Restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei's strongest case for omakase dining.
Sushiyoshi is the omakase booking to prioritise in Taipei. Founder Hiroki Nakanoue combines Edomae sushi technique with French-influenced ingredients — caviar, truffles — to produce dinner menus that justify the $$$$ price tier. Ranked #227 in OAD's Top Restaurants in Asia (2024), with a 4.2 Google rating across 377 reviews. Book the dinner seating; expect a hard reservation several weeks out.
If you have one omakase booking to make in Taipei, Sushiyoshi is the one to make. Founder Hiroki Nakanoue brings training in both Japanese and French culinary traditions to a format that is rooted in Edomae sushi but not restricted by it — caviar, truffles, and Western technique appear where they earn their place. The result is a dinner menu that outperforms its $$$$ price tier, and a lunch menu that gives you a more accessible entry point into the same kitchen. Book the dinner seating if you can. If you have already been for lunch, the evening is a materially different experience and worth returning for.
Sushiyoshi sits on a side alley off Zhongxiao East Road Section 4, in Da'an District — one of Taipei's most concentrated pockets of serious dining. The address is deliberately low-profile, the kind of place that does not need foot traffic because its seats are already spoken for weeks in advance. That booking difficulty is itself a data point: Google reviewers give it 4.2 across 377 ratings, and it holds a ranked position at #227 in Opinionated About Dining's Leading Restaurants in Asia for 2024. In the context of Asia's omakase field, that is a meaningful credential.
The format is omakase, which means you are handing the decision-making to the kitchen. That is exactly where Nakanoue's background earns its value. The lunch menu leans heavily on nigiri , precise, clean, technically sound , while the dinner menu is where the kitchen's full range becomes visible. Western ingredients are not novelty additions here; they are used with the same logic and discipline as the fish. If the idea of caviar or truffles appearing in a sushi sequence makes you wary, that hesitation is understandable, but the kitchen's track record of finesse and precision suggests these choices are deliberate and well-executed rather than performative.
For a returning visitor, the practical calculus is clear: if you came for lunch, dinner is the more ambitious and more expensive version of what you experienced, and worth the step up. The creativity referenced in OAD's notes about the dinner menu is not just about added ingredients , it reflects a different compositional approach to the meal as a whole. Lunch is focused and satisfying. Dinner is where Sushiyoshi makes its case as one of the stronger omakase rooms in the city.
The atmosphere here sits in the register that serious Japanese dining in Taipei tends to favour: composed, quiet, attentive without being stiff. This is not a room where noise builds after 10 PM or where you are competing for the staff's attention. For a meal that runs two to three hours, that ambient calm matters. It is the kind of setting that suits a conversation that deserves space, or an occasion where the food should be the primary focus. If you want energy and volume with your sushi, you are at the wrong address , but if the alternative is a more focused, quieter room, Sushiyoshi is among the better options Taipei has at this price point.
Hours run Tuesday through Saturday, with lunch from 12 PM to 2:30 PM and dinner from 6 PM to 9:30 PM. The restaurant is closed Sunday and Monday. That five-day week and two-seating structure means availability is genuinely limited, and booking difficulty at this venue should be treated as hard. Plan several weeks out at minimum, and do not assume a cancellation will materialise at short notice for a prime dinner slot.
For context on what this venue represents within a broader Taiwan dining trip, it sits at the premium end of a city that also has strong contemporary European options at logy and French-inflected Taiwanese cooking at Taïrroir. If your trip extends beyond Taipei, JL Studio in Taichung offers a different high-end register, and GEN in Kaohsiung is worth considering if you are heading south. For international omakase comparison, Masa in New York City and Sushi Masaki Saito in Toronto are the reference points for the same format at comparable price levels , Sushiyoshi holds up well against either in terms of the creative ambition of its omakase construction.
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Yes, at the $$$$ tier. The dinner menu in particular delivers a level of creativity and technical precision that is hard to match at this price point in Taipei's omakase field. Lunch is more conservative in scope but still well-executed. If you are weighing Sushiyoshi against other $$$$ venues in Taipei, the OAD Asia ranking (#227, 2024) provides an external reference point for the kitchen's standing , it is not just expensive, it is expensive with a verified track record.
The dinner omakase is the stronger case. Nakanoue's background in both Japanese and French culinary traditions is most visible in the evening, where Western ingredients like caviar and truffles appear alongside Edomae sushi technique. The lunch menu is worth considering if budget or timing is a constraint, but the dinner menu is where the kitchen's full range is on display. If you can only go once, book dinner.
Book as far ahead as possible , this is a hard reservation, not a walk-in option. The format is omakase only, so you are committing to the kitchen's menu rather than selecting dishes. The address is a low-profile alley off Zhongxiao East Road Section 4 in Da'an District; allow extra time to find it on your first visit. Dinner is the more ambitious and more expensive menu, so if budget allows, start with dinner rather than lunch. The atmosphere is quiet and composed , this is not a loud or casual space.
The format is omakase, so ordering is not part of the equation , the kitchen decides. What the OAD citation and venue record confirm is that nigiri forms the backbone of lunch, while dinner expands into more creative territory using Edomae technique alongside ingredients like caviar and truffles. If you have a dietary restriction or strong aversion to certain ingredients, communicate this when booking rather than on arrival.
