Uchitomi — Restaurant in Lausanne

This shop, that expands on two floors, is like a slice of Heaven for lovers of all things Japanese! On the ground floor they have a small corner dedicated to food made fresh daily, that can be bought "to take away" by those who like a tasty treat for lunch. Then all around they have shelves and shelves of Japanese food products for those who want to try making their own recipes at home. They have frozen goods as well as dried goods as well as an impressive collection of Saké bottles from different producers, even some very high quality, exclusive brands that would make for a perfect gift if you have a lover of Saké in your life. They also have a ton of different instant noodles, candies, and other fun foods and snacks, at affordable prices. Everything is original and imported into Switzerland so if you can't read Japanese, ask for help, the staff is very kind and ready to enlighten every customer. On the first floor they keep kitchen accessories of many different kinds, from kitchen tools to some very funny lunch boxes, to kitchen aprons, and they also have some truly beautiful pottery, in the traditional...

A nice shop (pour les nostalgiques des produits Japonais) offering a large variety of products mainly from Japan 🇯🇵.

The shop itself is spread on two floors but very tight especially when there are many customers. The second floor is mainly for kitchen items.

Almost all products description are written in Japanese 🇯🇵, meaning in most cases you need to ask the staff which is a bit annoying but not a big deal! If you know what you are looking for, that’s a different story.

Three important things to know:

Prices are expensive, for some products they are exaggerated. This is mainly due to the monopoly or maybe the owner wants to get rich quickly ?

The service is not at the expected level. For sure no comparison with the service you get in Japan 🇯🇵 🙇‍♂️🙏

No access nearby by car. Not a big deal but good to know if you have a big shopping list !

Enjoy your shopping! ありがとう...

visiting this store made me so happy. I love cooking Japanese cuisine and it's otherwise almost impossible to get Japanese ingredients for many dishes anywhere in Switzerland.

It was a joy visiting Uchitomi store yesterday. We spent about 90 minutes in the shop looking through all the products found pretty much anything we were looking for.

The staff was pleasantly reserved and we could look at everything without being disturbed. When we had questions we met a polite, helpful and very friendly response immediately. Thank you for offering so many nice and (in Switzerland) rare products, it was a pleasant visit and we will be back...