Sushi Zanmai, Tokyo – Perhaps the best affordable sushi in town

During our recent visit to Tokyo we were staying in Korea Town, Shinjuku (we’ll recommend Shinjuku as a location, but not so much Korea Town). We were incredibly lucky that one of the roughly 40 Sushi Zanmai branches (nearly all in Tokyo, some in other parts of Japan) was located one minute’s walk away from our hotel, literally just across the street. Many of them rank in the top 1000 of Tokyo’s 100,000 restaurants on Tripadvisor and hold Certificates of Excellence, the best-ranking of them is currently placed at #82 (and #6 out of 4,300 Sushi restaurants). ‘Zanmai’ is the Japanese word for luxury. Different from most other sushi restaurants, Zanmai is outrageously good value for money, despite all ingredients being super-fresh and top-quality. Another benefit is that many of the restaurants, including ours, are open 24 hours, so it’s perfect for a little snack between meals or after a […]

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