Umi - Minato-ku

You won't find this restaurant on other social media platforms. So prepare for a unique, more local, experience. The host/chef is very personable and very willing to work with you. We shared several laughs over the course of the meal. There are approximately 10-12 seats at the counter with the chef and two other private rooms. When my party of 4 arrived, we were the first ones, and had most of the meal to ourselves before a couple appeared. The food itself was very wide ranging, some of the dishes I had never seen or tried before, and there were several that I was hoping would appear and they did appear. The sous chef would come to us after every dish was served to let us know what fish it was from a personal picture catalogue of the fish. The most interesting dishes we tried were a tiny eel dish that appeared almost as glass noodles, along with a progression of 8 different nigiri from fishes I had never tried. The ultimate highlight was being served a bowl of Uni (Sea Urchin) with fish roe. What makes this restaurant unique is the close Omakase experience, that was fairly affordable by other restaurant standards, and available. Finding reservations to the top restaurants was difficult, after starting our search late.

It was such a nice experience the staff was amazing explained how to eat each dish and what fish it was!

I had a wonderful experience at Umi. The food was delicious and the Chef, staff, and guests extremely welcoming.

A bit difficult to find. But a worthy experience. We were given a private room. The waitress and chef speak a little English and it is not a problem. Service very fast and attentive. We ordered the set menu of the day and the food both quality and quantity are really good.

Great place to try keiseki menu with sushi and sashimi. Portions are nice and staff is very friendly but some of the fish dishes were not the freshest of quality. We were there in the evening