Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Tokyo's Best Mid-Range Sushi: Mantenzushi Marunouchi (まんてん鮨 丸の内)

👍 Good Sushi, unbeatable value, Gaijin-friendly reservations.
👎 Expect to be in a food coma for a while after.

Stories and videos about Sushi places in Tokyo and Japan tend to focus on the high-end: How many of us don't know of Sukiyabashi Jiro or Sushi Saito? Quality comes at a cost, though, and in the case of Tokyo's top Sushi places that cost is steep, both in pricing (¥30,000 and up), and in sheer difficulty in getting a seat at the table in the first place.

If you're willing to lower your targets a little, though, some excellent sushi can be had at literally a fraction of the price. Take, for example, the sushi omakase at Mantenzushi Marunouchi (まんてん鮨 丸の内), where ¥6,480 buys you 11 nigiri, 1 hand roll, and 14 sashimi/other food items (that works out to ¥250 per morsel). Overall, the sushi is the best I've ever had at this price point, although service standards and attentiveness to detail are perhaps a little ... casual. Oh, and I guess one or two of the items are a tad bit eyebrow-raising (*koff koff enoki mushroom sushi and wasabi leaf koff koff*)

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo
Mantenzushi Marunouchi

Anyway, I won't do write-ups of each individual sushi or food item - partially because with omakase the menu is ever-changing, but mostly because there are too many different items 😉 Enjoy the photos!

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Shijimi Soup
Shijimi Soup

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Buri Sushi
Buri Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Seared Swordfish
Seared Swordfish

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Cured Bonito
Cured Bonito

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Abalone Sashimi
Abalone Sashimi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Sawara Sashimi
Sawara Sashimi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Hirame Sushi
Hirame Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Sticky Slimy Seaweed
Sticky, Slimy Seaweed

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Aji Sushi
Aji Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Enoki Mushroom Sushi and Tarakko
Tarakko and Enoki Mushroom Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Botan Ebi Sushi
Botan Ebi Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Nanohana and Daikon
Nanohana (fig leaf/flower) and Picked Daikon

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Mini Ikura Don
Mini Ikura Don

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Wasabi Leaf
Wasabi Leaf

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Bafun and Murasaki Uni Sushi
Bafun and Murasaki Uni Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Akami and Chuutoro Sushi
Akami and Chuutoro Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Anago Sushi
Anago Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Shijimi Miso Soup
Shijimi Miso Soup

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Negitoro Hand Roll
Negitoro Hand Roll

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Kanpyo Sushi
Kanpyo Sushi

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Egg Custard
Egg Custard

Mantenzushi Marunouchi Tokyo Strawberry
Strawberry

Mantenzushi Marunouchi (まんてん鮨 丸の内) is walking distance from the Tokyo train station (take the Marunouchi South Exit), in the basement of the Marunouchi Brick Square building (丸の内ブリックスクエア). Reservations are essential, but easy to make thanks to their Gaijin-friendly reservations website. Do pay them a visit and let us know what you think!

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