Affordable Sushi - where ?

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Fixed that for.....

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In my opinion the only decent Japanese restaurants in Zurich are Ototo and Samurai7.

But please keep these places secret, because they are hidden gems and I wouldn't want them to become a victim of their own success...

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Same here: if I can't find a good one, and I can't make it myself, I prefer to go without than eat bad food and pay a lot on top of it. Japanese food (or lack thereof) - not just sushi - is my one culinary complaint about Zurich.

Germany +1.

Field trip, anyone? Yes, I am that crazy that I would actually go spend a weekend in Dusseldorf to be able to eat good Japanese food.

Then again, some others drive across the border to go to KFC ...(duck for cover )

We go there sometimes with work, and it's the best I have found around here. But please see comment one above - still way overpriced for what it is, in my book.

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Hrm. Last time I was at Yooji's was maybe 2 years ago. I was so disappointed by the tako (octopus) nigiri that I have not been back since. (Did they reconstitute dried octopus and think I wouldn't notice?!?) The other kinds varied from decent to pretty good, but nothing blew me away.

+1

Let's go!

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good, cheap, in switzerland? pick any one (maybe 2 at best).

i also go to yooji's. not great, but it is fast and (relatively) cheap.

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Genau, just what I was going to say - cheap, good sushi in a land locked country well known for being bloody expensive? haha, that's a good one, needed a laugh

(BTW, acceptable (to me at least) sushi gets made at home, what I'm really missing (after several years in Paris) is a decent Jap 'Negi Ramen' or 'Chukadon' or ... even a cheap and cheerful steak au poivre frites ('avec au moins un demi' - with at least a half litre of red) that I could have without having to worry about the rent afterwards...).

Perhaps you seek out a an all-you-can-eat fondue or raclette?

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Drat, missed. However I suppose there could be a cross border shopping trip for reeeeeaaaaly fresh sushi rated fish and other aquatic bits and bats..

..Naa?

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This Samurai place seems to have reasonable menus ~ for the Swiss price. Will try it someday. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Your place...

Seriously.. I really love sushi, but it must be one of the most over rated foods on the planet. It's basically a bit of fish and some sticky rice. After you've cooked the rice it takes all of 3 minutes to make.

Yes, yes.. I know it's all about the quality of the fish and the way it's cut.. but do you seriously think we get the good stuff in Europe ? We get the same lumps of prawns, salmon and tuna that you can buy in the supermarket.

Stop dreaming of 'good, cheap' Sushi (or anything else) in CH. Just put on your pinny, have a look on You Tube and get stuck in...

(Full disclosure... my first attempt at sushi was kinda rubbish as I couldn't be bothered to wash the rice properly. Second attempt.. as good as anything I've ever had in Switzerland)

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I've been to Samurai a couple of times and would recommend it too. I feel the quality is good and the prices are reasonable for Zürich.

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Below 3 are not the best, but at lease you don't have worry about the bill while you are eating since it's all you can eat buffet with fixed price.

http://asianplace.ch/restaurant/hote...e%20NEU(1).pdf.pdf)

http://www.spring-onion.ch/index.php/all-you-can-eat

http://takano.ch/en/menu/

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Good sushi is not cheap anywhere, especially in Switzeland ! Crap sushi you can get anywhere cheaply.

Switzerland is landlocked, therefore fresh sea fish is expensive as it's either express or air transport. In addition to this ther is a lot of wastage with fresh sushi so this has to be factored in.

If you want good sushi here, you'll have to pay for it !

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I hear you. After many years, we finally found our little sushi oasis (plus Chinese food) at US prices and portions, with good quality and excellent, fast friendly service. Only 30 minutes away in Germany. Of course we live 30 minutes outside of Zurich, and it's only reachable by car, so it's an hours drive from Zurich, just over the border in Germany.

http://www.tenmanya.de/

Do groceries in the nearby Aldi/Lidl and what you save will more than pay for the lunch for the whole family.

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If you don't mind travelling to germany while you are doing some shopping, you might as well try below if you'd like

http://www.sushibartatsumi.de/index.html

This is run by Japanese chef, shop is small but cozy.

http://www.fuya-waldshut.de/

This is more likely chinese sushi, rather than japanese sushi. But price is good.

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There is a small sushi place near the Nespresso boutique by Paradeplatz.

I found it really good. Not cheap but not super expensive either.

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I've decided the whole thing about Switzerland being a landlocked country is a poor excuse for mediocre, expensive sushi.

At the very least you should be able to get excellent expensive sushi.

Many sushi/sashimi fish are flown in to Europe anyway. Zürich and London should, theoretically, have the same access to tuna.

In addition, Switzerland is actually not that far from the Mediterranean . . . a day's drive for a refrigerated van.

So what's going wrong here?

I suspect it's simply that the consumers are relatively unknowledgable and no supplier is raising the bar.

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Actually the one thing that restaurateurs should be able to provide at a lower cost, would, in fact be Sushi. There is a 20 kilos, per person, per day allowed amount.

It's a way to sell something, at prices people are used to paying, then charging even more, because it is supposed to be hard to do and a delicacy.

I taught my 9 year old children how to make Sushi in one afternoon, and served it to people who believe we got it take out.

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It looks easy to make sushi/sashimi, but with quality produce it's worth taking time to seek out a properly trained chef. There's a a real art to something that seems, on the surface, simple.

Watch "Jiro Dreams of Sushi".

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Quality and price are problems, variety is another. Supermarkets and Asian restaurant chains give the false impression that sushis consist solely of cucumber makis and salmon/tuna sushis. One should not have to go to Hasenberg to be shown that this is not true.

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I asked my Japanese friends to teach me how to make sushi yourself. The process isn;t that complicated actually. You can buy the special sushi rice, vinegar, seaweed thingy from many Japanese/Korean stores, and then all you need to get is avocado, sashimi, cucumber, crabmeat, or whatever you like to have in the sushi..

It is so much cheaper and once you start the process, you can prepare additional sushis for the following week