Best Sashimi in Hong Kong

Sashimi is the purest test of a seafood kitchen. With no rice and no sauce to hide behind, you taste only the fish, its handling and the knife. In Hong Kong you can eat excellent sashimi at a counter, at a view restaurant, from a hotel buffet or from a supermarket chiller — but the price and quality gaps between those options are large.

Where to go for sashimi. For the best quality, a serious counter such as Sushi Shikon or Sushi Wadatsumi. For value, Sushi Sadayama's lunch at about HKD 588. For a view, Gonpachi or Aqua. For a cheap platter, a chain or supermarket from about HKD 90 to 200. For a restaurant set, twelve pieces around HKD 188.

How to judge good sashimi

Good sashimi looks glossy and firm, with clean, sharp edges from a single knife stroke. It smells of clean sea, never sour or fishy. It is served cool rather than ice-cold, because very cold fish hides flavour. A chef who can tell you the origin of each fish and when it arrived is buying carefully. And the sequence should run from light white fish and shellfish to rich tuna, as explained in how to order sushi like a local.

The best counters

Sushi Shikon on the seventh floor of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental holds three MICHELIN stars, and its dinner omakase opens with five or six appetisers before around ten pieces of sushi; prices are published at HKD 2,250 at lunch and HKD 4,000 at dinner before service. Sushi Wadatsumi at K11 MUSEA holds one star and works in the Edomae tradition of aged and cured fish. Both are covered in the best omakase in Hong Kong.

For value, Sushi Sadayama on Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan runs lunch around HKD 588, rated 4.9 from more than 220 reviews, with sashimi appetisers before the nigiri. Its sittings are fixed at noon and 7pm, and it closes on Wednesday.

Sashimi with a view

Gonpachi on the 28th floor at No. 1 Peking Road serves sashimi within its omakase, from HKD 580 at lunch, alongside a 270-degree harbour outlook. Aqua on the 17th floor of H Zentre serves o-toro sashimi from its Japanese menu with harbour views, open until midnight on weekdays and 1am at weekends. Imasa at The Peninsula has drawn praise for a sweet, fresh lobster sashimi and is listed as wheelchair accessible. More in sushi restaurants with harbour views.

Restaurant sashimi sets

Mid-range Japanese restaurants often offer sashimi sets cut to order at reasonable prices. A Quarry Bay restaurant has published a twelve-piece chef's selection sashimi set at HKD 188 and a deluxe version at HKD 298. At around HKD 15 a slice, that is excellent value for fish cut when you order it.

Cheap sashimi platters

Chains and supermarkets offer the cheapest raw fish. Sushiro has listed a six-kind sashimi platter at HKD 106. Don Don Donki's three-kind platters start around HKD 90 and six-kind platters sit near HKD 198. city'super's assortments run higher, at HKD 368 for five kinds and HKD 438 for seven. See cheap sashimi platters under HKD 300 and supermarket sushi compared.

Value tip: the biggest quality jump comes from moving from pre-sliced supermarket fish to fish cut to order. A HKD 188 restaurant sashimi set is often worth far more than twice the price of a HKD 90 tray.

Buffet sashimi

Hotel buffets offer unlimited sashimi at a set price. Kerry Hotel's Japanese seafood buffet runs HKD 768 to 868 per person, and cafe TOO at Island Shangri-La keeps a sashimi counter replenished with tuna, salmon, amberjack, herring and red shrimp. Premium cuts such as otoro are usually charged extra. See free flow sashimi buffets.

Knowing the fish

The cut of tuna changes everything: lean akami runs about 1 to 2% fat, chutoro about 15 to 20% and otoro about 25 to 30%. Salmon belly is richer than loin; hamachi and kanpachi are different fish; scallop is sweet raw and savoury seared. See otoro, chutoro and akami, salmon versus salmon belly, hamachi and kanpachi and the uni guide.

Sourcing and safety. Since 24 August 2023, Hong Kong has banned seafood harvested, processed or packed in ten Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo, so treat older "flown in from Tokyo" claims with caution and ask where the fish comes from today. Raw fish is a high-risk food: pregnant diners, young children, older adults and anyone immunocompromised should avoid it. See Japanese seafood sourcing and food safety.

Eating sashimi at home

If you buy sashimi to eat at home, buy fish sold for raw consumption from a licensed seller, refrigerate it within thirty minutes, and eat it the same day. See where to buy sashimi grade fish, how to slice sashimi and how to store sashimi safely.

Common questions

Where is the best sashimi in Hong Kong?

At a serious counter such as Sushi Shikon or Sushi Wadatsumi, with Sushi Sadayama the best value.

How much does good sashimi cost?

About HKD 188 for a twelve-piece restaurant set, HKD 90 to 200 for a supermarket or chain platter, and more at counters.

What is the difference between sushi and sashimi?

Sushi has vinegared rice; sashimi does not. See sushi versus sashimi.

Which fish should I order first?

White fish, then shellfish, then tuna. See the best sushi restaurants in Hong Kong.

Compiled by our editorial team from the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau, official restaurant menus, current venue listings, supermarket and chain listings, hotel offer pages, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department information and Centre for Food Safety guidance, retrieved September 2026. Prices exclude service and change without notice. General information only, not medical advice.