History of
Tsutsui
Koso Tsutsui, the founder of the restaurant, was born in the town of Ono in Fukui prefecture on May 8, 1912. His grandfather, Rihei Tsutsui, was a traditional indigo dyer. When business started to decline due to advances in chemical dyes, he opened an upscale, traditional restaurant called Konri-tei.
Koso went to Tokyo and worked as an apprentice at Ginza Suehiro. He became independent in 1950, opening a restaurant in Kayabacho-Shinkawa, which he later moved to Akasaka in 1955. Ever since then, his brilliant ideas have become the foundation of Japanese Western-style cuisine.
Because we believe that the pleasures of the table come from being able to enjoy food and that meals should not be a source of apprehension, we have developed Japan's Western-style cuisine which can be eaten with chopsticks.
Japanese Western-style Cuisine
Akasaka Tsutsui is a Japanese Western-style restaurant located 6 minutes on foot from Akasaka Station on the Tokyo Metoro. The restaurant has been serving delicious Western-style food since its founding in 1950. The famous beefsteak bowl created by the restaurant's founder, Koso Tsutsui, is a perennial favorite and continues to evolve and reach even greater heights of flavor.
The restaurant consists of two floors, one at ground level and one below. The ground floor houses the main dining area and private dining rooms, whereas the basement floor consists solely of private dining rooms. Enjoy your meal in a luxurious atmosphere overlooking the waterfall in the garden.
We invite you to savor our Western-style cuisine suited to the Japanese palate.
Akasaka's famous Beefsteak Bowl
Many connoisseurs of Western cuisine have fallen in love with our Beefsteak Bowl. Premium Japanese Black sirloin is marinated in a blend of tamari soy sauce, mirin, and sugar, then excess fat is drawn out over the grill. The result is our pride and joy— meat that is tender and moist, with the sweetness of the marinade blending with melting butter and black pepper.
Lunch Menu
- Daigo Set
- ¥4,550*Price including tax.
Menu information
- Appetizer
- 9 types of hors d'oeuvres
- House-made dessert
- Akasaka famous beefsteak bowl (mini)
- Red miso soup, House
- made pickles
A la carte
- Hamburg Steak
（Your choice of sauce: Japanese style, tomato, or demi-glace） - ¥2,460
Plump and juicy Hamburg Steak is made from top grade A5 Japanese Black beef. Choose from three different sauces to suit your tastes.
- Crab Cream Croquette
- ¥1,700
A crispy outer shell encloses a generous amount of snow crab and white sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
※Price including tax.
Dinner Menu
- Weekdays
- Enjoy the Japanese atmosphere of the spacious setting.
- ◆Akasaka Gozen◆
- ￥4,500
Menu information
- Appetizer
- Crab Cream Croquette
- Deep fried shrimp
- Teriyaki scallops
- Beef stew
- Ginger Beef (shogayaki)
- Seasonal dish
- Rice, red miso soup, pickles
Prices exclude tax.
- Holidays
- Special occasion dining in the private rooms on the lower level.
・It cannot be used on holidays because it is a regular holiday.
- ◆Hinokizaka Course◆
- ￥6,900
Menu information
- Appetizer
- 2 appetizers
- Seasonal sashimi
- Fried platter
- Marseille stew (mini)
- Salad
- Meat dish
[Choose from Akasaka famous beefsteak bowl, beef stew, tongue stew, or ginger beef (all mini sized).] - Rice, red miso soup, pickles
- House-made dessert
A la carte
- Omurice (omelette rice)
- ￥1,800
Omurice (omelette rice) served by a Western cuisine restaurant, reminiscent of the past. Three eggs are used, and homemade tomato ketchup sauce is poured on the smooth surface. The ingredients that are cut slightly larger and the unique ketchup rice provide for an enjoyable texture.
- Beef fillet cutlet
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100g ￥7,600
150g ￥11,400
180g ￥13,680
Thick-cut beef loin has a crispy batter but stays rare in the center. The more you chew, the more the flavor of the meat comes out in this extravagant dish.
※Price including tax.
