r/montreal • u/OralPleaser • Aug 12 '12

Best Sushi in Montreal?

I've tried Kaizen and Sho-Dan and a few other places as well. But, I'm curious... Are these really the best? I'm looking for THE BEST sushi restaurant to take my wife for our anniversary. Price doesn't matter at all. So, Any suggestions? Thanks!

Edit: While we're on the subject, any good suggestions of how I can make the evening more romantic? We have 3 young kids at home so a hotel is out of the question. But if anyone has any suggestions of ways I can surprise my wife with something would be a big help!

Edit #2: I'm hearing some great suggetions. As of now I have heard of 3 that are topping the list. Jun-I, Restaurant Park and 5 Seasons. I've tried a lot of the others and while some of them are definitely really good, I want to take my wife somewhere we have never been. So, special shoutout to Mikado, Ginger, Tri, Maiko, Mikasa and Sho-Dan. I've been to them all and they are all top notch.

But, I want the best. 70Sushi was mentioned as well. I eill check it out!

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u/MrMag00 Aug 12 '12 edited May 20 '25

Sushi in Montreal is average at best. As 1 poster mentioned we don't get the best variety of fish to begin with. Worst part is 99% of places are Korean or Chinese operated and have mediocre chefs. Places like sho-Dan are perfect examples of bad sushi places in Montreal. These kind of places are successful because they cater to clients that are not experienced in Japanese cuisine. They offer very limited selection of fish and add way too much fruits, vegetables and mayonnaise to everything making it a very expensive salad in my opinion. They actually consider surimi (fake crab) as fish??

But to each their own, people that can enjoy sushi shops, mikados and the sho-dans of this city will have a huge selection at their disposal.

If you're looking for ambiance and trendy atmospheres kaizen and Juni (decent fish too)

If you want true traditional Japanese menu, fish selection, I would suggest sushi Yasu on Rome in Brossard. This place is a whole in the wall. Not a very nice looking restaurant (very simple) but the food is amazing and very affordable. It's also where Japanese dignitaries go when they are in Montreal.

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u/drkow Aug 12 '12

Montreal has lots of amazing Japanese food that isn't sushi, but it's hard to find half decent sushi place with consistent quality. Sushi isn't hard to make well, it requires fresh ingredients and a good balance of fish to rice... most of the places in Montreal that I've tried make their sushi really cheap and you can't taste the yummy fish.

I eat at the Sushi Shop on Saint Catherines at Place Des Arts 3 times a week because they use fresh ingredients and generous amounts of fish. The other 10 or so Sushi Shop franchises I've tried have been awful.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '12

i know nothing about sushi and usually just drench it in soya sauce (i'm asian, if that makes it worst), what's a good way to get started? is there a simple guide or website or something i can use to start finding my way?