Togyushi Omakase: A Cozy Autumn Night with Zao Wagyu 🍂✨

Just back from Europe and craving something deeply satisfying, I visited Togyushi for their fall menu. They’re known as the only omakase in the U.S. featuring Zao Wagyu — raised slowly in the highlands of Yamagata, where the cold climate gives it delicate fat and tender texture. Less heavy, more refined. The entire meal felt like a soft autumn melody, each course flirting gracefully with fat and flavor. 🥚 Amuse A warm egg custard and wagyu broth, topped with silky uni. The richness of beef fat met the sweetness of sea urchin — a single spoonful that woke up every sense. 🥢 Spring Roll Served in a little cigar box with woody aroma 🪵 The wrapper was whisper-thin, filled with minced wagyu and a touch of mozzarella. Who knew “fat with fat” could feel so light? Crispy outside, creamy inside — pure comfort. 🥩 Owan Slow-braised wagyu tendon in a delicate dashi broth with a hint of mirin. The meat melted effortlessly, and the soup wrapped around me like a warm hug — quiet, gentle, and deeply soothing. 🍄 Yaki Shabu A thin slice of wagyu lightly seared on the iron plate, then draped over truffle-infused egg foam. It dissolved like a whisper on the tongue — barely cooked, all aroma. The kind of delicate richness you don’t want to end. 🔥 Yakiniku | 3 Styles of Fire Wara (straw): Quick-seared with bold smoke, crisp outside, tender inside. Binchotan (charcoal): Clean, steady heat — pure meat sweetness. Nuka (rice bran): Deep, fermented aroma with a lingering finish. My heart stayed with Wara and Nuka — one intense, the other introspective. Two kinds of tenderness. 🍚 Donabe Rice A comforting clay pot of Koshihikari rice cooked with wagyu and fragrant pine. Subtle, warm, and deeply satisfying. 🍰 Sake Cheesecake Light, slightly boozy, clean — like a bite of autumn moonlight. At $195, this was a meal that left me full but not heavy. I’m not usually a wagyu fanatic, but this — this was just right. Walking out into the cool New York night, the scent of charcoal and memory still clung to my clothes. Some meals aren’t about intensity — they’re about warmth. And this one left me happily, softly warm. #TogyushiNYC #ZaoWagyu #WagyuOmakase #NYCOmakase #AutumnDining #JapaneseCuisine #FineDiningNYC #NYCEats #CozyNightOut