The Best 10 Sushi Restaurants You Must Eat in Tsukiji Market

The top fish market in entire Japan is the Tsukiji Market. Nowadays, it has become one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Tokyo. Visitors who come to Tsukiji have the common purposes. It is, “I want to have some delicious sushi!” You can enjoy fresh seafood for a reasonable price in Tsukiji. There are many sushi shops there, but here are the top 10 shops.

1. Sushizanmai

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It is a famous sushi shop which has a lot of chain stores throughout Tokyo. All the ingredients are fresh and the price is reasonable. So, it is popular. Their selling point is tuna. The cutting tuna show is worth viewing.

In Tsukiji, the Sushizanmai has the Head shop, Okunoin and the revolving sushi on the conveyor belt bar, but the Head shop of the Sushizanmai is the best. There are a lot of seats and it is always full of customers. Sushi should be eaten in the lively atmosphere. You can find them more tasty in the cheerful atmosphere. They have a counter as well as the tables, so it is convenient for a family with their children.

2. Tamasushi Tsukiji Head shop

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Amongst many sushi shops in Tsukiji, the “Tamasushi” is quite popular. At lunch time the shop is bustling with customers. The substantial “Kaisendon” for a reasonable price is popular. It is a long established historical shop which opened in the 13th year of the Taisho-era (1924). The skillful cook’s technique has been handed on since its opening.

The recommendation is “Shichifuku-nigiri”. It is a set menu which includes some fresh sushi, desserts and a soup. You can enjoy the fantastic taste which only long established shops can offer. You can’t have the similar taste at chain-stores or at newly opened ones.

3. Tsukiji Sushiko Sohonten

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This “Tsukiji Sushiko Sohonten” has been quite often taken up by the TV program. The provided sushis are all made with the top-class seasonal ingredients. But the price is reasonable which makes customers feel free to eat a lot without worrying about the price. So, it is a quality shop with great popularity.

The shop carries a wide range of ingredients. It is interesting to challenge unfamiliar ingredients, isn’t it? The shop has an open feeling and is comfortable. Please enjoy some fresh sushi until your stomach is full up.

4. Okame

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It is a rather small shop in the Tsukiji Market area, but it is very popular. The selling menu is “Ryusui-minami-tuna”. It is melting exquisite fatty tuna in the mouth. This shop is a stand-up sushi bar, which is a distinctive Japanese style sushi shop.

However, some chairs are provided for children and disabled people. If you visit this shop for the first time, please choose “Omakase” on the menu. It includes carefully selected 10 fish sushis, a thin roll, a bowl of soup and your 2 favourite sushis.

5. Tsukiji Sushicho

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This is also a stand-up sushi bar. Generally speaking, the stand-up sushi bars have got the image of “You get what you pay for”. But this shop is different. It has quality in taste and freshness in ingredients.

Two sushis cost only ￥80, so you can eat fresh sushi as many times as you want, without worrying about the price. The menu has a variety and you can find some unfamiliar ingredients. This shop is just right for people who don’t have a lot of time, but want to eat sushi without taking their time.

 
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6. Sushi Ichiban

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Speaking of sushi, you can’t avoid tuna, can you? For people who agree with me, this “Sushi Ichiban” is highly recommended. They offer delicious tuna sushi for a reasonable price. They often hold the “cutting tuna show”. It is so powerful that you’ll be surprised.

Their tuna-sushi is very cheap. Two tuna-sushis cost ￥155. This is almost the same price as the one at the revolving sushi bar, but theirs are very delicious, because they have been sticking to tuna. Another attraction of this shop is that it is open for 24 hours. Even when you all of a sudden want to eat some sushi at mid-night, you can just pop in. How convenient it is!

7. Hamashigezushi

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The recommended lunch menu at this shop is “Kiwami”. It is a set menu for one and a half portions which costs ￥1,350. The substantial menu includes salmon roe, red flesh tuna, greater yellowtail, prawn, big-fin reef squid, salmon, pickled mackerel, roll (blue-fin tuna roll, cucumber roll) and chunky omelette. It costs ￥1,350 for all this!

8. Tsukiji Kagurazushi Honten

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Do you know the requirement for “Edomaezushi”? It is some red vinegar in sushi rice. The red vinegar is the rich vinegar which is made from the fermented sake lees. Nowadays, it’s very rare that shops use red vinegar. But this Tsukiji Kagurazushi Honten uses vinegar in sushi rice substantially. So, you can enjoy the genuine Edomaezushi there.

This red vinegar is produced at the “Ichinokura” in the Sendai prefecture. It creates a different taste from the ordinary sushi.

9. Isozushi

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Recently, what has been discreetly going around in Japan is going to Tsukiji on the first train in the morning and enjoying the freshly caught seafood cuisine. It is quite refreshing to get up early in the morning with an effort and eat freshly caught fish in Tsukiji. This shop is open from early morning, which is rare for a sushi shop. You can enjoy delicious sushi early in the morning. It’s a luxury!

The selling point of this shop is that the 30 limited portions per day are provided for ￥2,400. Normally, it costs ￥5,000 for a set. But as it is limited to only 30 portions, you can have one at a half price. Please don’t be late!

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10. Tsukiji Hachiku

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In Tsukiji, this shop has a clean looking inside. It used to be in Harajuku, but it moved to Tsukiji. So, due to it being a brand-new shop, the shop is very clean. The recommended menu is “Chakinzushi”. There are a lot of seafoods inside the rice and it is covered with the Mitsuba leaf. It costs ￥980 for 2 of them.

You can’t have Chakinzushi in any other shops in Tsukiji. It is exquisite. Also another precious menu is “Suzumebozushi” using the fresh sea-bream.

Let’s Eat Sushi in Tsukiji Market!

In Tsukiji, many sushi shops stand side by side. You may not be able to decide which one you should visit. The prices vary and the menus differ. You should choose one adjusting to your preference. Do you want to enjoy Nigiri? Do you want to eat Kaisendonbri quickly? Or do you want to fill your stomach for a reasonable price? I’m sure you will find your favourite one!