Menu List
Fish dishes
| Crab Cream Croquette | ￥1,600 |
|---|---|
| Deep fried shrimp | ￥2,400 |
| Fried Seafood Mixed Platter | ￥2,580 |
| Bacon-wrapped scallops | ￥3,200～ |
| Oyster dish (October-March) | ￥1,400～ soup, deep-fried, gratin, bacon wrapped |
Meat dish
【Domestic Japanese Black beef】
| Hamburg Steak （Your choice of sauce: Japanese style, tomato, or demi-glace） |
￥2,460 |
|---|---|
| Sirloin dish ※Please choose from steak, teriyaki, ginger sauté, or fried cutlet |
100g ￥5,500 150g ￥8,250 180g ￥9,900 |
| Chateaubriand steak | 180g ￥18,000 |
| Beef stew | ￥3,200 Small ￥2,000 |
| Tongue stew | ￥3,800 Small ￥2,200 |
【Domestic Pork】
| Domestic ginger pork (shogayaki) | ￥2,000 |
|---|---|
| Domestic Deep Fried Pork Loin Cutlet | ￥2,000 |
| Domestic Deep Fried Pork Fillet Cutlet | ￥2,460 |
| Domestic Sautéed Pork | ￥2,460 |
【Select Free-range Chicken】
| Select Chicken Karaage | ￥2,450 |
|---|
【Domesticl Chicken】
| Grilled domestic chicken dish ※Your choice of ginger chicken (shogayaki) or teriyaki |
￥1,980 |
|---|---|
| Domestic deep fried chicken cutlet | ￥1,980 |
| Fried domestic chicken (karaage) | ￥1,980 |
Salad
| Combination salad | ￥1,420 |
|---|---|
| Chicken salad | ￥1,720 |
| Caesar salad | ￥1,850 |
| Potato salad | ￥820 |
| Bean sprout salad | ￥660 |
Soup
| Marseille stew | ￥2,300 |
|---|---|
| Corn cream soup | ￥820 |
| Cold potage (July - September) | ￥1,920 |
| Cold consomme (July - September) | ￥2,200 |
| Parissoise(July - September) | ￥2,400 |
Sandwich
| Deep fried pork cutlet sandwich | ￥2,400 |
|---|---|
| Hamburg steak sandwich | ￥2,400 |
| Deep fried shrimp sandwich | ￥2,400 |
| Assorted sandwiches | ￥1,850 |
Rice dishes
| Omelet filled with tomato flavored rice | ￥1,800 |
|---|---|
| White omelet filled with seafad rice, serve with fresh egg yolk sauce | ￥2,900 |
| Hashed Beef with Rice | ￥2,700 |
| Curry with rice | ￥1,800 |
| Curry with deep-fried pork cutlet and rice | ￥2,600 |
| Fried rice | ￥1,600 |
| Red miso soup | ￥350 |
| House-made pickled vegetables | ￥880 |
※Price including tax.
Drink
Sake
| Jikon Tokubetsu Junmai (Mie) | Glass ￥1,500 Tokkuri (sake flask) ￥2,300 |
|---|---|
| Kokuryu Tokusen Ginjo (Fukui) | Glass ￥1,100 Tokkuri (sake flask) ￥1,650 |
| Hiroki Junmai Daiginjo (Fukushima) | Glass ￥1,400 Tokkuri (sake flask) ￥2,000 |
| Sharaku Junmai Ginjo (Fukushima) | Glass ￥1,000 Tokkuri (sake flask) ￥1,600 |
| Sawayamatsumoto Syuhari Yamadanishiki (Kyoto) |
Glass ￥1,300 Tokkuri (sake flask) ￥1,900 |
WINE
Champagne
| Moet et Chandon Brut Imperial | 750ml ￥16,000 375ml ￥9,900 |
|---|
White wine
| Vin de Pays du Var (Vermentino） | 750ml ￥7,000 |
|---|---|
| Chablis Domaine de Pisse Loup (Chardonnay) | 750ml ￥9,000 |
| Pouilly Fuisse V.V. (Chardonnay) | 750ml ￥15,400 |
Red wine
| Catena Malbec | 750ml ￥6,400 |
|---|---|
| Au Bon Climat “Tsubaki Label” (Pinot Noir) | 750ml ￥7,500 |
| Beringer Nights Cabernet | 750ml ￥15,200 |
Shochu
| Onoya (Wheat) | glass ￥780 Bottle ￥6,000 |
|---|---|
| Sato (Wheat) | glass ￥860 Bottle ￥6,800 |
| Kawagoe (Potato) | glass ￥830 Bottle ￥6,200 |
| Sato Black (Potato) | glass ￥1,300 Bottle ￥10,200 |
| Ganbou Taru Kichi 40% (Rice) | glass ￥1,050 Bottle ￥8,400 |
Other
【Beer】
| Suntory Master's Dream (draft) | Small glass ￥770 / ￥880 |
|---|---|
| Ebisu (medium bottle) | ￥880 |
| Asahi Super Dry (medium bottle) | ￥880 |
| Suntory Premium Malts (small bottle) | ￥770 |
| Kirin Lager (small bottle) | ￥770 |
| Kirin Greens Free (no alcohol beer) | ￥670 |
| Suntory All Free (no alcohol beer) | ￥670 |
| Sapporo Free (no alcohol beer) | ￥670 |
【Cocktail】
| Cassis and soda | ￥850 |
|---|---|
| Fuzzy Navel | ￥850 |
【Whiskey】
| Taketsuru | ￥1,500 |
|---|---|
| Yoichi | ￥1,500 |
| Wild Turkey (8 years) | ￥900 |
【Digestif】
| Aragoshi Plum | ￥800 |
|---|---|
| Aragoshi Peach | ￥800 |
※Price including tax.
Seating
There are private dining rooms on both the ground floor and the lower level.
- 【Notes on private dining rooms】
- ・Children can only use it during the daytime on weekdays.
・If you use dinner on weekdays, you will be charged a private room charge
(10% basement and 5% on the 1st floor) in addition to the 10% service charge.
Lower level
For 4 persons.
Kotatsu table with a sunken area underneath for legs.
Dining tables in Japanese style room.
For 4 persons onwards.
For 8 persons.
These serene private dining rooms have sunken kotatsu tables.
For 10 persons.
Garden-facing room with an open and spacious atmosphere.
For 12 persons.
Only available with order of Nambuzaka course or above.
1F
Tables for 2 persons onwards.
Large and open space.
