato, Tokyo.[3][4]

Sukiyabashi Jiro was the subject of David Gelb's documentary film Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011).[5] French chef Joël Robuchon says that the restaurant is one of his favorites in the world, and that it taught him that sushi is an art.[6]

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  1. ^ Kitamura, Makiko (November 17, 2009). "Michelin Guide Gives 3 Stars to 11 Tokyo Restaurants". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Sukiyabashi Jiro website
  3. ^ "sushi sukiyabashi Jiro". Roppongi Hills. Retrieved 1 April 2012. 
  4. ^ Richard Vines and Makiko Kitamura (24 Nov 2010). "Japan Matches France in Michelin Three-Star Eateries". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 April 2012. "The new two-star restaurants in Tokyo: ... Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi (Japanese Sushi) ..." 
  5. ^ Jiro Dreams of Sushi official site
  6. ^ S. Karene Witcher (March 27, 2009). "Hit List: Joël Robuchon's favorite restaurants". Wall Street Journal.