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The best Edomae Sushi in Tokyo

Also spelt Edo-mae sushi, nigiri, nigirizushi and sushi. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Sukiyabashi Jiro (Ginza honten)

    Ginza Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    11.30am-2pm and 5-8.30pm; shut Sun and holidays
    Where
    Tsukamoto Building B1F, 4-2-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    Twenty or so pieces, no menu, no choosing. The kohada is the piece to watch. Overseas visitors cannot ring up: bookings come only through a luxury hotel concierge, so start with your hotel.

    What to orderThe single omakase, about twenty pieces; watch the kohada

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  2. Number 2.Yoshino Sushi Honten

    Nihonbashi Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11am to 2pm and 4.30pm to 9.30pm, Sat lunch, shut Sun
    Where
    3-8-11 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027

    Ask for the toro, which the shop claims to have named, and eat it at the counter at lunch. Saturdays are lunch only and Sundays are shut; the tamagoyaki is worth the extra order.

    What to orderToro nigiri, then the tamagoyaki

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  3. Number 3.Hakkoku

    Ginza Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    5.30-10.30pm; Sat lunch too; shut Sun and hols
    Where
    Lape Building 3F, 6-7-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    One course only: twenty-five pieces of nigiri on red-vinegar rice, nothing cooked in between. They take cards but refuse cash, and Saturday is the single day lunch runs.

    What to orderThe twenty-five piece nigiri course

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  4. Sushi Sho (Yotsuya)

    Yotsuya Shinjuku

    Open
    Dinner 6pm; lunch Mon, Wed, Fri only; shut Sundays
    Where
    1F Yorindo Building, 1-11 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004

    Nakazawa's Yotsuya counter, now worked by his successor Keita Katsumata, sends out tsumami thick before any nigiri. Leave the ordering alone and take the omakase. Lunch runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and bookings go months out.

    What to orderThe full omakase, tsumami and all

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  5. Sushi Takamitsu

    Aobadai, Nakameguro Nakameguro, Ebisu and Meguro

    Open
    6pm to midnight, shut Sundays
    Where
    EXA 1F, 1-28-2 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Ten minutes on foot from Nakameguro station, and it runs late, with the counter going to midnight. Take the omakase. Cards are limited to JCB and Amex, so carry another way of paying.

    What to orderThe omakase nigiri course

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  6. Udatsu Sushi

    Nakameguro Nakameguro, Ebisu and Meguro

    Open
    Lunch sittings plus dinner at 6pm and 9pm, daily
    Where
    2-48-10 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Edomae technique bent towards the modern: hay-smoked fatty tuna, dashi jelly, a roll built without rice. Lunch costs less than dinner, but weekdays hold one sitting at noon, so it goes early.

    What to orderThe omakase, with the hay-smoked tuna

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  7. Shimbashi Tsuruhachi

    Shimbashi Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    5-10pm; Fri and Sat lunch too; shut Sun and hols
    Where
    New Shimbashi Building 2F, 2-16-1 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

    Old Tokyo counter manners, on the second floor of a scruffy building beside the station. Ask for kohada and then the anago. Bring cash, since cards are refused, and book lunch a day ahead.

    What to orderKohada, then the simmered anago

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  8. Umi (Minami-Aoyama)

    Minami-Aoyama, Gaienmae Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    Dinner from 6pm, lunch most days; shut Wednesdays
    Where
    Sannan Building 1F, 3-2-8 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

    Ten minutes from Gaienmae on a quiet Aoyama street, with two dinner sittings and lunch most days. Ask for the uni. It shuts on Wednesdays and public holidays, which catches people out.

    What to orderThe omakase; ask for the uni

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  9. Edomae-zushi Sushitsu

    Nishi-Azabu Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    Lunch 11.30am, dinner 6pm; shut Sun and holidays
    Where
    RF Building B1F, 3-1-15 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

    The name states the intent. Lunch is a single sitting between half eleven and noon and costs roughly half of dinner, so book that. Shut Sundays and holidays, dinner only on Wednesdays.

    What to orderThe lunch nigiri course

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  10. Kozasazushi (Shimokitazawa original)

    Shimokitazawa Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and Kichijoji

    Open
    5-9pm, shut Wednesdays and Sundays
    Where
    3-7-10 Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

    No bookings and no cards, so bring cash and be ready to wait for a seat. Ask for kohada. Doors close Wednesdays and Sundays, and service stops at nine on the days it opens.

    What to orderKohada, and whatever is being vinegared that day

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  11. Kibun Sushi

    Asakusa Asakusa and Ueno

    Open
    Noon-2pm and 5-9pm; Sun noon-7pm; shut Wednesdays
    Where
    1-17-10 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo

    Two minutes from Kaminarimon, and priced like the neighbourhood shop it is, with lunch sets in the low thousands. Order the nigiri set. It closes Wednesdays, and Sunday service stops at seven.

    What to orderThe nigiri set at lunch

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  12. Sushi Arai

    Ginza 8-chome Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    Noon to 2.30pm and 6pm to 11pm, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    Luan Building B1F, 8-10-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

    Two Michelin stars and a chef known for his buying; the kohada is where to judge him. Wednesdays are dark, and the basement counter takes bookings well before you will want one.

    What to orderThe omakase, and the kohada in particular

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  13. Sushi Matsumoto (Itabashi)

    Itabashi Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    Two sittings, 5pm and 8pm; shut Sun, Mon, Thu
    Where
    Miyamoto Building 1F, 1-49-14 Itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo

    Worth the ride to Itabashi for one omakase at well under Ginza money. Two sittings, five and eight, and booking is online only, opening at three on the first of the month.

    What to orderThe single omakase at the early sitting

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  14. Sushidokoro Yamato

    Tsukiji Tsukiji, Tsukishima and Toyosu

    Open
    Sittings at noon, 5pm and 7.30pm; closing days vary
    Where
    1F, 3-7-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045

    Yasui trained at Sugita in Kakigaracho and now serves straight down the line Edomae a minute from Tsukiji station; his kohada is the speciality. Bookings only, three sittings, and closing days move about.

    What to orderKohada, the house speciality

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