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Best Sushi & Seafood in Tokyo

77 places, each checked by our team.

• Aoyama Sushi Umi 海味Aoyama / Gaienmae — Aoyama Edomae sushi counter with nine seats, which its official site says has held two Michelin stars for ten consecutive years.
• Benten-yama Miyako Sushi 弁天山 美家古寿司Asakusa — Asakusa sushi house founded in 1866 and still run by the founding family, serving 'proper' Edomae nigiri with every topping cured, marinated or…
• Daiwa Sushi (Toyosu Market) 大和寿司 豊洲市場店Toyosu — Sushi Dai's long-time rival from Tsukiji days: same market-fresh quality, brisker service and usually a shorter line.
• Ebisu Endo 恵比寿 えんどうEbisu — Eight-seat Ebisu omakase counter, a Tabelog Award 2025 Bronze winner, bookable online through OMAKASE.
• Edomae Sushi Hanabusa 江戸前鮨 はなぶさAkasaka — One Michelin star (2026) in Akasaka 9-chome. A Tokyo Bay devotee: the chef visits fishing ports himself, uses red-vinegar rice and starts with toro…
• Ginza Ichibun 銀座いち分Ginza — Husband-and-wife nine-seat sushi counter in east Ginza with an 18-course omakase for about 28,600 yen.
• Ginza Kiyota きよ田Ginza — Historic Ginza omakase counter of eight to nine seats, famed for top-grade tuna from the Ishiji wholesaler.
• Ginza Kyubey 銀座 久兵衛Ginza — Ginza's most famous sushi name since 1935, where the gunkan (battleship) roll is said to have been invented. Polished, foreigner-friendly,…
• Ginza Onodera Toryumon 銀座おのでら 登竜門Ginza — Ginza standing-style sushi where Onodera's trainee chefs serve top-grade Yamayuki tuna and uni at bargain prices. Numbered tickets from late…
• Ginza Sushi Aoki 銀座 鮨 青木Ginza — Second-generation Ginza counter whose founder trained at the legendary Nakata. Classic Edomae, lunch service, and elegant temari-zushi to take away.
• Ginza Sushiko Honten 銀座 寿司幸本店Ginza — Ginza sushi house founded in 1885, one of the district's oldest, and an early pioneer of pairing Edomae nigiri with wine. Classic, polished and…
• Hakkoku はっこくGinza — Hiroyuki Sato's Ginza counter (since 2018): a long, nigiri-only parade of around 25 pieces on red-vinegar rice, consistently near the top of…
• Harutaka 鮨 はるたかGinza — Three Michelin stars (2026) in Ginza. Former Jiro apprentice Harutaka Takahashi builds an omakase toward a crescendo of sweetness, acidity and…
• Hatsune Sushi 初音鮨Kamata — Family sushi house in Kamata founded in 1893, now in its fifth generation, with an omakase course popular with overseas visitors.
• Heiroku Sushi Omotesando 平禄寿司 表参道店Omotesando — Retro conveyor-belt sushi on Omotesando since 1979: cheap plates, English menu and a fun Showa vibe among the luxury boutiques.
• Hiroo Ishizaka 広尾 石坂Hiroo — One Michelin star (2026) in Hiroo: a varied omakase where a vegetable interlude separates snacks from nigiri, and tuna leads the sushi as the…
• Jizozushi じぞう鮨Shirokanedai — One Michelin star (2026) in Shirokanedai: a literary chef who revives Edo-era touches, like kohada shaped into a Katsuyama hairstyle and shrimp…
• Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera Honten 廻転鮨 銀座おのでら本店Omotesando — The luxury conveyor belt: Michelin-pedigree Ginza Onodera's kaiten shop in an Omotesando backstreet, with top-grade tuna and uni on a belt. Long…
• Kibun Sushi 紀文寿司Asakusa — Traditional Asakusa sushi restaurant near Kaminarimon with counter, tables and tatami seating at moderate prices.
• Kizushi 㐂寿司Ningyocho — Ningyocho sushi shop opened in 1923, months after the Great Kanto Earthquake, in a beautiful old wooden townhouse. A living textbook of old Edomae…
• Kobikicho Tomoki 木挽町 とも樹Higashi-Ginza — Seven-seat Higashi-Ginza sushi counter near Kabukiza, known for hairy crab, sea urchin with narazuke and steamed abalone.
