Eight-seat counter in Sendai's Kokubunchō district serving Edomae sushi from chef Yu Fushimi, built around Miyagi and Tohoku ingredients.
At a glance
- Price
- $$
- Dinner omakase
- $132
- Lunch omakase
- $66
- Seats
- 8
- Chef
- 伏見 悠
- Reservations
- hard to book
- Cuisine
- Edomae sushi
- Price
- Moderate
Sushi Yutaka opened in 2022 in Kokubunchō, Aoba Ward, a five-minute walk from Aoba-dori Ichibancho Station on the Tozai Line. The restaurant seats eight at a single sushi counter and serves omakase-only menus at lunch and dinner.
More than 80 percent of the ingredients come from Miyagi and the wider Tohoku region, sourced through producers and intermediaries the chef trusts. Rice is Sasanishiki grown in Tome; the vinegar is a red (aka) vinegar from Shibata; salt and tea come from Ishinomaki, the chef's hometown; nori is sourced from Higashimatsushima. Shari, the vinegared rice, is treated as central to the meal here, reportedly accounting for a large share of how each piece of sushi is judged.
Chef Yu Fushimi was born in Miyagi in 1989. His family runs Takezushi, a sushi restaurant in Ishinomaki founded in 1961, and he helped with prep work there as a child. After working in another industry after school, he joined the family business at 23, developed an interest in sushi craft, and opened Sushi Yutaka as his own restaurant in March 2022.
Lunch service runs 12:00–14:00 and dinner 18:30–21:30, seven days a week, with no fixed closing day listed. Both seatings start together at a single time, so late arrivals aren't accommodated. Lunch omakase is priced around ¥6,600 and dinner around ¥13,200; reported average spend per person is closer to ¥20,000. There is no English menu, the restaurant is non-smoking, and there is no on-site parking, though coin parking is available nearby.
Good to know
- How do I book a table at Sushi Yutaka?
- Solo diners can book online up to the day before. Parties of two or more, same-day requests, and private bookings must be made by phone.
- What does the omakase cost?
- Lunch omakase is priced around ¥6,600 and dinner around ¥13,200; reported average per-person spend is closer to ¥20,000.
- How many seats does the restaurant have?
- There are eight seats, all at one sushi counter.
- What time does the meal start?
- Lunch begins at 12:00 and dinner at 18:30, with all guests starting the seating together; arriving late isn't accommodated.
- Is there an English menu?
- No English menu is listed in the available information, so it's worth confirming language support directly with the restaurant.
Details checked October 2, 2026. Prices and hours change; confirm before you go.
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