Pâquis · Geneva · Switzerland
Nagomi
Without a doubt, the best sushi restaurant in Geneva.
Small restaurant on Rue de Zurich in Pâquis. Sit at the bar and focus your attention on the chef, and you are completely transported out of Geneva and into Tokyo. It feels genuinely legit — aesthetically, atmospherically, and in the food. Not a recreation of a Japanese restaurant. The real thing, somehow ended up in Geneva.
I'm not a sushi expert. I mix my wasabi and soy sauce when eating supermarket sushi. But even for sushi normies, you can tell this is something above average. The fish is fresher than it has any right to be in a landlocked Swiss city. The rice is properly seasoned. The chef has clearly been doing this for a long time.
The uni is the thing. It's the only place I've found fresh uni in Geneva — if you're the kind of person who craves it, this place will sort you out. Order it when they have it. Don't think about it.
"Sit at the bar. Cold sake. The uni if they have it. You are briefly in Tokyo."
Not cheap, which in Geneva is saying something. This is the kind of place I go for birthdays — the combination of the experience at the bar, the quality of the fish, and the cold sake makes it feel genuinely special rather than just expensive. Worth every franc when you're in the mood for it.
One more thing: next door, the chef's son runs a tempura place. I haven't been but I'd be surprised if it's not good.
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