Restaurant in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
OAD-credentialed sushi, no months-out wait.
Sushi Gin is a credentialed sushi counter on the sixth floor of Cubus in Causeway Bay, with back-to-back Opinionated About Dining recognition and a 4.4 Google rating. Easier to book than Hong Kong's top-tier counters, it suits food-focused visitors who want serious sushi without the months-out wait. Sunday dinner runs until midnight, which is rare for the category.
Yes — with conditions. Sushi Gin has earned back-to-back recognition from Opinionated About Dining, ranking #467 among Asia's leading restaurants in 2025 after a recommended listing in 2023. That trajectory matters: OAD rankings are peer-voted and notoriously difficult to game, which means the culinary community is paying attention. For food-focused visitors to Hong Kong who want a serious sushi counter without the booking difficulty of Sushi Shikon or Sushi Saito, Sushi Gin is a well-timed option. Book it.
Sushi Gin sits on the sixth floor of Cubus in Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong's denser retail and dining corridors. Getting above street level immediately changes the character of a meal here. The Cubus building houses a mix of food and lifestyle tenants, and the sixth-floor position means you arrive with some separation from the street noise below. Without confirmed seat count data, it's reasonable to assume this is a counter-focused format typical of serious sushi operations in Hong Kong, where intimacy and proximity to the chef are part of the proposition. That spatial arrangement directly shapes the service dynamic: at a sushi counter, the chef's pace controls your evening, and the experience is proportionally more dependent on that relationship than in a larger dining room.
Chef Ah Do leads the kitchen. Beyond the name, the venue database does not carry biographical detail, which is not unusual for Hong Kong sushi counters where the work is expected to speak for itself. The OAD recognition, earned over at least two consecutive cycles, is the more reliable signal of consistency. For context, Harutaka in Tokyo and Shoukouwa in Singapore operate in comparable OAD-recognised tiers across Asia, giving you a sense of the quality threshold Sushi Gin is being measured against.
This is where the decision gets more nuanced. Price range data is not available in the venue record, which makes a direct value judgment difficult. What the OAD ranking implies is that Sushi Gin is operating at a level that serious eaters notice, but at #467 in Asia it sits below the stratospheric tier occupied by Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongiten or Sushi Kanesaka. That positioning is actually useful for Hong Kong visitors: it suggests a counter where the service is grounded in craft rather than ceremony. At Hong Kong's top-tier sushi counters, the formality can occasionally feel like performance. If you prefer focus on the fish over production value around it, that is an argument for Sushi Gin over some of its higher-profile peers.
The extended Sunday dinner hours (6 pm to midnight) are a practical differentiator worth noting. Most comparable counters in the city close earlier. If your Sunday schedule runs late, that window is genuinely useful. Lunch and dinner service run across all seven days, with the Monday session extending slightly differently from the rest of the week. Compared to counters like Sushi Wadatsumi or Sushi Fujimoto, the schedule here is relatively generous.
Sushi Gin is the right call for food-focused visitors who want OAD-credentialed sushi in Causeway Bay without the months-out booking windows that define the city's most sought-after counters. It also suits returning Hong Kong diners who have already covered Sushi Ima and want to work through the city's deeper sushi roster. The Sunday late finish makes it a practical choice if your itinerary is tight earlier in the day. For a broader map of what's worth your time in the city, see our full Hong Kong restaurants guide, our full Hong Kong bars guide, and our full Hong Kong hotels guide.
Reservations: Booking difficulty is rated easy — walk-ins may be possible, but confirming in advance is always advisable for a sushi counter. Hours: Lunch daily 12–2:30 pm; dinner daily 6–10:30 pm (Sunday dinner until midnight). Location: 6/F, Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay. Dress: No confirmed dress code; smart casual is appropriate for a counter of this calibre in Hong Kong. Budget: Price range not confirmed , contact the venue directly or check current booking platforms for updated menu pricing. Google Rating: 4.4 from 186 reviews. Awards: OAD Leading Restaurants in Asia, Ranked #467 (2025); OAD Recommended (2023).
For broader regional context, comparable OAD-recognised sushi counters worth benchmarking against Sushi Gin include Edomae Sushi Hanabusa in Tokyo, Sushi Harasho in Osaka, and Sushi Sho in New York City. If you are planning around a wider Hong Kong stay, our Hong Kong experiences guide, wineries guide, and the Le Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon in Central are worth adding to your shortlist.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sushi Gin | Sushi | Easy | |
| Ta Vie | Japanese - French, Innovative | $$$$ | Unknown |
| 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong) | Italian | $$$$ | Unknown |
| Feuille | French Contemporary | $$$ | Unknown |
| The Chairman | Chinese, Cantonese | $$ | Unknown |
| Neighborhood | International, European Contemporary | $$ | Unknown |
How Sushi Gin stacks up against the competition.
Book at least a few days in advance to be safe, though Sushi Gin is rated as relatively easy to book compared to most OAD-ranked sushi counters in Hong Kong. Walk-ins may be possible, but given its back-to-back Opinionated About Dining recognition — including a #467 Asia ranking in 2025 — confirming a seat before you travel to the sixth floor of Cubus is the sensible move.
Sushi Gin operates as a counter-format restaurant, which is standard for this style of Japanese dining in Hong Kong. Counter seating is the format here, so there is no separate bar section to distinguish from a table experience. Solo diners and pairs are well-suited to this setup.
Sushi Gin is OAD-recommended for 2023 and ranked #467 in Asia for 2025, which gives it a verifiable credential that most Causeway Bay sushi spots lack. It's on the sixth floor of Cubus on Hoi Ping Road, so factor in the building navigation. Chef Ah Do runs the kitchen, and lunch and dinner services run Tuesday through Sunday with an additional late Sunday dinner closing at midnight.
For a broader fine-dining comparison in Hong Kong, The Chairman is the go-to for Cantonese at a similar prestige level, while Neighborhood offers a more casual, chef-driven experience. If you want another sushi-specific option with higher name recognition, Hong Kong's omakase scene has several Michelin-listed counters, though most require longer lead times to book than Sushi Gin does.
Price range data isn't available, so a definitive cost comparison between the two services isn't possible here. Lunch runs 12–2:30 pm Tuesday through Sunday and is often the more accessible entry point at OAD-ranked sushi counters across Asia, where lunch sets frequently offer better value than dinner. Sunday dinner extends to midnight, which makes it the pick if you want a longer evening.
No specific dietary policy is documented for Sushi Gin. At counter-format sushi restaurants generally, dietary restrictions should be communicated well in advance — ideally at the time of booking — since menus are typically structured around the chef's selection rather than à la carte substitutions. check the venue's official channels before booking if restrictions are a factor.
No dress code is specified in Sushi Gin's venue record. For a sixth-floor OAD-ranked sushi counter in Causeway Bay, neat casual to business casual is a reasonable read — in line with how Hong Kong diners typically approach credentialed Japanese restaurants at this level. Avoid beachwear or athletic gear; beyond that, the venue hasn't set formal requirements.
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