Ume Sushi — Restaurant in Tokyo

Small local restaurant. No English menu. It’s omakase set up (I think). There is a set menu of 3 tiers (1-“average” 2000¥, 2-“premium” 3000¥, 3-“special” 6000¥ pp.) Only 8 seats in the house but we were the only customers at the time so we got very quick/attentive service between the chef and his mom.

We chose a premium for each person and got about 8 pieces of assorted sushi with rice, a thin layer of wasabi, and the sashimi piece. My favorite pieces from the set were the Uni, Ebi, and Unagi (sea urchin, prawn, & eel). All of it was so fresh.

The menu came with Japanese green tea, the sushi, and soup with simple broth, chives and grilled fish, freshly whisked matcha, and a...

The chef does not speak english at all, but he was very kind and tried his best to communicate. He even looked up the english translations of some of the sushi and wrote it down for us to tell us what we were eating. Had the ¥3000 course, and it was perfect. Wonderful green tea, fantastic sushi, a simple soup, a red bean dessert, and a perfect warm bowl of matcha to end the meal. Will definitely...

Charming little shop with the absolute best value for money you’ll find, especially at lunch time. Get the A set and enjoy thinking about how great that was for the...