Janome-sushi Honten — Restaurant in Kanazawa

Very nice, simple and super japanese omakase sushi place. It’s a family business: an old man preparing the food and his, probably, wife taking care of the clients. She is a lovely grandma who tells you from how to eat the sushi to what kind of fish you’re eating. If you don’t speak japanese, she will put effort to speak in a simple but efficient english. He prepares a set of 8 pieces of sushi for 3800¥, drinks not included. There are only 6 seats at the counter but they don’t take any reservations. The quality of the food is good but it’s not superb. If you’re looking for some high level sushi, this is not the place. Let’s say this is the place for when you don’t want to spend to much money or you forgot to reserve a seat in a high rated restaurant but you still want to have a good experience of omakase sushi. We had...

We returned to try this sushi restaurant after it was fully booked the night before. I think it was a very quiet night in the area and there were no other customers at the restaurant. We were given an English menu w very limited choice. I think we did not see the full menu.

The elderly lady was fairly abrupt although she did warm slightly towards the end of the meal. We felt pretty rushed. The sushi chef was very quiet and not friendly at all. I asked to take a photo and he said no.

However, the theatre and skill in making the sushi was amazing. The attention to detail was beautiful. The sushi and sashimi were oishii and so fresh and varied.

We enjoyed a rather stilted meal in hushed tones but appreciated the freshness and artistry...

We had the best sushi in Kanazawa and so far in our trip in Japan. I’ve been to Japan several times, but I’ve rarely experienced such high quality sushi for such a good price. The place is elegant and not overly complicated, with a charming entrance. Both the waitress and the chef were very nice with us, and even explained how to properly eat sushi. Watching the chef making sushi was an awesome experience: it was hard to look away from his hands. It is true that for us foreigners the silence could feel slightly awkward, but I think one needs to learn from the way things are traditionally done. The fatty tuna, the squid and the braised mackerel were extraordinary! Highly...