Mata Koi Ya — Restaurant in Tokyo

We arrived around 9:15am on Sunday morning and the outer market was already bustling with tourists. We had done a bit of research before coming here and we were surprised there were no lines. The waiter greeted us and helped navigate the ticket vending machine (there are many picture to help guide you as to which rice bowl to choose). The waiter called out our orders as we pressed the button and the food was ready by the time we sat down. The quality of fish was definitely worth the trek to the market and we later discovered that the prices here were much better than the inner market. The tuna I had was delicious and melt...

Quietly tucked at a less crowded end of the outer streets of Tsukiji, this unassuming small stall selling sashimi don is perhaps one of the most underrated, value-for-money and no-frills places in this area. The raw seafood, particularly maguro (tuna), is fresh as it can get. I ordered the mix don (rice bowl) with a variety of cuts as well as a tasty raw quail egg addition. Miso soup is complimentary and i would give it 5 stars for its taste and much quicker experience! Definitely coming...

This place is very small with limited seatings. So you may need to wait for a table. However, they open pretty early. They also have reasonably priced kaisendon that are fresh and delicious. They have many selections of tuna jaw, cheek, head, etc. if you want to try all, I suggest getting the 3,000 yen tuna bowl. They have 5,500 yen option but personally, I think it was overpriced because you are getting only a couple more pieces of fish but...