Sushi & Seafood · Kawaramachi
Tai Sushi (Shijo Kawaramachi) 鯛寿司
A 50-plus-year-old husband-and-wife sushi counter tucked off Shijo Kawaramachi: big toppings, modest rice, famous negima soup and fair prices.
About
Tai Sushi is one of downtown Kyotos old-school town sushi shops, run by a couple for more than half a century from a 17-seat counter on a side street near Shijo Kawaramachi. The daily recommended eight-piece set is the order: generous slices on small rice balls, with the house negima-jiru (tuna and leek soup) that regulars rave about. It feels like the neighbourhood sushi bar Kyoto residents grew up with, and is an antidote to the 30,000 yen Gion counters a few blocks away.
Highlights
- Run by the same couple for over 50 years
- Daily recommended eight-piece set
- Famous negima tuna-and-leek soup
- 17-seat counter only
- Steps from Shijo Kawaramachi
Tips
- Closed Thursdays
- Cash only
- Go early in the evening, the counter fills with regulars
- Order the negima-jiru with your set
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