Happy Sushi has a crappy location, and I am sorry to say that their food was not much better. They say that their prices makes you happy, but I don’t rate sushi first on price and then on quality of food. That will probably just make you sick.
This is an old coffee place turned sushi bar, but not with any grace or genuine feelings for the tradition of making sushi.
I was told this place was called Sushi and Baguette or something, but they must have changed the name because now it is called Mitsu Kafé. (I saw that there was some changes in prices from April on (2007), so maybe they changed owner?) The menu still have sushi AND baguettes for those that were worried about the change :). They also serve other types of Asian food.
It is really a dump. Lookswise. The service too was a bit not existing, you felt a bit uncomfortable just coming in, but their food was quite good. It really reminded me more of a hamburger bar than a sushi place.
Sushi Tokyo is a good stop on the way to or from the most beautiful park in Oslo; Vigelands-/Frognerparken.
The restaurant does not have a very cosy or romantic interior, but they have an ok sushi bar. Unfortunately you can’t sit at it. They also serve other Asian food, but seems to have sushi as their main focus.
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Kitty’s Sushi is a very nice sushi place. It is reasonably cheap and have an extensive menu. The service is sometimes a bit snappy, but most of the time we get along fine. I like that it is central in Grünerløkka, and the prices are ok. I wish they had a bit more japanese style flatware and presentation skills.
Fuji at Skillebekk was a place I had not heard much about. It seemed like a happening place in the neighborhood, and was quite crowded when we were there. The restaurant lies in quite a nice area and it has a sushi bar where you can sit and watch them at work. Fuji is run by Chinese, and the experience was lacking the typical japanese touch and sophistication.
We ordered the yellow tale, eel and butterfish nigiri sushi, and of course tempura maki, soft shell crab maki in addition to the spicy tuna maki and the Fuji special maki. The chef surprised us by giving us some salmon sashimi with spring onion and a mountain of gari for starters. A good start.
Sushi&Wok at Aker Brygge used to be called East Sushi and Noodles I believe. I have been at their other restaurant at Majorstua several times which I quite like, and had high hopes for dinner. Especially their tempura maki and their brown rice tea is usually quite a treat. This restaurant even has a sushi bar about four people can sit at. Will have to try that next time.
We ordered both a sushi menu, and a sushi combo meal. The combo had my necessary tempura maki, and the combo had tuna, salmon, shrimp, halibut and red clam.
We had another go at House of Sushi, this time in their proper restaurant out at Skøyen. The venue is quite atmospheric, and having several chefs behind the counter was promising.
I have to say I was a bit reluctant to go back, and when the waiter took forever to come to our table to take our order we feared that this was not going to be any better experience… but in the end it turned out to be quite good.
Le Meo Sushi Restaurant opened late in 2006, and I was thrilled to see a sushi bar opening up right next to my favorite coffee bar in Oslo, Evita. They took a loooong holiday in February, but they finally came back so that I could taste their goods. The restaurant is kind of a weird place. It feels more like a canteen than a restaurant with their plastic table cloths and cheap interior. Not a place for anything but eating and moving on, despite them now also serve beer. The place does not really invite you to hang out for long.
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I was very surprised by this place. It looks just like a hole in the wall, not very inviting, but came highly recommended by a friend that knows his sushi. And what a treat it was.
The menu was extensive, and the prices low, so you can pretty much eat all you want for around 200-250. I am not sure if they sell beer or not, but this is is not a place for long, romantic sit-down meals anyway, so the price will stay down because you are probably not going to add alcohol onto the tab. Sushi House is probably great for lunch and quick dinners on the run, though.
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Mr. Tang opened in 2006, and I think it is an ok sushi place. Price and service considered. They serve asian food, so you don’t just get sushi here.
We ordered green tea, miso soup, the starter platter of sashimi, tempura maki, salmon maki, spicy tuna maki. The presentation of the food was ok. The miso soup was very tasty and had seafood in it. The sashimi was good. I got shrimps, escobar, halibut and salmon. Their rice was not just sticky, it was almost mushy. The ura maki had sesame seeds - which I like, but the rice was in general not that good. Too sweet, and way too sticky. Something for them to work on.
Sushi to Wok or Sushi and Wok is a very nice sushi place. I do agree with the people saying that their rice is a bit too mushy and sweet, but in general - this is sushi I can eat a lot. Their rolls are usually very good, their tempura shrimp crunchy. It is the only place I know where they have guru guru sushi in Oslo, where you sit around a conveyor belt and help yourself to plates of sushi of your liking.
(Temporary review)
This is considered to be one of the best sushi places in Oslo. And it is, but it is a bit too expensive to be able to go there too often. Their menus are always interesting, last time we were there were on Valentines day and they had a special menu for that day.
Again - a place that comes highly recommended. Why, I have no idea.
We went there on a Saturday night and it was pretty much packed with people, so I was expecting a lot. I overheard others telling each other about this place and how good it was for being cheap, but unfortunately I did not get what they were saying after they got their food since I was too upset with my own. It might be that the chef was having a bad fish day. I don’t know. I have been here before since it is about the only place in Oslo that have Korean food, so I know they also have good food, but until I have to, I don’t think I will come back for the sushi.
Updated April 2008: This was one of my favorite sushi places in Oslo. I thought it to be one of the best places to eat downtown, but have to say that my latest experiences have not been that good. Usually their ponzu apetizer is really good, and the amount of different types of fish are one of the best in town.
This is my favourite sushi place in Oslo. A lot has to do with the atmosphere I think. I just love the place. I really enjoy the sushibar, I could sit there forever, just looking at how they do things. I know they are not japanese, but I still think they are great.
Here it is fun to pick from the menu. They have a lot of different stuff, and also some of the things that resemble things I find in cook books.
