25.09.2003 This page summarizes my own and my fellows' knowledge of good sources of Japanese cuisine in Switzerland. Your contributions, notes, and suggestions are warmly welcome. Some references contain rating of maximum 5 points. This is only my own or my friends' personal opinion, and it must not be considered as an expert's rating. Warm regards and thanks to those who has shared useful information: Dmitry Klimenkov and his wife Natalia; Fiona and Ramon Robinson. Special thanks to my wife Olga for introducing me to the Japanese world. Thanks to MaKo for allowing me to inherit the CSS styling from his website. Many nicknames are taken as-is from our Internet forum. I do not know many of these people personally. As noted by Kuzma, the fresh fish in Geneva is never delivered on Mondays, and some Japanese restaurants are closed. In other ones it is a high chance to have the frozen fish. If properly deep-frozen, such fish is not bad, and even safer, but the taste is slightly different.

rue de l'Ancien-Port 9 1201 Genève

022 732 47 74 022 738 87 97 Unrated Source: Irina. 20 meters towards the lake from the Migros supermarket. Sushi is better and cheaper than Uchitomi's. Good choice of ready-to-go sushi, sashimi, various Japanese salads. They can also cook them on telephone pre-order. Also a good choice of fresh ingredients, like daikon etc.

rue de Zürich 45 1201 Genève

022 731 26 01 022 738 52 16 079 416 22 89 5.0 Small but pretty Japanese shop near the central railway station. Always fresh and various sushi available. Their consai style sushi is a must to try.

Schweizergasse 12 8001 Zürich

01 226 60 60 01 226 60 88 5.0 This is a big Globus supermarket near Bahnhofstrasse and the central railway station. On the underground floor, there's a food specialities shop called Delicatessa. They also make sushi of extremely good quality.

Bahnhofplatz 9 8001 Zürich

01 211 17 70 3.5 This is a big asian cuisine restaurant and take-away. Takeaway sushi can be found on the ground floor, furthest from the entrance. The variety and freshness of susi sets is far behind those offered by the restaurant upstairs.

rue Neuve-du-Molard 21 1204 Genève

022 310 27 27 022 310 24 94 Unrated Source: Lyss. More or less good quality sushi, and interesting atmosphere. They play Manga videos all the time, and "Tourist" by St. Germain (no idea what it is, ask author or see the URL -- S.S.) There is a good directory of Japanese restaurants world-wide at http://www.sushi.infogate.de/query.php3. Some addresses and phone numbers differ from what I got, and some seem to be outdated. But still, it's very much worth checking. See also: http://www.sushi.infogate.de/rest/eu_switzerland_geneva.htm

rue de Zürich 47 1201 Genève

022 732 38 28 5.0

rte de Suisse 66 1290 Versoix

022 755 10 32 022 755 27 98 4.5 The first one is a very small restaurant, neighbouring to the Uchitomi shop. You may seat in front of the cook and watch your sushi being cooked. The space is strictly limited, and the reservations should be made beforehand. The cook and the waiters are native Japanese, as well as many guests. The second one is much larger, and easier to get in. It's a bit noisy, yet the food is excellent. Also it has the excellent view from the terrasse to the lake and Mont Blanc (as noted by Irina).

rue Chantepoulet 6 1201 Genève

022 732 77 27 Unrated Source: Lyss. This restaurant has not made any good impression. It's placed near Miyako restaurant, and is not as good as that one.

rte de Pré-Bois 20 1216 Cointrin

022 717 17 30 Unrated Source: Lyss. Good, and rather expensive restaurant in Hotel Mövenpick near the airport. Few tables in front of the cook, and few regular ones.

rue du Fort-Barreau 23 1201 Genève

022 740 30 80 022 740 30 83 Unrated Source: Lyss. This restaurant is new, and there's not much information about it. European style tables, fairly good quality.

rue Chantepoulet 11 1201 Genève

022 738 01 20 022 738 16 08 Unrated Source: Lyss. Good and expensive. Two floors, with the cook on the upper floor. Very good sushi and sashimi. Sikuyaki is not bad, though not as good as in Sagano.

rue de Montbrillant 86 1202 Genève

022 733 11 50 022 733 27 55 unrated Source: Lena. Excellent restaurant, a bit aside from the city center, modest prices. Resided in same building as Centre Coop. The upper floor is decorated in traditional Japanese style.