• Kozasa Sushi (Shimokitazawa) 小笹寿しShimokitazawa — Long-established sushi shop in Daizawa, a walk from Shimokitazawa, serving traditional Edomae sushi without reservations.
• Kura Sushi Asakusa Global Flagship くら寿司 浅草ROX店 (グローバル旗艦店)Asakusa — Kura Sushi's showcase branch in Asakusa ROX dresses a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant as an Edo festival, complete with lantern-lit stalls and the…
• Manten Sushi Marunouchi まんてん鮨 丸の内Marunouchi — The traveller's favourite 'affordable omakase' near Tokyo Station: a full counter course of 20-plus items for a fraction of Ginza prices, bookable…
• Matsunozushi 松乃鮨Minami-Nagasaki (Toshima) — Michelin Bib Gourmand neighbourhood sushi shop in Minami-Nagasaki with a Showa-era glass display case, soy-marinated tuna and 'kurakake'…
• Nemuro Hanamaru KITTE Marunouchi 回転寿司 根室花まる KITTE丸の内店Marunouchi — Hokkaido's cult conveyor-sushi chain inside KITTE next to Tokyo Station: huge, fresh northern seafood at chain-ish prices, and the waiting list to…
• Ningyocho Shinodazushi Sohonten 人形町 志乃多寿司 總本店Ningyocho — Inari and futomaki specialist in Ningyocho since 1877: sweet-simmered tofu pouches and kanpyo rolls made the same way for nearly 150 years. Perfect…
• Nishiazabu Sushi Shin 西麻布 鮨 真Nishi-Azabu — Promoted to two Michelin stars for 2026 after holding one star since the very first Tokyo guide. Shintaro Suzuki's nigiri is graceful, technical and…
• Nishiazabu Taku 西麻布 拓Nishi-Azabu — One Michelin star (2026), formerly two. Takuya Kozawa's Nishi-Azabu counter pioneered pairing sushi with a resident sommelier, and the omakase runs…
• Sanosushi 佐野鮨Shiba — One Michelin star (2026) in Shiba: big, orthodox Edo-style nigiri with thick-cut toppings, in a counter the chef (a former interior contractor)…
• Shimbashi Shimizu 新ばし しみづShimbashi — Seven-seat Shimbashi counter behind Karasumori Shrine, a Tabelog Award regular for traditional Edomae sushi.
• Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten すきやばし次郎 本店Ginza — The ten-seat Ginza basement counter made world-famous by 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi'. Founded in 1965 by Jiro Ono; overseas visitors can only book…
• Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi すきやばし次郎 六本木店Roppongi — Two Michelin stars (2026). Jiro Ono's younger son Takashi runs this Roppongi Hills counter: the Jiro school of sushi with a warmer pace and more…
• Sushi Ajuuta あじゅう田Shibuya — Basement omakase counter in Shibuya's Udagawacho, opened 2021, with an evening course around 33,000 yen.
