Udatsu Sushi

Udatsu Sushi sits a five-minute walk from Nakameguro Station, in a narrow residential stretch of Meguro City. The counter seats 18 and is run by owner-chef Hisashi Udatsu, who trained at sushi restaurants in Kanda, Ginza, and Nishi-Azabu before opening this shop in 2019, sixteen years into his career.

Both lunch and dinner are offered daily, with seatings that start together rather than staggered — guests are asked to arrive five minutes before their reservation time and are let in from ten minutes prior, so the preparation can be watched from the start. Lunch runs from 12:00 on weekdays and from 11:00 and 13:00 on weekends and holidays; dinner seatings begin at 18:00 and 20:30. The restaurant is closed on an irregular schedule, and the chef himself is not present on Wednesdays, Sundays, or public holidays.

Reservations are taken only through the restaurant's website; phone and email are not used for booking despite a contact number being listed. A smart-casual dress code applies, and the restaurant asks guests not to wear perfume. The surrounding streets are too narrow for cars, so visitors driving in are directed to use a coin parking lot near Nakameguro Station and walk the rest of the way. A cancellation fee applies for last-minute cancellations. At price tier 4, this falls into the luxury category typical of high-end Edomae counters in Tokyo.