Decent Japanese sushi @ Sushi Azabu, 4th Floor, Isetan The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur

Sushi Azabu just opened recently a few months ago and this add another decent place to have your favourite authentic Japanese sushi in Kuala Lumpur. The sushi here is well done with all the necessary ingredient on the sushi already add it for you. The recommended set here is of course their omakase set but of course will burn a big hole in your wallet. The sushi here are fresh and you can see the chef action of preparing your sushi as it a wide open concept type of kitchen bar.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Fresh sushi with the right balance of taste as the chef know what to put and have the right temperature of the sushi. The rice for the sushi had the perfect consistency. The taste is almost like from the sushi that you get from Tsukiji market in Tokyo).
Price: 3/10(Expensive. I ordered the Koi course with an appetizer, 8 pieces of nigiri sushi and miso soup at MYR120.00. Also ordered their 3 kinds of sashimi with tuna, grouper and salmon at MYR52.00. Omakase meal here will cost you MYR420.00. Its worth it if you are thinking of trying similar calibre type of sushi as in Tsukiji market in Tokyo).


Two chefs busy preparing sushi for their customers.

Seaweed appetizer.

Utensil for eating sushi.

Grouper sushi. The chef already added soy sauce and wasabi into the sushi. No additional ingredient needed.

Kanpachi sushi.

Tongkol sushi.

Tuna sushi.

Scallop with some lime peel and salt. Taste great.

Aburi salmon.

Boiled shrimp sushi.

Fresh water eel sushi.

Miso soup.

Three kinds of sashimi set.

Find this signboard when you reach 4th floor of Isetan The Japan Store in Kuala Lumpur.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.146175, 101.711958
Address: 4th Floor, Lot 10 @ Isetan The Japan Store, 50, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours: 11.00am to 3.00pm and 6.00pm to 11.00pm. Closed on Monday.

Japanese food in Village Grocer @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara

Village Grocer located in Citta Mall in Ara Damansara is among the best Village Grocer outlet with bakery, Japanese food section and wine shop attached. Quite like this place as they sell quality and fresh food at reasonable price. You can get fresh Japanese food which is prepared daily here. The choice are plenty such as rice bowl, unagi, scallop, sushi, sashimi, vegetarian based sushi and vinegared pressed sushi.

Taste:7/10(Moderate. The sushi and rice bowl were fresh. The thickness of sashimi on sushi still can't beat those prepared in the restaurant. I do like their pressed sushi which taste good and with grilled soba fish).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Each pack of sushi set price between MYR6.00 to MYR28.00. They also have value for money promotion set which range from MYR13.00 to MYR17.00).



Vinegared pressed sushi - soba fish.


Japanese food options.

Raw fish (sashimi) based sushi.

Plenty of sushi set to choose from.

Unagi rice bowl.

My style of eating sushi with some wasabi on each pieces.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.112171, 101.579145
Address: LG-01, Lower Ground Floor, No 1, Jalan PJU 1a/48, Ara Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Handmade soba noodles at Sobaya Shige @ Isetan The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur

What is so special about this Sobaya Shige food kiosk in Isetan The Japan Store? The answer is their soba is handmade by a Japanese chef who make the noodles on the spot. The noodles texture is firm and you can taste the buckwheat flavour. They have 5 menu sets to choose from either soba or udon noodles. The options are duck, ebi tempura, kakiage, beef and kake set.

Taste:8/10(Good. I ordered their duck hot soba set. Delicious noodles which is firm and with weight. You will know the noodles here is quite dense and authentic. I like the vinegared rice sushi as the texture is soft/chewy and using good quality rice. Soup base just nice unlike others which tend to be salty).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. The duck soba set cost MYR33.50. You will get bowl of duck soba noodles with duck meat and meat ball. Rice sushi and jelly fish plus soup).


Duck hot soba set.

Sobaya Shige.

Seats are limited.


Taste quite authentic. The duck meat slightly rubbery.

Rice sushi. Good.