rue Dancet 1Bis 1205 Genève

022 320 81 01 Unrated Source: Natusia. Small and neat place. Some people order the dishes by phone and take them away in a half-hour. Very good Nigirizushi with tuna fish, eel, shrimps Emaebi, and Temaki.

rue de la Faucille 12 1201 Genève

022 733 80 25 Unrated Source: Irina. Small, good and not expensive restaurant. You may try the exotic entree made of raw calamares and yeast.

rue Goetz-Monin 10 1205 Genève

022 320 72 55 022 320 72 56 Unrated Source: Irina. No fresh fish at all. The place is yakitori specialized. Only two small tables, all other places are at the bar around the cook. Best to come by two. Three people is a crowd.

rue Henri-Blanvalet 3 1207 Genève

022 735 47 11 Unrated Source: Dmitry Klimenkov. Famous and very old restaurant in the center of Geneva. The owner, "Grandma Yamakawa", sometimes meets the guests personally.

Seedammstr. 3 8808 Pfaffikon SZ

055 417 17 17 4.0 One of the few restaurants inside the big casino building. It seems that sushi is not the chef's favorite food. Modest choice of dishes. See also: http://www.sushi.infogate.de/rest/eu_switzerland_zurich.htm

Bahnhofplatz 9 8001 Zürich

01 211 17 70 4.5 This is a big asian cuisine restaurant and take-away. Every month's first monday, they make Sushi Buffet: all-you-can-eat for about CHF 70. Drinks are paid separately.

Uetlibergstr. 166 8045 Zürich

01 463 22 28 01 461 75 54 www.takano.ch 5.0 Rich variety of Japanese cuisine, with relatively modest prices. A little bit aside from the town centre, but it's strongly worth going.

rue de Zürich 45 1201 Genève

022 731 26 01 022 738 52 16 079 416 22 89 5.0 They offer the same fish that is used for their sushi take-away.

Centre commercial Chavannes 1279 Chavannes-de-Bogis

022 960 86 99 5.0 A very famous place for various fish and sea foods. They also offer sometimes sushi sets of fairly decent quality.

Riedstr. 8 8953 Dietikon

01 740 76 34 01 740 76 39 5.0

Underberghaus Industriestr. 31 8305 Dietlikon

01 833 10 30 5.0

Rothenburgstr. 33 6020 Emmenbrücke

041 280 04 22 041 280 62 00 unrated

St. Gallerstr. 41 8645 Jona

055 212 31 33 unrated

Industriestr. 7 9430 St. Margrethen SG

071 744 48 15 unrated

Ballonstr. 24 8952 Schlieren

01 730 21 21 3.0

Mürtschenstr. 26 8048 Zürich

01 492 28 28 01 492 28 53 Unrated This fast-growing network of fish shops is a real must-go for any fish or seafood gourmet. The shops in Dietikon and Dietlikon are rather big and rich. The one in Schlieren is a small outlet in the industrial zone, with limited choice of fresh and frozen seafood.

rue de Zürich 45 1201 Genève

022 731 26 01 022 738 52 16 079 416 22 89 5.0 Same place again 8-). In this small shop, you can find anything a Japanese would need abroad. For those from other countries, a huge variety of Japanese specialities is available. Starting from soft drinks (Try 'Calpis', you might like it), ending with video tapes. You can even find a good rice cooking machine there!

Schaffhauserstr. 120 8057 Zürich

01 363 11 63 01 362 38 92 4.0 This shop is not as rich as Uchitomi, but is also worth seeing. These are the arbitrary links about Japanese life in Switzerland, sometimes not verified personally nor by someone that I know... Restaurant Ginger: more than Sushi. Seefeldstrasse 62, 8008 Zürich. Tel 01 422 95 09. Review dated 12/2000: http://www.framemag.com/worldIssues.asp?topicid=3436 Ginger Store. Seefeldstrasse 60, 8008 Zürich Hirano Hair Studio. Schaffhauserstrasse 122, 8057 Zürich. Tel 01 362 20 44. Another Japan-related page: http://www.cybergreg.ch/ by Gregory Glanzmann. Does not seem to be updated since 1999. Asian languages school in Zürich: http://www.asiaintensiv.ch Asian bookstore: http://www.asiabooks.ch/ Another bookstore in Zürich: Buchhandlung Maison Nippon Knaus Takako. Köchlistrasse 15, 8004 Zürich. Tel 01 242 74 46 Few other Japanese restaurants in Zürich: http://ch.avisit.com/English/1099.html. Also try entering "Japanese" for searching. WWW.SUSHI.RU (in Russian) All about sushi.