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Visiting Japan Without Enjoying Halal Kobe Beef? Nah!

Halal Kobe beef has been a wide topic in these recent years. It was known worldwide as the most expensive and delicious meat.

Issho Ueno, a halal restaurant within a minute’s walk from JR Ueno station starts to serve halal Kobe beef steak in July 2022! It makes the restaurant become the ONLY restaurant in Tokyo that serves halal Kobe Beef!

The foods served in the restaurant are all halal, even Japanese customers coming there also enjoy the halal foods (without knowing it!).

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Ribeye or Sirloin?

You can choose the part you want between ribeye and sirloin. Sirloin is the softest part that easily melts in your mouth and is the most expensive meat, while ribeye has a slightly firm texture and less fatty than sirloin.

Left: ribeye, right: sirloin

Kobe beef certificate

Halal certificate

Comes in Course Menu

The Kobe beef comes on the course menu, consisting of tempura, fresh sashimi, motsunabe, and dessert that definitely satisfy your appetite! The course menu is available starting from 2 people.

In enjoying the Kobe beef steak, you can choose to eat it as it is, dips it in a sweet sauce, or have it with some amount of wasabi! We were surprised that wasabi meets very nicely with the Kobe beef (sirloin) which increases the whole flavor.

Kobe beef course menu

Sirloin steak with wasabi at the bottom right

Having sirloin steak with a pinch of wasabi

If you are not good at eating wasabi, don’t be afraid as we do too! Most foreigners in Japan do not good at eating wasabi, but wasabi from Issho Ueno does not spicy at all! But, why?

According to the shop manager, high-quality wasabi does not spicy and blends very well with foods. So give yourself a try at eating wasabi with Kobe beef steak!

Finish The Meals With a Flavorful Motsunabe

Issho Ueno is originally known for its amazing motsunabe. They are is recognized as #1 by the Japanese popular gourmet website “Tabelog” as the most delicious motsunabe restaurant in Tokyo (Ueno area).

*Motsunabe refers to a Japanese hot pot filled with offal/hormone, cabbage, and leek dipped in a broth seasoned with soy sauce, garlic, miso, and chili pepper.

Halal motsunabe

The Issho’s motsunabe is rich in flavor with a kick of spices that makes Muslims in Tokyo addicted!
The motsunabe is broiled to bring out the flavor and umami, then is put on a stove until boiled.

After finishing the food until only the soup is left, you can choose between noodles or rice to be added to the soup. This is called shime in Japanese, which means the last food you eat to finish off.

Meals in a Course

Halal Kobe Beef Ribeye Steak (15,000 yen)

Striped jack ikizukuri (preparing of sashimi from live seafood)
Chicken wings skewers
Seasonal vegetable tempura
Halal Kobe beef ribeye steak (75 g)
Motsunabe using halal Japanese domestic beef
Dessert
Soft drink

Halal Kobe Beef Sirloin Steak Course (35,000 yen)

Striped jack ikizukuri (preparing of sashimi from live seafood)
Chicken wings skewers
Seasonal vegetable tempura
Halal Kobe beef sirloin steak (150 g)
Motsunabe using halal Japanese domestic beef
Dessert
Soft drink

Reservation

Make sure to place a reservation at least a week in advance by phone to 03-5830-3785 (Japanese and easy English). 

*The Kobe beef course does not available for walk-in.

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About Issho Ueno

Address
FUNDES Ueno Bldg. 8F, 7-2-4 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005
TEl
03-5830-3785
Opening Hours
[Lunch] 11:30-14:30 [Dinner] 17:00-24:00
Halal Gourmet Japan
https://www.halalgourmet.jp/restaurant/745902
E-mail
tumamina.honbu@gmail.com
Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/Halal-Wagyu-and-Motsunabe-Issho-Ueno-Tokyo-109025933963737/
instagram
https://www.instagram.com/halal_wagyu_issho/