Sushi Reki Reki — Restaurant in Kanazawa

Michelin sushi at RekiReki with a story of Japanese Omentenashi. Our Japanese local friends had booked us at a very nice Michelin sushi ya . The day before, the chef personally called our friends to say he had to cancel our dinner as one of his customers from the previous day had COVID and the local law says he has to shut his business for 5 days. Our friends scrambled to find us another restaurant but it’s crab season and that was quite daunting and they finally had to give up. Then a surprise! Instead, the sushi chef from the first place personally made our reservation with his old apprentice who now has his own shop. He even instructed him on how to prepare the custom menu that he had prepared for us featuring local kani ( crab) that is only in season for 2 weeks and is highly allocated. We had both male and female crab a very unique and luxurious experience. We also enjoyed shirako, Nodoguro, shiroebi, and many other local fish from Toyama and the Noto peninsula. One of the items was truly unique- a local White fish topped w its own liver. There were a few special items like Hokkaido uni and exceptionally succulent otoro as well. The Chef nailed it; the quality of both the neta and the rice was impressive, plus he was also engaging and casual, not so formal like other Michelin sushi restaurants. Strongly recommend !! #kuishinbo...

Rekireki is the second line of the renowned ‘Nakagawa’ in Higashijyaha district, which has one Michelin star. Michelin or not, most sushi in Kazanawa is absolutely excellent, but today our family (with 2 teenagers) wanted to try a different sushi shop. We try to visit a different sushi shop every summer we come back to Kanazawa. Since there was a long line at Maimon Sushi, we decided to give Rekireki a try. Oh, how glad we did.

The place is pretty small, but luckily we were seated immediately at the counter and welcomed by the chef’s friendly greetings. My husband and my son ordered the 10 piece set (3500 yen) and my daughter and I ordered the 8 piece set (2500 yen). They make ‘Edomae sushi’ (Edo is the old name for Tokyo) which means you don’t dip your sushi piece into soy sauce before you eat them. Each piece came out perfectly seasoned. Every piece we put into our mouth was heavenly. We have eaten many sushi in the past but something about this sushi was new and refreshing.

The chef seemed truly enjoy what he did. He casually conversed with us, and the customer next to us, about the names of shrimp and where the naming came from (in Japanese). The sushi is on the smaller side, but after we finished our wonderful lunch we were a full and very happy family. I highly recommend...

Our hotel recommended we visit this restaurant inside Kanazawa station for the freshest sushi in town and it did not disappoint. We arrived at 5.30pm and waited about 40 mins for our seat. We still had a partial view of the sushi chefs from the table (as opposed to sitting at the counter). The service was quick and polite and they had an English guide on sushi etiquette for us to follow. The sushi was very fresh and surprisingly filling. The set option of 8 piece sushi, 1 hand roll and miso soup was $45 AUD per head so it was not cheap but was a good experience and...