Sushi & Seafood · Sanjo / Shinmachi

Sushizen (Sanjo Shinmachi) すし善

A daytime-only Kyoto sushi shop in business since 1939, Michelin Bib Gourmand, famous for its colourful seafood chirashi with a sweet house sauce.

Hours10:00-18:00 (until sold out)

ClosedSaturday, Sunday, public holidays

PriceSeafood chirashi: ¥1,850

Getting thereKarasuma Oike Station (Karasuma / Tozai Lines), 5 min

Time needed30-45 min

Best timeWeekday lunch

Address41-2 Kinugasa-cho, Sanjo-dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto

About

Sushizen is a modest family shop on Sanjo-dori near Shinmachi, open only on weekdays in the daytime, that has been serving Kyoto office workers and Gion Festival neighbours since 1939. The signature is kaisen chirashi: a lacquer box of seasoned rice under sashimi, shrimp, egg and a glossy homemade sweet sauce, received with a clear soup. It earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand and is the kind of place where lunch takes 30 minutes and costs under 2,500 yen. It closes when the days fish runs out.

Highlights

Founded in 1939
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Signature seafood chirashi with sweet house sauce
Fast, friendly lunch
On historic Sanjo-dori near the Gion Festival float district

Tips

Weekdays only: closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Arrive before noon, it closes when sold out
Add the clear soup (sold separately)
Cash is safest

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