Post-Tsukiji: Price Survey of Popular Restaurants at Toyosu Market
2018-12-12
Post-Tsukiji: Price Survey of Popular Restaurants at Toyosu Market
Tsukiji market has finally been relocated to Toyosu in Tokyo.
The new Toyosu market is much more spacious in design and feels a lot more hygienic. The market is divided into various areas and connected by passageways. Visitors can also experience lively scenes such as tuna auctions without harassing the market staff. Check out our first impressions of the new Toyosu Market.
But surely one of the main reasons you would want to go to Toyosu Market is to try the delicious, fresh seafood served in the form of sushi or sashimi. So we decided to provide a price list of some of the most famous restaurants so that you know how much you'd have to shell out for some these sets! Don't forget to read till the end :)
Iwasa-zushi (岩佐寿し)
Dish
Price in JPY (excl. tax)
Omakase set
3,900
Special set
3,500
Shellfish sushi set
4,000
Sashimi set
3,000
Kiku
3,000
Nanako Donburi (Roe)
2,000
Chirashizushi
2,500
YAMAZAKI（やまざき）
Dish
Price in JPY (excl. tax)
Kiku
4,400
Premium Chirashi
4,000
Sakura
3,700
Fuji
3,000
Kid's
2,200
Sushibun (鮨文)
Dish
Price in JPY (excl. tax)
Sushi Omakase
4,200
Wild Blue Fin Tuna Bowl
3,300
Chirashi-zushi
4,500
Special sushi set
3,300
Sashimi set
3,500
Sashimi+Sushi set
5,000
Dontaku (丼匠)
Dish
Price in JPY (excl. tax)
No. 1 Special Bowl
2,400
No. 2 Hokkai Sanmi Bowl
2,400
Sea urchin bowl
3,300
Tuna bowl
2,000
Sea Urchin, Salmon roe Bowl
3,300
Toro (best part of tuna), Sea Urchin, Salmon roe Bowl
3,300
Sei (勢勢勢)
Dish
Price in JPY (excl. tax)
Omakase set
3,800
Special set
2,800
Sashimi Platter
2,500
Tuna bowl
2,800
Chirashi-zushi
3,000
Yonehana (米花)
You can buy a bowl of seared eel placed on rice for 3,500 yen!
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Check out the two most popular stores!
These two are considered to be the masters of the Tsukiji market sushi restaurant: Sushidai (壽司大) and Daiwa Sushi (大和壽司).
The picture was taken at 7:30 in the morning. After the two restaurants moved to Toyosu, they still have customers lining up from early in the morning. We checked out the price at both stores and chose to eat at Daiwasushi.
Let’s take a look at the price for Sushidai.
Omakase set: 4,500 yen (excl. tax)
Daiwa Sushi does not mention any price, you are told only once you are seated. The omakase set price is about 4000 yen (excluding tax).
Seasonal ingredients are used so each day the set varies. Usually you get 7 nigiri-zushi, 6 maki-zushi, one seared sushi, and a bowl of miso soup.
Our impression
After reading the price list introduced above, you maybe feeling the same as us, that is, the market is really not cheap. Of course, there is nothing but the best to say about the ingredients, but a sushi set is basically between 3,500 and 4,500 yen, which is more expensive than sushi restaurants in high-end department stores.
Considering its a wholesale fish market, you would expect the prices to be more budget friendly. So make sure to know what you're getting into if you plan to have a breakfast or lunch at Toyosu Market.
