| 鳥つね 自然洞（千代田区） Toritsune Shizen-do (Chiyoda-ku) Suehirocho / chicken dishes, oyakodon  It started business as a branch of “Toritsune”, and changed its name to “Toritsune Shizen-do”. It is also listed in the Michelin Guide. lunch:¥2,000～¥2,999 dinner:¥15,000～¥19,999 Official website |
In addition to the “Toritsune Yushima Tenjimae Honten” introduced in another article, there is another famous oyakodon restaurant in this area.
This time we will report on the famous oyakodon restaurant “Toritsune Shizen-do”, which is also listed in the Michelin Guide.
Please check the official website and Google Map below for opening hours, holidays, reviews, etc.
The Oyako-don at Toritsune Yushima Tenjimae Honten is a little different from the usual.
I had been meaning to visit Toritsune Shizen-do for a long time, but I liked Toritsune in front of Yushima Tenmangu Shrine so much that I couldn’t bring myself to visit it.
In the end, I was finally able to visit the restaurant in September 2022.
When I went into the restaurant, looked at the menu, and asked the staff what made the “Special Premium Oyako-don” (1,800 yen) different from the others, I was told, “Only the special premium one is made with local chicken,” so I didn’t hesitate to order the special premium one (price as of September 2022).
As this restaurant originally started as a branch of Toritsune Yushima Tenmangu-mae Honten, I imagined that the oyakodon would have a similar flavor, but that was not the case at all.
I can’t really explain it, but I felt that the oyakodon at Toritsune Shizen-do had a gentler flavor.
We have our own unique way of grilling birds.
The most striking example of their unique ingenuity is that at Toritsune Shizen-do they grill yakitori using a revolutionary method that involves grilling over gas rather than charcoal.
This method of cooking is introduced in volume 91 of the popular gourmet manga “Bishinbo”, which says that “if you use charcoal to cook yakitori from underneath, the fat from the chicken will turn into smoke and envelop the meat, making it difficult to taste the original flavor of the meat”.
It seems that they have arrived at this way of grilling that allows you to enjoy the original flavor and aroma of the meat, without being constrained by the preconception that yakitori is not delicious unless it is grilled over charcoal.
About “Tori Tsune Shizen-do”
Tori Tsune Shizen-do opened in 1972, but originally started as a branch of Tori Tsune in Yushima, and in 1992 the name was changed to Tori Tsune Shizen-do, where it remains to this day.
The owner, Hisaya Sasaki, has continued the taste of the long-established restaurant, but has also developed his own unique chicken dishes, from the selection of ingredients to the preparation and cooking methods, and the service.
The restaurant has been selected for the Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide for eight consecutive years, and has also won the Gold Award in the Oyako-don category of the National Bowl Grand Prix for three consecutive years.
The oyakodon lunch is good, but if you want to enjoy the chicken dishes here, we recommend the evening course menu.
Access, word of mouth
You can check access to, opening hours, regular holidays, reviews, etc. for “Toritsune Shizendo
