My favorite restaurant. Vol.6 Tomochika "Tuna Shabu-shabu Specialty Restaurant Shibi"
Everyone has their favorite places. Restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, cafes, bars... Because they're friends with the people there, because the food is delicious, because it's comfortable... The genres and reasons are different for each person. If there's one thing we can say, it's that if you have such a place, your life will be rich. So, we want that person to tell us about their favorite place. In the sixth installment, we asked comedian Tomochika, who is active in many fields including acting as well as comedy, about "Maguro Specialty Shop Shibi" in Nagoya, which he recommends.
Nighttime fun on a business trip to Nagoya.
I travel all over the country for concerts, TV show recordings, and comedy shows, but the joy of my business trips is the local cuisine. My rule is to always search online to find a delicious restaurant. There are three conditions I cannot overlook when choosing a restaurant: ingredients, broth, and cleanliness. That's it.
I am always picky about the restaurants I choose when I go on business trips, and I have a favorite restaurant in Nagoya.
I go to Nagoya every Saturday because the CBC TV show "Naruhodo Presenter! Hanasaka Times" is broadcast live, and sometimes I stay overnight. When I go there, I visit "Maguro Shabu Shabu Specialty Restaurant Shibi." This restaurant is in Sakae, and I've been going there for about 15 years.
I like to go with staff members, announcers, comedians, and other acquaintances from Nagoya, and we talk about anything from serious work topics to silly things, all while enjoying some drinks and savoring delicious tuna.
I always order the "Tuna Shabu-Shabu Course" which includes tuna shabu-shabu and a sashimi platter, and fried tuna. With shabu-shabu, the tuna melts beautifully in the mouth, and I'm always impressed that I can eat tuna as shabu-shabu. It has a different appeal from the negima nabe that is common in Tokyo. And the fried tuna is also excellent. It looks simpler than fried chicken, and has a thin batter. It's delicious because it has a strong flavor.
Because of this restaurant, I would like to stay in Nagoya about once a week if possible.
Tuna Shabu-Shabu Specialty Restaurant Shibi
Address: Shine Yamasei Building B1, 3-18-6 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
TEL: 052-961-1096
Business hours: 17:00-22:30
Closed: Sundays and public holidays
Instagram: @maguro_ryouri_shibi
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Tomochika (comedian)
Born in Ehime Prefecture. Debuted in 2000. In 2003, won the Grand Prize at the NHK New Entertainer Awards, the Excellence Award at the NHK Kamigata Manzai Contest, and the Outstanding Newcomer Award at the ABC Comedy Newcomer Grand Prix in 2004. While active as a comedian, she has also appeared in many stage productions, TV dramas, and movies as an actress. In 2019, she won the 28th Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Usohachihyaku" (2018). She has appeared in popular works such as the NHK morning drama "Asakatta" (2015-2016) and the NHK morning drama "Boogie Woogie" (2013-2014). She is also active as a singer "Mizutani Chieko" and a middle-aged professional part-timer "Nishio Kazuo". In 2024, "Mizutani Chieko's Banquet Join Concert" will be held nationwide. From 2024 to 2025, Tomochika's comedy live "Netakos" will hold a national tour. In April 2025, she will hold a live performance at the World Heritage site of Nara Kasuga Taisha Shrine for the first time. Starting in August, the fourth Chieko Mizutani 50th Anniversary Performance will be held at the Meijiza, Hakataza and Shin-Kabukiza Theaters.
Instagram: @mizutanichieko
