👎 Expect to be in a food coma for a while after.
Stories and videos about Sushi places in Tokyo and Japan tend to focus on the high-end: How many of us don't know of Sukiyabashi Jiro or Sushi Saito? Quality comes at a cost, though, and in the case of Tokyo's top Sushi places that cost is steep, both in pricing (¥30,000 and up), and in sheer difficulty in getting a seat at the table in the first place.
If you're willing to lower your targets a little, though, some excellent sushi can be had at literally a fraction of the price. Take, for example, the sushi omakase at Mantenzushi Marunouchi (まんてん鮨 丸の内), where ¥6,480 buys you 11 nigiri, 1 hand roll, and 14 sashimi/other food items (that works out to ¥250 per morsel). Overall, the sushi is the best I've ever had at this price point, although service standards and attentiveness to detail are perhaps a little ... casual. Oh, and I guess one or two of the items are a tad bit eyebrow-raising (*koff koff enoki mushroom sushi and wasabi leaf koff koff*)
Mantenzushi Marunouchi
Anyway, I won't do write-ups of each individual sushi or food item - partially because with omakase the menu is ever-changing, but mostly because there are too many different items 😉 Enjoy the photos!
Shijimi Soup
Buri Sushi
Seared Swordfish
Cured Bonito
Abalone Sashimi
Sawara Sashimi
Hirame Sushi
Sticky, Slimy Seaweed
Aji Sushi
Tarakko and Enoki Mushroom Sushi
Botan Ebi Sushi
Nanohana (fig leaf/flower) and Picked Daikon
Mini Ikura Don
Wasabi Leaf
Bafun and Murasaki Uni Sushi
Akami and Chuutoro Sushi
Anago Sushi
Shijimi Miso Soup
Negitoro Hand Roll
Kanpyo Sushi
Egg Custard
Strawberry
Mantenzushi Marunouchi (まんてん鮨 丸の内) is walking distance from the Tokyo train station (take the Marunouchi South Exit), in the basement of the Marunouchi Brick Square building (丸の内ブリックスクエア). Reservations are essential, but easy to make thanks to their Gaijin-friendly reservations website. Do pay them a visit and let us know what you think!
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