Food & Drinks
Tokyo’s Luxury Sushi Restaurants Go Casual With Budget Spinoffs
The drop in expense account meals and business travelers during the pandemic encouraged new styles.
A sushi selection at Touryumon Sushi Ginza Onodera.
Source: Onodera Group/Ginza Onodera
When Michelin published its 2023 guide for Tokyo in November, the city got good news: Despite Japan’s strict Covid measures, it held on to its title as dining capital of the world. Tokyo has 200 Michelin-starred restaurants, the most of any city, including a dozen with three stars.
The latest Michelin list contains several high-end sushi restaurants where meals can easily cost up to 50,000 yen, or about $384 per person, and chefs train for years before becoming masters. That’s not unusual.