Sushi has only really become popular in Joburg in the last 15 years or so and despite being so far from the sea, we do get some very good fish. While nearly all restaurants will have some fish offering on the menu, there are some which specialize in fish and sushi. Always check though that the fish is on the green list and not on the endangered orange or red list (there is an app you can download that you can use to check). You night not get an entirely accurate answer if you simply ask!
Yamato in Illovo has been around for years and serves consistently good sushi and tempura. Open daily. + 27 11 268 0511 198 Oxford Road, www.yamato.co.za
Ruby Grapefruit, Parkhurst Not much English spoken but can communicate via the menu; 24c 4th Ave 011 880-3673
Koi in Rosebank serves high quality seafood and Asian-inspired dishes, like the rock shrimp tempura roll, chicken and ginger dim sum, and sesame-crusted seared tuna topped with wasabi mayo and sweet potato crisps. It’s pricey but their food is excellent +27 11 447 2440 The Firs, Shop 19, corner Cradock and Biermann Avenue www.koirest.co.za,
Willoughby’s Hyde Park Mall Excellent fish served in skillets and always very fresh Sushi; very much in the Mall so you can people watch as you eat 011 325 5107
Yo Sushi, Parktown North 6, Third Ave ; Take off the moving conveyer belt, prices charged according to the colour of the plate 011 442 0246
Fishmonger, Illovo Excellent fare; Consistently good fish as well as sushi; Thrupps Centre Oxford Rd 011 268-0068/7. Definitely need to book.
Further afield in Joburg City Centre at the funky Maboneng Precinct is The Blackanese Sushi and Wine bar – a hip sushi spot where African and Japanese cuisine have been fused in creative ways. 20 Kruger St +27 11 024 9455 www.theblackanese.co.za Open 11-22.00 except Sunday evening.
For takeaway Sushi go to in the Dunkeld West Centre corner Jan Smuts and Bompas.
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