In Japanese, “Tori” means “chicken” or “bird” and “Shin” means “spirit”. Torishin is a Japanese yakitori (grilled chicken) restaurant, but it’s not just an ordinary restaurant. Torishin started its history in Tokyo, Japan, and earned compliments from our clients in the fiercely competitive Tokyo dining scene. Our dream was to share this Tokyo experience with the Big Apple when we opened our first restaurant in 2007 on First Avenue. Since then Torishin reputation has grown and been rewarded with popular acclaim from diners and a covenanted Michelin star. Our mission is to provide the most authentic Tokyo style yakitori to our clients using ingredients of uncompromisingly high quality. Hence our name, Torishin. Please visit us and experience the real yakitori from Japan.
Yakitori, literally “grilled chicken”, is a Japanese style skewered chicken. The word “yakitori” was first seen in a cookbook written in 1643, using other kinds of birds such as duck, quail or pheasant. At Torishin, the chefs use traditional method to cook every part of the chicken carefully prepared on bamboo skewers. All the chicken used at Torishin is organic and of the very highest quality. Also vegetables are delivered directly from special farmers.