Restaurant Nagomi: the best sushi in Genève and Switzerland?

Well hidden in the Paquis quartier, we find this tiny Japanese restaurant. Entering the restaurant you could be under the delusion to be in a sushi bar in Tokyo or Kyoto. The restaurant has only place for I would estimate about 15 persons and is decorated in a typical traditional Japanese style. You can sit on one of the few tables or around the bar (which  personally I prefer more because you can see from close distance how the chef prepares the sushi). One warning: this sushi bar is quite expensive, be prepared to spend around 100 CHF a person. It is more a restaurant to go to on a special ocassion, not just to snack a few sushis. Well, for quality we pay.

To start I can recommend the miso soup, which is much tastier than the average miso soup you get served in sushi restaurants. Also take an Asahi beer they serve in  a frozen cup, which gives the beer a special refreshing taste. You can choose an assortiment of sushi or order â la carte. The assortiment is a nice beginning and after you can continue to order the more special stuff à la carte. The keyword at Nagomi is freshness and that's why everything tastes so good. The rice the chef uses is still a little warm and he cuts the fresh fish at the last moment. Nothing is prepared, everything is made à la minute. My favorites are the rolls filled with tartare of fat belly tuna and spring oignions, the rolls filled with crab and mayonnaise and the maki with warm marinated eal. The only critic I could give is that they decided to divide their night up in two shifts: one shift before 20.30 and one shift after 20.30.  It`s logic they do this due to the small size of the restaurant and for me personally it is not a big inconvenience it`s only too bad to see that the chef is more stressed and that it kills a little the calm and serene atmosphere from before.


Restaurant Nagomi, Adress: 47, Rue de Zurich, Genève, 1201
Tel: 022 732 38 28 Opening times: monday till friday from 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00

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