Sushi & Seafood · Nihonbashi

Yoshino Sushi Honten 吉野鮨本店

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, five generations in.

About

Yoshino has been shaping sushi a few blocks from the old Nihonbashi fish market since 1879 (Meiji 12). It is often cited as the shop that first served toro on nigiri in the early 20th century, when the fatty belly was still considered waste, and the house still treats tuna as the star: lean akami, chutoro and otoro sliced from the same block so you can taste the gradient. The counter is calm and businesslike, the chefs work in the classic Edomae way (kohada cured in vinegar, simmered clam and anago brushed with nitsume) and lunch sets remain one of the best-value ways to eat at a genuinely historic Tokyo sushi counter.

Highlights

• Credited with serving the first toro nigiri, still the house speciality
• Tuna flight of akami, chutoro and otoro from one block
• Classic Edomae prep: vinegared kohada, simmered anago with nitsume
• Lunch nigiri sets that cost a fraction of Ginza prices
• Counter run by the founding family since 1879

Tips

• Weekday lunch from 11:00 is the easy win: arrive by 11:15 to sit at the counter
• Saturday is lunch only and Sunday closed, so plan a weekday
• Order the tuna set if you only try one thing
• Walk-ins usually work at lunch; phone ahead for dinner

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