10 editor picks in Tokyo.
10 japanese sushi places in Tokyo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tokyo | Japanese Sushi across every city.
Sushi in Tokyo runs the full ladder, from 100-yen conveyor plates to concierge-only edomae counters. Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten in Ginza is the ten-seat counter made famous by Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and Sushi Saito in Roppongi is Takashi Saito's eight-seat edomae counter taking concierge bookings only. At the everyday end, Sushizanmai Honten in Tsukiji runs its sushi flagship 24 hours.
Uobei Shibuya in Tokyo is the express-belt sushi room where every order arrives on a Shinkansen-style tray rather than circulating. 100 yen plates.
OrderThe 100-yen tuna and salmon plates and an egg pudding to close.
TipTouchscreen ordering in English. Solo seating works best; weekend evenings queue 20-30 minutes.
Sushi no Midori Umegaoka in Tokyo is the original branch of the value-sushi chain. Big-piece nigiri, queue-based seating, lunch sets under 2,000 yen.
OrderThe jo-nigiri set; an extra plate of anago and chu-toro brings it home.
TipClosed Wednesdays. Queue ticket machine outside; 60-90 minute waits at lunch.
Sushizanmai Honten in Tokyo's Tsukiji is the 24-hour sushi flagship Kiyoshi Kimura built after winning the auction tuna in 2013. Counter, tables, sashimi.
OrderThe maguro-zukushi tuna selection plate; otoro lunchtime is the value play.
TipOpen 24 hours daily. Late-night counter seating is the easiest. The Tsukiji Outer Market is on the corner.
Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten in Tokyo's Ginza is the 10-seat counter made famous by Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Yoshikazu Ono runs it; concierge bookings only.
TipThe Ginza main shop no longer takes public bookings; the Roppongi branch (Takashi Ono) is the accessible relative, two stars in the 2026 guide.
Ginza Kyubey Honten has run an Edomae sushi counter since 1935 and invented the gunkan-maki seaweed-wrapped style. La Liste No. 2 worldwide in 2018.
TipLunch omakase is the value play at half the dinner price. Counter only on the ground floor.
Sushi Saito in Tokyo's Roppongi is Takashi Saito's eight-seat edomae sushi counter in Ark Hills South. Three Michelin stars 2009-2019, concierge-only.
TipTop hotel concierges and a few private members handle bookings; cold-call requests are not accepted.
Sushi Arai in Tokyo's Ginza is Hiroyuki Arai's eight-seat edomae sushi counter, two Michelin stars and the Tabelog Sushi 100 fixture for steady-handed nigiri.
TipBookings via top-tier hotel concierges only; cold-call requests are declined. Lunch and dinner are the same omakase course.
Sushizanmai Honten in Tokyo's Tsukiji runs 24-hour sushi from the Outer Market gate. The Kiyoshi Kimura room where the New Year tuna auctions are won.
Order24-hour sushi platter
TipLate-night counter is the easiest path. The maguro-zukushi tuna selection is the value play at 02:00.
Uobei Shibuya in Tokyo runs express-belt sushi at 100 yen per two-piece plate, the cheapest sit-down sushi in Shibuya. Touchscreen ordering, English menu.
OrderConveyor sushi at 100 yen
TipTouchscreen ordering in English. Pay at the table by IC card; weekend evenings queue 20 minutes.
Kura Sushi Shinjuku in Tokyo is the value conveyor-sushi chain at 100 yen per plate plus tax. Touchscreen English ordering and gachapon-prize delivery.
Order100 yen conveyor sushi
TipReserve via the EPark app for the no-queue table seating. 100 yen per plate; finish 15 plates for the toy prize.
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