• Sushi Arai 鮨 あらいGinza — Ginza basement counter rated among Tabelog's very best (Gold 2026). Former Kyubey chef Yuichi Arai serves bold tuna-centred Edomae with an easy,…
• Sushi Dai (Toyosu Market) 寿司大 豊洲市場店Toyosu — The legendary market sushi counter that moved from Tsukiji to Toyosu: an omakase of top-grade market fish at breakfast, after a famously long…
• Sushi Hashimoto 鮨 はしもとShintomi / Tsukiji — One Michelin star (2026) in Shintomi near Tsukiji: wide-cut toppings that drape over the rice, Edo-style stuffed kohada and straw-smoked sawara with…
• Sushi Ichijo 鮨 一條Higashi-Nihonbashi — One Michelin star (2026) in Higashi-Nihonbashi: red-vinegar rice, ginger-accented hikarimono and anago served two ways (salt and sauce) for…
• Sushi Isshin (Asakusa) 鮨 一新Asakusa — Ura-Asakusa counter devoted to old-school Edomae 'shigoto': aged, cured, marinated and simmered toppings, with a serious following among sushi…
• Sushi Kanesaka 鮨 かねさかGinza — Two Michelin stars (2026) in a Ginza basement. Shinji Kanesaka trained a generation of top chefs here (including Saito's), and lunch makes it one of…
• Sushi Keita 鮨 けいたTsukiji — One Michelin star (2026) in Tsukiji: Keita Aoyama's large nigiri with broad, thick cuts, and a kind, down-to-earth host who skips the…
• Sushi Kojima 鮨 こじまGinza — One Michelin star (2026) on a fifth floor in Ginza 7-chome: a sake-friendly run of snacks like steamed abalone and nodoguro, then nigiri on blended…
• Sushi Masashi 鮨 まさしAoyama — One Michelin star (2026) in Kita-Aoyama: a surfer chef with creative snacks like tuna sukiyaki and strictly orthodox nigiri, headlined by a…
• Sushi Masuda 鮨 ます田Minami-Aoyama — Former Jiro apprentice Toru Masuda's Minami-Aoyama counter: crisp, classic Jiro-school Edomae on a single hinoki board, rated among Tabelog's top…
• Sushi Mikata 鮨 三か田Mita — Michelin Bib Gourmand standing sushi bar in Mita, opened 2023: seven standing spots, generous nigiri by the piece, omakase from about 6,600 yen and…
• Sushi Miura 鮨 三浦Akasaka — New one Michelin star for 2026 in Akasaka: Kyoto-cuisine-influenced starters, then nigiri on a blend of new and old-crop rice with a lingering…
• Sushi Mizukami 鮨 みずかみHanzomon / Kojimachi — Eight-seat sushi counter near Hanzomon where two chefs make nigiri at your own pace; four-time Tabelog Award winner.
• Sushi Namba Hibiya 鮨 なんば 日比谷Hibiya — Tabelog Gold-winning counter inside Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, where chef Hidefumi Namba changes rice and fish temperatures piece by piece. Booked via…
• Sushi no Midori (Shibuya) 梅丘寿司の美登利 渋谷店Shibuya — Tokyo's favourite 'value sushi' institution: big, glistening nigiri and lavish anago at prices that feel like a typo, which is why the queue at…
• Sushi Oku (Asakusa) 鮨 奥Asakusa — One Michelin star (2026) behind Senso-ji: a chef who inherited his mentor's tools and spirit, with personal twists like sweet-potato-shochu nitsume…
• Sushi Ryujiro 鮨 龍次郎Minami-Aoyama — One Michelin star and a Tabelog Sushi TOKYO 100 pick. Chef Ryujiro opens every omakase with a single piece of chutoro, near Gaienmae.
• Sushi Suzuki (Ginza) 鮨 鈴木Ginza — Ginza Edomae counter opened in 2024, bookable online in English, and a Tabelog Award 2026 Bronze winner.
• Sushi Tanaka (Minami-Azabu) 鮨 田中Minami-Azabu — New one Michelin star for 2026: seafood from the Amakusa islands of Kumamoto, local salt, soy and sake, and rice matched to red or white vinegar per…
• Sushi Tokami 鮨 とかみGinza — Ginza counter famous for akazu (red-vinegar) rice with a punchy salt edge and superb tuna from Yamayuki. One of the more bookable top-tier counters,…
• Sushi Tokyo Ten Shibuya SUSHI TOKYO TEN 渋谷Shibuya — Viral value omakase in Shibuya Stream: snacks and nigiri alternating over a long course for around 10,000 yen, bookable on TableCheck.
• Sushi Tsubomi 鮨 つぼみNakameguro — Quiet Nakameguro sushi counter produced by Sushi Saito's Takashi Saito, sharing Saito's fish suppliers.
• Sushi Yasumitsu 鮨 やすみつYotsuya — Yotsuya sushi restaurant known for marinated tuna and crab, a Tabelog Award 2026 Bronze winner.
• Sushi Yoshino (Nakano) すし 吉野Nakano — Michelin Bib Gourmand in Nakano: father-and-son counter descended from a famed Kyobashi sushi house, with old-school toppings on red-vinegar rice…
• Sushi Yoshitake 鮨 よしたけGinza — Masahiro Yoshitake's Ginza counter, a Michelin three-star for over a decade and famous for octopus and abalone with liver sauce. A splurge through…
• Sushi Yuki (Hiroo) 鮨 ゆうきHiroo — New one Michelin star for 2026 in Hiroo: pure white rice-vinegar shari cooked in a hagama pot, sleek nigiri and a crisp hinoki-and-white interior.