Menu options.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.146462, 101.712433
Address: Lower Ground Floor, Lot 10, 50, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

Decent Japanese sushi at Ichiro Sushi Bar @ Eat Paradise, One Utama, Petaling Jaya

Ichiro sushi bar is a decent Japanese restaurant located at upper floor of Isetan in One Utama. Usually food in shopping malls don't serve great food but Ichiro is different from the rest. The food here is fresh and prepared by Japanese chef which is rare sight in Japanese restaurant nowadays. Another good thing about Ichiro is sometimes they serve seasonal items and some of the fishes are not found in the mainstream Japanese Restaurants. So do check them out from time to time on their facebook page (link below). Ordering for your meal is simple and fast via ipad.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Sushi are fresh and they have fishes which are not found in other Japanese restaurant. Tried sanma & mackerel which hard to find elsewhere. Both were good. Sorbet dessert taste good and refreshing as well. Do also check out their alcoholic drink such as Umeshu and Aragoshi momo which taste great - no picture as my phone out of battery :-( ).
Price:3/10(Expensive. If you choose to have their premium sushi which can't get somewhere else in any Japanese restaurant, then the price is expensive. Their kinmedai fish sushi cost MYR30.00 for two pieces and toro for MYR60.00 for two. The price is more reasonable if you come here during lunch time to have their sashimi rice bowl which is just cost around MYR25.00. Yuzu sorbet at MYR7.00 and Japanese sweet alcoholic drink at MYR18.00 a glass).


Huge fish piece on top of rice. The sushi portion considered as standard size as in Japan. Fresh as well.

Sanma fish sushi.

Japanese chef preparing sushi.

Food ordering via ipad.

Here is salmon nigiri sushi, mackerel nigiri and salmon roe.

Counter seating.

They also have salmon roe rice bowl.

Yuzu sorbet. Slight citrus taste makes this sorbet a favourite.

Ichiro, look out for this restaurant.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.148232, 101.615989
Address: Bandar Utama F101, First Floor, Isetan One Utama Shopping Centre, 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, 47800, Malaysia.
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday: 11.00am to 9.30pm, Friday & Saturday: 11.00am to 10.00pm.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IchiroSushiBar/

Excellent sushi dinner from Oribe Sushi @ Vipod Residence, Kuala Lumpur

If you are looking for authentic sushi restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, then look nowhere else. Oribe Sushi located on the ground floor of Vipod Residence in Jalan Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur. The main attraction here is their omakase set. There are 12 counter seats and a small dining room area. All the sushi are made by two chefs. Master Chef Hideaki and Chef Naoya. I was lucky to have my meal prepared by Chef Hideaki. For ultimate experience, do request for counter seat. There you will see all the action of sushi preparation by the chefs. The kitchen area is open and you can see the sushi preparation in detail.

For their lunch and dinner, Oribe offers 5 different menu - Seto, Iga, Mino, Oribe and Omakase. I choose Mino which consist of an appetizer, steamed egg custard, 13 "chef's speciality" nigiri, sushi roll, miso soup and a dessert. Each sushi were prepared fresh, delicately and with right amount of warm sushi rice. The chef already put all the necessary ingredient onto the sushi and no additional seasoning is required. Some of the sushi were served with a dash of yuzu (Japanese lime) and salt which enhanced the flavour. The chef will place each piece of sushi onto my plate and describes what I will be eating. The way the sushi is prepared is almost on par with the sushi that I tried in Tsukiji market in Tokyo. As for the price, I do agree that it is on the expensive side. But with this kind of excellent quality and authentic Japanese sushi preparation experience, the amount spent here is worth it if you love premium sushi. Make sure you have around 90 minutes to enjoy the meal.

Taste:9/10(Excellent. Fresh, good quality and tasty sushi. Great service with good presentation. Quality wise almost similar to sushi in Tsukiji Market in Tokyo. Using premium items on sushi preparation and creativity. Do take note that menu in Oribe is seasonal. They may have different offering from time to time).
Price:2/10(Expensive. It's a price to pay to have top notch sushi meal with premium quality in Kuala Lumpur. They have two Japanese chef to make good sushi with right balance of ingredient and temperature).


Appetizer of crab custard.

Appetizer.

Simple table setting.

Chef Hideaki in action.

He explains the sushi that he prepared.

The ingredients for tonight dinner.

Sushi roll with tuna.

Barracuda.

Yellow tail.

Mackerel.

Bluefin tuna.

Flounder with dash of yuzu lime skin.

Bluefin tuna.

Toro or tuna belly. Yummy.

Fantastic fatty tuna.

Nice dinnerware.

Steamed egg custard with prawn and corn. This is their version of chawanmushi. Full of ingredient and tasty.

Raw sweet shrimp.

Horse mackerel.

Scallop.

Unagi.

Chef preparing the final dish which contain high cholesterol.

The best final dish. The chef describe it as high cholesterol. It contains shrimps, fish roe and sea urchin.

Yuzu sorbet. Refreshing and light.

Sweet shrimp cake. Delicious. The small piece taste like bamboo shoot.

The 12 counter seats in the restaurant.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.152172, 101.712675
Address: Ground Floor, Vipod Residence, Jalan Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur, 50450 Kuala Lumpur.
Phone: +603-2725-8064
Website: For reservation, please visit their website http://oribe-sushi.com.my/