Tabelog ratingSushi Tsugu (鮨つぐ) serves a long Edo-style omakase at dinner: 24 to 28 items that alternate small dishes with nigiri on warm rice seasoned with red vinegar. Abalone, uni and ikura all appear. Reviewers keep pointing out that a comparable meal in Tokyo would cost roughly twice as much. The signature is the tamanegi-toro hand roll, which is fatty tuna with chopped onion in place of scallion, passed across the counter like a small bouquet. On weekdays the second chef serves a full lunch course for a fraction of the dinner price. The restaurant was selected for the Tabelog Sushi EAST "Tabelog 100" in 2025.
Value runs through almost every review, followed by the portions. Several guests say they left very full. The dishes named most often are the charcoal-grilled tachiuo (beltfish), the soft anago (sea eel), the onion-toro roll and the seasonal chawanmushi (savoury egg custard). Guests like the owner's warmth and his sake recommendations, and foreign visitors report feeling welcome.
The criticisms are specific:
- Non-drinkers find the drinking snacks very salty.
- One reviewer found sand in the clam soup.
- On one visit the uni and hand rolls arrived cold.
- A few guests mention loud regulars.
- An English-speaking guest seated in the private room received no greeting and no explanation of the dishes.
- The lunch slot of about 90 minutes can feel brisk.
Prices reported by reviewers in 2024–2026:
- Dinner omakase: ¥13,200, or around ¥13,800 with a soft drink.
- One couple spent just under ¥40,000 with sake and extras.
- Lunch: ¥4,400.
- Drinks: champagne about ¥1,700 a glass, sake around ¥1,100, green tea ¥660.
A typical spend is ¥15,000–19,999 at dinner and ¥4,000–4,999 at lunch. On value the verdict is emphatic. Reviewers describe the quality and the volume as well beyond the price, and the lunch especially so.
- Getting there: 3 minutes on foot from Kannai Station, Exit 9 (Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line), or 5 minutes from Bashamichi Station, Exit 5 (Minato Mirai Line). The restaurant is on the 2nd floor of the TY Building.
- Booking: walk-ins are not realistic. Dinner books up months ahead on TableCheck, and the restaurant posts cancellations on Instagram. Lunch runs Wednesday to Friday only. Lunch booking opens on TableCheck at noon the day before and fills fast. Phone: 045-225-9117.
- Booking rules: seatings last 2 hours. Cancelling within two days of the reservation costs 100% of the course fee per guest. If the restaurant cannot reach you 15 minutes after your booking time, it may treat the booking as cancelled. Note allergies in the comments field. Guests who cannot eat raw fish cannot book.
- Payment: Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex and Diners are accepted. Electronic money and QR payments are not accepted.
- Children: the listing states no age restriction. Children are seated in the private room.
- Seats: 16 in total, made up of 10 counter seats and a private room for 6. The whole restaurant can be booked for private use.
- Smoking and parking: the restaurant is entirely non-smoking and has no parking.
- Language: the chef speaks a little English, and there is no printed menu.
- Drinks: BYO wine is accepted with a corkage fee. Arrive hungry.