Yes, with the right expectations. The quiet, focused atmosphere and multi-course omakase format make it well-suited to occasions where the meal is the event , an anniversary, a milestone dinner, or a meaningful first visit to Taipei's fine dining tier. It is less suited to large group celebrations or anything requiring a lively, social room. For two to four people who want the food to carry the occasion, it is one of the stronger calls in Taipei's $$$$ tier.
No specific seat count is available in the venue record, but omakase rooms in this format typically run small , counter seating of eight to sixteen is standard for the category. If you are planning for a party larger than four, contact the venue directly before assuming it can accommodate your group. For larger groups at the $$$$ level in Taipei, Le Palais (Cantonese) may offer more flexible group configurations.
For the same $$$$ tier but a different format: logy offers modern European and Asian contemporary cooking and is the comparison point if you want tasting-menu ambition without the omakase sushi format. Taïrroir is the call if Taiwanese-French fusion is more appealing than Japanese. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Taipei is the easier reservation and the more international-brand option at a similar price point. Molino de Urdániz is worth considering if Spanish contemporary is on your radar. None of these directly replace Sushiyoshi's Edomae-meets-French omakase format, but all compete for the same special-occasion booking slot.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sushiyoshi | Sushi, Japanese | $$$$ | Well versed in the culinary arts of Japan and France, founder Hiroki Nakanoue devises omakase menus that meld Edomae sushi traditions and incorporate some Western ingredients like caviar. The kitchen excels at realising his vision with finesse and precision. While nigiri sushi dominates the lunch menus, the team's creativity, astuteness, and skills shine brightest on the higher-priced dinner menu.; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #227 (2024); Well versed in the culinary arts of both Japan and France, founder Hiroki Nakanoue devises omakase menus that meld Edomae sushi traditions and a creative use of Western techniques and ingredients, such as truffles and caviar. The kitchen excels at realising his vision with finesse and precision. While nigiri sushi dominates the lunch menus, the higher priced dinner menu is where the team's creativity, astuteness and skills shine brightest. | Hard | — |
| logy | Modern European, Asian Contemporary | $$$$ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Le Palais | Cantonese | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| Taïrroir | Taiwanese/French, Taiwanese contemporary | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| Mudan Tempura | Tempura | $$$$ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| de nuit | French Contemporary | $$$$ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Sushiyoshi and alternatives.
For a different format at a similar price point, Mudan Tempura is the counter to consider if you want precision Japanese cooking without the omakase sushi structure. Taïrroir is the better choice if you want a Taiwanese-French tasting menu rather than sushi. de nuit and logy both offer creative tasting menus at $$$$, but neither brings Sushiyoshi's specific Edomae-meets-French approach. If budget is a factor, none of these peers come in meaningfully cheaper at the dinner level.
Sushiyoshi is omakase-only, so you eat what the kitchen sends — there is no à la carte option to fall back on. The venue is tucked into Alley 19 off Lane 216, Zhongxiao East Road Section 4 in Da'an District, which means you should map the address before you arrive rather than assume it is street-visible. The dinner menu is where founder Hiroki Nakanoue's Franco-Japanese creativity is most fully expressed; if budget allows, prioritise an evening booking over lunch.
At $$$$, Sushiyoshi earns its price at dinner, where the kitchen combines Edomae sushi traditions with Western ingredients like caviar and truffle in a way that Michelin-trained kitchens in Tokyo rarely attempt. Opinionated About Dining ranked it No. 227 among Asia's top restaurants in 2024, which places it in credible company. Lunch is a lower-price entry point but the menu tilts more heavily toward straightforward nigiri, so the premium format is less fully realised.
Sushiyoshi's omakase counter format is best suited to parties of two to four. Larger groups should check the venue's official channels to confirm availability, as counter seating at serious omakase restaurants in Taipei typically caps out before double digits. The Da'an address and format make this a poor fit for celebratory groups expecting flexible seating or a shared-plates dynamic.
There is no ordering at Sushiyoshi — the kitchen runs an omakase format, meaning the chef decides the menu. Hiroki Nakanoue's menus work within Edomae sushi traditions and incorporate Western ingredients including caviar and truffle. The dinner menu gives the kitchen the most room to show that range, so if you are coming once, book dinner.
The dinner omakase is the version worth booking. According to the venue's Michelin-linked recognition, the lunch menu leans heavily on nigiri and the kitchen's creativity is constrained at that price tier. The dinner menu is where Nakanoue's French-Japanese synthesis is most coherent. If you are paying $$$$ for a single meal in Taipei, dinner at Sushiyoshi is a stronger value proposition than lunch.
Yes, dinner at Sushiyoshi works well for a special occasion — the counter format, the $$$$ price point, and the Franco-Japanese omakase structure all signal a deliberate, occasion-worthy meal rather than a casual dinner. Sushiyoshi is closed Monday and Sunday, so plan accordingly. For a milestone that calls for a more theatrical room, Taïrroir or Le Palais may offer a grander physical setting, but Sushiyoshi wins on the quality of the food itself.
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