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January 31, 2008
Food

Award-winning sushi

A small restaurant with a giant reputation for serving some of the highest quality sushi, Umi sushi is a high-end establishment with a very well-respected third-generation chef whose fresh, constantly changing menu selections are not available at other places.
  The restaurant itself, like many sushi places at this level, is a model in minimalist thinking and simplicity. There are a couple tables and seats that go the length of a plain wooden counter made of Japanese cedar, the interior is bright and open and the customers are essentially devotees who savor every bite and wait in a state of subdued excitement for the next offering.
  Dinner, and that is the only time they are open, is priced at what you’d expect for a place like this at about 20,000 yen or more per person. The omakase—chef’s choice menu—is the best opportunity to judge ability of the itamae san (chef). The omakase experience is well worth it and when you watch the chef working diligently, deeply serious about his vocation, it is hard not to respect his dedication. No detail is too small. The rice is carefully chosen and produced by just one or two farms, the wasabi is grated right in front of you and served fresh, and the presentation of each item a short study in the meticulousness that has made Umi famous.
 Eating at Umi is a rare opportunity to experience sushi at a level matched only by very, very few places. Reservations are always necessary and must be booked well in advance.  
Umi
3-2-8 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
3401-3368
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