Yakiniku Mutsumi

Restaurant Details

The Japanese name of this restaurant is particularly baffling to native speakers. Using the kanji character for “six” repeated three times, there are a number of ways it might possibly be read, leading to some difficult situations when making reservations: roku-roku-roku, maybe? Roppyaku-rokuju-roku?

The correct answer is Mutsumi, through the oftentimes obfuscating (and often deliberately so) logic of kotoba-asobi — Japanese wordplay. Continuing in said spirit, every course menu is named after a poetic four-word compound called a yojijukugo. Their lunch-exclusive course menu, for instance, is dramatically named for the phrase “ichinichi senshu”, meaning “a thousand autumns of longing”. In the same vein, the restaurant’s aesthetic is quintessentially Japanese, adopting plain, light wood furnishings and staff clad in traditional dress.

But while Mutsumi loves its wordplay, it definitely does not play around with the quality of its meat. Mutsumi sources its meat from the northern Tohoku region, typically the prefectures of Akita, Aomori and Miyagi. The owners specifically go out of their way to find domestic producers of Japanese black kuroge wagyu beef — not those who produce the most beautiful beef, but rather the “real” beef: beef raised with passion. Mutsumi selects only the producers who understand the “true beauty” of wagyu, and wish to communicate said passion to their customers.

At Mutsumi, several different cuts of beef tongue are offered: soft parts and chewy parts alike, both thick- and thin-sliced. Kuroge wagyu beef tongue is the best, the restaurant insists: the more it is chewed, the more delicious it becomes. It’s recommended to be eaten with the restaurant’s special sauce: eight kinds of ingredients are simmered, seasoned and left to sit for two days to bring out the maximum flavor. This special sauce enhances the flavor of the meat without ever interfering with its natural taste. For wagyu connoisseurs looking for more than just grilled tongue, Mutsumi also has them covered: luxurious offerings like meat sushi with caviar round out the menu.

To go with its meat, Yakiniku Mutsumi also offers a formidable selection of wines, of which the New World wines are the most highly recommended — in particular the full-bodied Prisoner and Tarot reds from Californian vineyards. French traditionalists, meanwhile, are urged to try the selection from Domaine de Baronarques.

Yakiniku Mutsumi Remarks

• Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.

• The restaurant reserves the right to refuse reservations to guests who have excessive dietary restrictions, particularly those of fish or vegetables.

• The course menu content listed below is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.

• The restaurant cannot always guarantee that it can provide guests with their preferred seating options after a reservation due to availability.

• The pictures provided are for illustrative purposes.

Yakiniku Mutsumi Business Days

Yakiniku Mutsumi Address

JLB Grand Ecru Yotsuya 1F, 2-11-15 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0004

Yakiniku Mutsumi Access Info

• Yakiniku Mutsumi is located along Shinjuku-dori, a 5-minute walk from Exit 3 of Yotsuya-sanchome Station, or a 7-minute walk from Exit 2 of Yotsuya Station, both on the Tokyo Metro. Alternatively, walk 8 minutes from JR Yotsuya Station.

Yakiniku Mutsumi Phone Number

Yakiniku Mutsumi Cancellation Policy

Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.