Do you know what sushi restaurants are like in Japan? Do you know the correct way to eat sushi? Are you traveling to Japan and don’t want to embarrass yourself? In this article, we will talk about sushi restaurants and the correct way to eat there.
Sushi-specialized restaurants are called Sushi ya. In most of these restaurants, you sit behind a counter and watch the sushiman prepare your dish. There are many differences between restaurants in Japan and Brazil.
In Japan, sushi is much cheaper, but it can also cost a fortune. It all depends on the place, the fish, and the sushiman. Usually, TV reports generalize by showing absurd prices from fine and expensive restaurants.
– Differences between sushi restaurants in Japan and BrazilWe also recommend watching our short video about the different types of sushi:
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Differences between sushi restaurants in Japan and Brazil
Do you know the differences between sushi restaurants in Japan and sushi restaurants in Brazil? Well, many differences will be mentioned in the other subtitles of the article, but we can say in advance that there are many differences, starting with the flavor.
The quality of the sushi rice grain used in Japan is much superior compared to Brazil, which is generally made to fill the stomach and eat less. The Japanese ingredients and types of fish greatly enrich the sushi menu in Japan.
Brazil also has its exclusive sushis. In Japan, it is not common to put strawberries and passion fruit filled with cream cheese in sushi. Even Hot Rolls are not common in Japan, as in Brazil they are made from discarded cuts of fish.
Still, there are thousands of different varieties of sushi in Japan that introduce you to a whole new world. Usually, in a Japanese sushi restaurant, they also consume other dishes like misoshiro.
Kaiten-Zushi – Conveyor belt restaurant
The most common and cheapest sushi restaurants in Japan are called Kaiten-zushi [回転寿司], where you find a conveyor belt that carries sushi plates, and then you choose your preferred one and take the plate to your table.
If you want to place an order, there will probably be a screen for you to choose your sushi. Kaiten-zushi is a cheap restaurant, and the price usually ranges from 100 to 300 yen per plate. The types and colors of plates determine the price of the sushi.
The video below from the channel Japão nosso de cada dia shows a bit of the Kaiten-Zushi restaurant.
How to eat sushi in Japan?
In the restaurant, the waiter will bring you a warm towel called Oshibori. You should use it to clean your hands and face and then place it on the table without folding it. Sushi is made to be eaten with your hands and all in one bite.
It is very normal and even nice to use chopsticks to eat sushi, but usually Nigirizushi and Temaki are eaten with your hands to avoid them falling apart. If you are going to eat with chopsticks, remember the etiquette rules for chopsticks.
Normally the restaurant will offer green tea; you can also order a drink. When dipping sushi in soy sauce, remember that the important thing is to dip the fish and not the rice; avoid putting too much soy sauce, or it will seem like sushi only tastes good with soy sauce.
The best sushi restaurants in Japan
There are thousands of sushi restaurants in Japan; if you want to see the best and most famous in Tokyo, we will leave a ranked list below. Use your Google Maps to search; some may have restaurants in other cities besides Tokyo.
- Sushiryori Inose
- Sushi Yoshitake
- Uobei Shibuya Dogenzaka
- Ginza Seamon
- Sushi Bar Yasuda
- Katsu Midori Seibu Shibuya
- Kyubey Ginza Honten
- Sushizanmai Honjin
- ITAMAE SUSHI
- Sushizanmai Tsukijiekimae-ten
- Umegaoka Sushi No Midori Sohonten Shibuya
- Atelier Morimoto XEX
- Umegaoka Sushino Midori Ginza
- Umegaoka Sushi no Midori Akasaka-branch
- Mawashizushi Katsu Midori, Meguro
- Nobu Tokyo
- Tachiguimidori, Echika Ikebukuro
- Tokyo Otsuka Norengai Uozushi
- Sushitomi
- Himawari Zushi Shintoshin
- Sushizanmai Honten
- Tachigui Sushi Uogashi Nihonichi Shibuya Center Gai
- Nemuiro Hanamaru, Kitte Marunouchi
- Sushizanmai Yurakucho
- Kura Sushi Shinagawa Ekimae
- Genki Sushi, Shibuya
- Toriton Tokyo Solamachi
- Tsukiji Kiyomura Sushi-Zanmai Higashi Shinjuku-ten
- Shinjuku Makoto
- Mawashizushi Katsu Midori Ikebukuro Seibu
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