Perched on The Plaza’s prestigious 46th floor, eating thinly sliced premium beef in delicious broth while overlooking Jakarta’s lively skyline is now a fantastic experience. Completing the Japanese fares that the Altitude culinary group is mostly known for, Yugen presents a pair of Japan’s most iconic dishes, shabu-shabu and sukiyaki. By elevating the genre to fine dining quality, Yugen hits the sweet spot, where both classic dishes, seldom considered high-end cuisine, are given a fresh flavour.
The restaurant celebrates the simplicity of boiled and hot pot beef through premium ingredients, namely the beef and seafood in its collection. Indulge in prime A4 or A5 wagyu flown straight from Satsuma, Miyazaki or Kagoshima, try wagyu ox tongue, and top of its class Australian wagyu MB9 – or take the tasting plate option. Moving on to seafood, Yugen has an impressive, supreme selection that ranges from Hokkaido snow crab to Alaskan king crab, before topping the list with Taraba king crab.
As if this was not enough, the creative kitchen team, led by Head Chef Hiromi Mizushima, still has a long list of opulent individual plates. With a long resume that includes serving high-profile diners, from politicians to royalty, Chef Mizushima has curated a menu that combines classically trained craft with creativity. Hence, the restaurant has exciting creations such as truffle angel hair scallop, wagyu Donabe, tebasaki truffle rice, wagyu taco slider, foie gras gyoza and king crab tartar. The straightforward theme, the menu’s eclecticism and the creative spark certainly make a visit to Yugen a worthy experience.
Exquisite Taste Volume 39
Yugen Shabu & Sukiyaki
The Plaza Office Tower
Jalan M.H. Thamrin
Jakarta 10350, Indonesia
T: (+62) 2129922448
