syunkato — Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

At first, we wanted to go to Sushi Koji, but there was no table. We got upset and decided to go to another restaurant. Restaurant Syunkato caught our attention, from the outside it looked very atmospheric, reminiscent of a Japanese garden. When you went inside, the master chef and staff were very cordial to say hello to us! We ordered ourselves out of 9 types of sashimi and each a different dish. We were complimented with tofu and toppings (a cold appetizer), it didn't end there in honor of the New Year, the chef served miso soup with mochi, chicken, shiitaki mushrooms and spinach. The whole meal was delicious. But the most amazing thing was to see the chef's hands, you could see that these hands had been through fire and water, all the joints swollen hands with swollen veins speaks volumes about how hard he worked and his cooking sticks are so sharp, erased over time. The chef would sometimes ask us how he went out to the other diners and interacted with them. And when we finished our meal, when the chef came out, he opened the door for us and said goodbye. I will definitely go back there again, as it is always nice to come back to a place where you...

The location is perfect inside Japan town, expensive decor in a very large building with plenty of private rooms. We had dinner at the counter. All chefs are Vietnamese but well trained. Not much English is spoken, but surely anybody can go by. Menu is essentially local produce, albeit of good quality. Selection of dishes is not impressive and either are a couple of dishes which came recommended. With so much offer in terms of good quality Japanese food, this restaurant doesn't stand out for any particular reason. I will...

While situated in little Tokyo, and main guests are Japanese expats, we don’t like the fact that smoking is allowed in public at all. It destroyed the total (taste) experience . Not recommended if you look for a smoke free environment… Edit : The food itself was nice. Took a long time to prepare but tasty. Hope the owners will consider asking guests to smoke...