Miko Sushi Ginza

As a uni lover, I had to make a booking at this sushi Omakase when I saw influencers start introducing this eat-all-you-can uni omakase

Located on the 11th floor of Sakura Marks Ginza in Tokyo, the restaurant is just a 3-minute walk from Higashi-Ginza Station, right next to the Ginza SIX building

As a reservations-only restaurant, they offer over five carefully selected varieties of uni from across the country. The eat-all-you-can sea urchin course for 90 minutes was only available during lunch, and it was totally tough to get seats, so I made do with a dinner booking

My dinner course only came with a limited number of uni, but it also offers other kinds of fresh fish. The restaurant was small and cosy and could only cater to 10 customers at any one time. I managed to get my booking through Tablelog. I didn’t manage to get a photo of the inside as it was quite small, and I did not want to appear rude by taking other diners’ photos

I managed to sneak a photo on my side of the counter, where other diners had not arrived, so I was served by the 2nd chef. The table was already set with some starters, a cold towel and the usual neatly placed chopsticks. There was also an English menu to explain the types of sushi you would be getting and the number of uni pieces with the different courses, since the chef spoke very limited English. Unlike other Omakase restaurant who does a showoff for the seafood ingredients, the chef showed off their varieties of uni before they started the course meal

The appetisers, which were pre-set was the braised tuna cheek, raw silver fish, and some slices of sea bream served with a lemon slice. The tuna was tough and needed to be chewed on for a while to release the flavours of the fish. The other 2 items were fresh and sweet

The course started with a series of fresh fish and seafood, and I noticed the sequence was different depending on the chef making it. They also customised some of the items and gave us sashimi instead of making them into sushi. The sushi was all well-made in bite-sized rice pieces and generously sliced fish and seafood. There is no question about the freshness, and the cuts were great, with each fish melting in your mouth

Somewhere in the middle of the course, we were served a series of 5 uni sushi with fresh seaweed. They range from varieties from Russia, Japan and the USA. I personally preferred the Russian ones ( far right) over all the other varieties as they were a lot smoother, creamier and sweeter. After the crazy uni madness, we were served a mix of grilled saba, unagi, ikura and mackerel, which was a good break from the raw items, as the smokiness of the grilled fish oiled the palate with the fragrance and umami flavours

Towards the end of the course, we were served a minced tuna handroll topped with uni again, and this is when the Chef will ask if you prefer a bigger-sized roll or a normal-sized roll. As I was getting pretty full, I opted for the normal-sized one while I saw other diners go for the jumbo ones. Right after the handroll, we were served a tasting size of just the uni without rice, and each variety came with either tasting salt or a wedge of lime, which was the recommended best companion to taste the best flavour of that particular uni variety. The last bits of the course were the seaweed soup and sweet tamago sushi, which gave it all a nice ending to the meal

Overall, I really enjoyed the meal here as a uni lover, and I would like to return for an eat-all-you-can session. While I envied the other diners who spoke Japanese, having great interactions with the chefs, I also enjoyed my own time observing the chefs and simply enjoying the dish placed in front of me

Address: Japan, 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 6 Chome−12−12 サクラマークス銀座 11階

Opening hours: 12 pm to 9.30 pm