Uogashi Nihonichi Standing Sushi Bar, Shibuya Dogenzaka

‘I want delicious sushi, but I don’t have much time.’ For everyone who works in a busy office there is Uogashi Nihon-Ichi, a standing-style sushi bar where you can easily drop by for some quick, freshly prepared, delicious sushi. While it is a standing-only restaurant, they make the sushi for you over the counter, and ordering directly from the chef can be a lot of fun. The season’s freshest fish are used, like maguro (tuna), katsuo (bonito), hirame (flounder) and tai (sea bream). Prices start at ¥75 per piece, or ¥150 for the hand-rolled type. At the Shibuya Dogenzaka store you get 10% off on the 10th of the month and 20% off on the 20th. ‘Ladies Day’ is on the 30th, with 30% off for female customers. Apart from Dogenzaka, there are many other branches, including Kyobashi, Akihabara, Kojimachi, Kichijoji-Minamiguchi, Asakusabashi and Akasaka.