I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard somebody calling my name, “Aiste san”, in Tsukiji market this morning. It was Kimura san , the sushi master from my dinner two days ago. He had done his shopping of the day and was on his way to Tamagawa. All the…

I was not allowed to any pictures inside of sushi Hashiguchi ( はしぐち), but the fact that it’s the second best sushi-ya in Tokyo (after sushi Saito 3*) on the Japanese language tabelog.com site, but doesn’t have any Michelin stars, either shows that the chef Hashiguchi san has deliberately declined…

The list has been revised on the 30th of October Here is a list of 30 best sushi restaurants in Tokyo according to http://tabelog.com users (as of 31th of March, 2013). Interestingly enough, the famous and the so called best sushi restaurant in the world,3 Michelin stars recipient Sukiyabashi Jiro has …

Those Zagat inspectors who have rated Sasabunesushi 29 out of 30, putting it on the same level as Per Se and Le Bernardin, probably have never been to other great sushi-as in Manhattan (or… Japan). I don’t mind the scruffy environment and casual service and I think it’s totally normal…

Lunch omakase at Sushi Kanesaka in Tokyo. It costs 5000 Yen (around 50€) and is one of the best deals for lunch at a top sushi shop.

Calling a restaurant “the best in the world” or awarding it with one, two or three stars is a very Western notion. If you ask any well-travelled foodie ( including me ) what is the best sushi shop in Tokyo, she would mention Sushi Saito, Sukiyabashi Jiro or other sushiyas…

If you don’t read at least a little bit of hiragana, you might look for the Suzuryu building for a long time. Like many high-end restaurants in Tokyo’s Ginza, Sushi Yoshitake (3F, Suzuryu Building, 8-7-19 Ginza Chuo-ku Tokyo, tel. 03-6253-7331) is located in an ordinary office building, on an ordinary…

Eating the freshest fish possible is part of the fun when visiting the biggest fish and seafood market in the world. Daiwa Sushi (Tsukiji Market Part6 Bldg. 5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,tel. 03-3547-6807) hides in one of the busy alleys of Tsukiji and is definitely worth the over an hour wait- the…

When you sit at a 7 places sushi counter, you will most likely end up making conversations with your neighbours. My neighbours at Sushi Saito ( Jidousha kaikan Bldg. F1, 1-9-15 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo,tel. 03-3589-4412 ) – a nice Japanese couple who comes to this sushi bar regularly and who…

If there is one sushi den in Manhattan that could be easily compared to top sushi restaurants in Tokyo, it would be Sushi Azabu. The location of the restaurant couldn’t be more unassuming and is typically Japanese. It is hidden in a basement of Greenwich Grill ( probably owned by…