Tokyo 2009: Sushi Dai
Posted on: January 9, 2010
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Great and fresh sushi at Tsukiji Market! I woke up super early at 4am to go down to Tsukiji only to find that the trains didn’t start running so early 
In the end I reached there around just after 5am. There was already a short queue forming outside Sushi Dai but I only had to wait like 30 mins to get in.
Went for the omakase course which was 11 pieces of sushi plus 1 more of my choice.
This is the chef attending to us, I’m sure his face has been snapped in many photos of Sushi Dai eaters around the world. He is a pretty young and nice guy, always smiling.
The appetizer is a hot chunk of tamago. I actually took a bite out of it before remembering to take a photo 
1st piece: Otoro
Fatty tuna belly
2nd piece: Shiro maguro
White albacore tuna
3rd piece: Tai
Red snapper
4th piece: Uni gunkan-maki
Sea urchin battleship style sushi
5th piece: Akami
Lean tuna
6th piece: Mirugai
Geoduck clam
7th piece: Aji
Horse mackerel
8th piece: Maguro kappa maki
Tuna & cucumber rolls
9th piece: Shiro ebi
White baby shrimp
10th piece: Sawara
Spanish mackerel
11th piece: Anago
Saltwater eel
12th piece: Otoro
Fatty tuna belly
The smiling sushi chef again 
寿司大 (Sushi Dai)
5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Who just ate here