• Sushi Zanmai Tsukiji Honten すしざんまい 本店Tsukiji — The 24-hour flagship of the chain run by Kiyoshi Kimura, the 'Tuna King' famous for record-breaking New Year auction bids. Look for the founder's…
• Sushibun (Toyosu Market) 鮨文 豊洲市場Toyosu — One of the oldest market sushi counters, with roots in the Nihonbashi fish market era, now in Toyosu: a calmer alternative to the Sushi Dai queue…
• Sushidokoro Kiraku 鮨処 喜楽Kyodo — One Michelin star (2026) in residential Kyodo: a third-generation family sushi shop reborn as an affordable omakase counter with aged, marinated and…
• Sushidokoro Shigeru すし処 志げるYotsuya / Shinjuku — Michelin Bib Gourmand (2026) in Shinjuku's Funamachi: 'sushi for the masses' with omakase sets that start with steamed and simmered dishes, and the…
• Tachigui Sushi Akira 立喰い寿司 あきらShimbashi — Shinbashi standing sushi bar from the team behind high-end Sushi Ryusho: fine-dining fish by the piece at standing-bar prices. Social-media famous,…
• Tachigui Sushi Tonari 立喰 鮨 となりAzabu-Juban — Michelin Bib Gourmand standing sushi bar in Azabu-Juban, next door to its parent counter: order one piece at a time, with booking, ordering and…
• Tachiguisushi Sushikawa 立食い鮨 鮨川Sasazuka — Michelin Bib Gourmand standing bar in Sasazuka: nigiri only, by the piece, with old-school craftsmanship and a chef who thinks sushi has become too…
• Takumi Shingo 匠 進吾Aoyama — Eight-seat Aoyama omakase counter (since 2013) with two dinner seatings, a repeat Tabelog Award winner.
• Takumi Tatsuhiro 匠 達広Shinjuku — One Michelin star (2026) near Shinjuku Gyoen: a fan-shaped counter, Noto Peninsula rice and a choreographed rhythm of snacks and nigiri by chef and…
• Togoshi Ginza Sushi Bando 戸越銀座 鮨 ばんどTogoshi Ginza — Neighbourhood omakase counter near Togoshi Ginza shopping street, run by a chef trained at Takumi Tatsuhiro.
• Toriton Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi 回転寿司 トリトン 東京スカイツリータウン・ソラマチ店Oshiage / Skytree — Hokkaido's beloved conveyor chain at the foot of Tokyo Skytree: giant toppings, Hokkaido scallops and crab, and a LINE-based waiting list.
• Tsukiji Sushisei Honten 築地寿司清 本店Tsukiji — Founded in 1889 at the old Nihonbashi fish market and in Tsukiji since 1924: classic Edomae nigiri by the piece in the outer market, without the…
• Umegaoka Sushi no Midori Sohonten 梅丘寿司の美登利 総本店Umegaoka — The original Umegaoka branch of Tokyo's favourite value sushi chain: giant anago that hangs off the plate, generous sets and the classic local queue.
• Uobei Shibuya Dogenzaka 魚べい 渋谷道玄坂店Shibuya — The 'bullet-train sushi' shop that every Tokyo vlog features: order on a touchscreen and your plates zoom to your seat on high-speed express lanes.…
• Uogashi Nihon-ichi Shibuya Dogenzaka 魚がし日本一 渋谷道玄坂店Shibuya — Standing sushi bar where you order nigiri piece by piece from the chef. Fast, cheap, fresh, and how Tokyo office workers grab sushi.
• Uotoku うを徳Higashi-Mukojima — Old-school Mukojima sushi house by Hyakkaen garden, known for wild eel, marinated tuna and seasonal otsumami.
• Yoshino Sushi Honten 吉野鮨本店Nihonbashi — Nihonbashi sushi house founded in 1879 and widely credited as the first shop to put fatty tuna (toro) on nigiri. Old-school Edomae at fair prices,…