Kyoto · Food & Drink

Best Sushi & Seafood in Kyoto

16 places, each checked by our team.

• Azuma Zushi 東寿しHigashiyama-Shichijo — Nine-seat counter sushi shop near Sanjusangendo, among Kyoto's highest-rated sushi on Tabelog.
• Chidori-tei 千登利亭Gion / Miyagawacho — Old Gion shop for Kyoto-style pressed sushi, especially saba-zushi (mackerel) and other bo-zushi, to eat in or take away.
• Gion Sushi Tadayasu 祇園 鮨 忠保Gion — A 12-seat Edomae counter in Gion, formerly Michelin-starred and a Tabelog Sushi WEST 100 pick in 2021, 2022 and 2025, using aged domestic wild fish…
• Hanaore Shimogamo 鯖街道 花折 下鴨店Shimogamo — Saba-zushi specialist with more than a century of history, known for its seared (aburi) mackerel version; a small eat-in room behind the shop on…
• Hide Zushi 日出鮨Shimogamo / Matsugasaki — Neighbourhood sushi counter in north Kyoto with a strong Tabelog rating, open for lunch and dinner.
• Izugen いづ源Shijo / Takakura — Michelin Bib Gourmand Kyoto-zushi specialist near Shijo Takakura: affordable saba-zushi, hako-zushi and rolls in a classic dining room.
• Izuju いづ重Gion — Since 1912, Gion's go-to for Kyoto-style saba-zushi: cured mackerel pressed over rice and wrapped in kombu, opposite the west gate of Yasaka Shrine.
• Izuu いづうGion — Kyotos most famous saba-zushi house, founded in 1781: thick, fatty mackerel wrapped in kombu over rice, served in a wooden Gion townhouse.
• Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera Kyoto 廻転鮨 銀座おのでら 京都店Shijo Kawaramachi — Ginza Onoderas upscale counter-style kaiten sushi one minute from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station: chefs hand you Toyosu-grade nigiri piece by piece.
• Kyo no Sushidokoro Suehiro 京のすし処 末廣Teramachi Nijo — A retro Teramachi Nijo sushi shop, in business since the late Edo period, serving Kyoto-style saba-zushi, mushi-zushi in winter and good-value…
• Sushi Kappo Nakaichi 鮨割烹 なか一Gion — Michelin-starred Gion sushi kappo blending Kyoto kaiseki dishes with nigiri and saba-zushi, using fish delivered daily from Awaji Island.
• Sushi Matsumoto (Gion) 鮨 まつもとGion — Highly rated Edomae sushi in a Gion alley, a Tabelog Sushi WEST 100 regular, where Tokyo technique meets Kyoto seasonality.
• Sushi no Musashi Sanjo Honten 寿しのむさし 三条本店Kawaramachi Sanjo — Kyoto's homegrown conveyor-belt sushi, right on the Kawaramachi-Sanjo corner: cheap, fast and fun, with plates from about 150 yen.
• Sushi Rakumi 鮨 楽味Sanjo / Higashiyama — Eight-seat omakase sushi counter near Sanjo, with fixed evening seatings and card-only payment.
• Sushizen (Sanjo Shinmachi) すし善Sanjo / Shinmachi — A daytime-only Kyoto sushi shop in business since 1939, Michelin Bib Gourmand, famous for its colourful seafood chirashi with a sweet house sauce.
• Tai Sushi (Shijo Kawaramachi) 鯛寿司Kawaramachi — A 50-plus-year-old husband-and-wife sushi counter tucked off Shijo Kawaramachi: big toppings, modest rice, famous negima soup and fair prices.