Sushi Dai

Restaurant Details

※ As of 2024, Sushi Dai does not take reservations, and only accepts guests on a walk-in basis. Please consult with the byFood concierge team for alternative dining options.

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Sushi Dai is perhaps the most famous restaurant in the whole of Toyosu Market. Even before it moved to Toyosu Market from Tsukiji Market in 2018, the restaurant established its reputation on having extremely cost-effective and fresh sushi.

One of the restaurant’s boldest claims is that even though it’s in Toyosu Market, and therefore has access to the freshest catch, it won’t ever settle for second best. For instance, if the staff can’t secure the best possible sea bream for the day, they simply won’t serve sea bream that day. They are simply that particular about their quality.

Not only that, but Sushi Dai also has an extremely good price-performance ratio. The fish simply doesn’t get any fresher — it was caught just hours before service and brought straight to the restaurant — and yet a 12-piece omakase is just ¥5,500 at the time of writing, a literal fraction of what guests would pay for at a high-end omakase restaurant in Ginza or Akasaka. Granted, it’s a different experience entirely, but

And it seems to have worked. Sushi Dai continues to enjoy their popularity has as well. It’s for this reason that queues start around 2am, or even the night before for the most dedicated of foodies. By the time the restaurant opens at 5:30 am, queues of a hundred people, even in the cold winter months, can be regularly seen snaking around the building.

The restaurant only opens for lunch and doesn’t take reservations, so those wanting a taste of this legendary sushi are going to have to wait. But countless satisfied guests — from both outside of Japan and inside it — will testify that it’s certainly worth the wait.

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Sushi Dai Address

6-5-1 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan