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Sushi no Midori is located in a quiet neighbourhood being Umegaoka which is located in Setagaya City in Tokyo – oftentimes seen as the most sought after city for living in because of its safe neighbourhoods and overall chill vibe.

A lot of you may have heard of the vintage clothing haven “Shimokitazawa”, but it is located only a few stations over from where this restaurant is. This is yet another good reason as to why it is popular, but whether it be good cafes or restaurants, they are abundant despite them being in really what seems to be just an average residential area. 

Japan is no stranger to sushi restaurants by any means, in fact usually no matter what city you go to in Japan you will find independent ones like Sushi no Midori there.

But, oftentimes the quality varies, and a lot of the times they are small and mean you have to sit down at the counter. Sushi no Midori is different however, and not only has table seats, but it has two floors and you order on a touch screen tablet – rather advanced for being your local sushi place I would say and instead of having to line up outside and wait for your turn to get in, they have it where you can scan a QR code to check check your spot in line.

My friend who has frequented here took me, and it did not disappoint at all. I am by no means a sushi critic, and as long as the sushi is better than what I can get overseas (which it is 99.9% of the time) I am satisfied.

But of course, there are times where I do want to spend that extra dollar to taste the good stuff and this is one of them.

But just because the price is more doesn’t mean that you will be getting the same size you are used to at conveyor belt sushi either, oh no. You are getting a big piece of fish which you could honestly use to make 2 pieces of nigiri if you wanted to.

You may find it funny, but eating sashimi is actually not all that common in Japan. It is almost always nigiri, and that was the case here too (though they might have had sashimi on the menu). Also, they have It where you can order individual pieces of 4 etc. My friend and I figured that it would be easiest to just order the sets of sushi and try everything.

To which this included various cuts of tuna, salmon (some scorched with a blowtorch) shrimp, scallops, etc. etc. There was a lot regardless, and it was fun to be able to try everything on the plate.

I am always a tuna guy, and so being able to get normal to fatty tuna at a good price in the city was something I was not expecting to be honest. It was the same kind of rich, melt-in-your mouth tuna that I always look forward to and lived up to my expectations.

I also really enjoyed the salmon, and I always wonder why it isn’t something that exists overseas, or at least isn’t common, but it is putting cheese onto salmon nigiri and hitting it with a blowtorch. It seems like something western sushi restaurants would be all over, but I have yet to see it. Anyways, it tastes really good, and it was no different at this place either, so do make sure to try it.

All the other fish were also of incredible quality, regardless of what it was. You could tell that the sushi craftsmen were pros, and it is crazy to be able to get this kind of quality for really being what seemed like just another run-of-the-mill sushi spot.

Also, the sets didn’t include anything too out there for those of you that just like sticking to the basics.This paired with the fact that the quality was up there with some of the better sushi I have had in Japan, I highly recommend it.

And of course, I do still recommend going to a popular conveyor belt sushi place like Sushiro, but if you are looking for quality that tops that by miles, this is the place you are going to want to check out.

Not to mention, it is really close to Shinjuku Station in terms of train stops, so you will not need to feel like you are having to take up too much time of your day. 

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