Chizuru Tei in Edinburgh, City of

Best Japanese food I've eaten since coming back from Japan.

They always treat us great, and the food is incredible

Amazing food, authentic atmosphere and speedy and excellent service. The best sushi in Edinburgh.

We stumbled across Chizuru after failing to get a table at Pizza Geeks, Pomo and Fava as we wanted to grab something before watching hockey we didn't have any bookings. It is very cosy, warm place! Food is very delicious and warms up very well! I cannot say anything bad about it! They were good dishes with fresh ingredients. It is a cash only place, with BYOB option(£2 glass charge) and it is advisable to vacate the table after 1.5 hours which considering how limited their space is it is a reasonable request. I would definitely go again!

Food is incredibly fantastic, I have never felt disappointed as this is my go to place, Staff are friendly and accommodating. Service is fast, atmosphere is quiet as the restaurant is quite small, its not loud and overpowering .

Wow! Such a gem. The food was great and the service was fast and friendly.

Excellent food and service. The place does not accept cards.

The experience was great the food, presentation, and atmosphere was phenomenal 10/10 recommend

Everything I ordered taste fresh😊 I will bring my friends next time.

I've been eating supermarket sushi for too long 🤣🤣🤣 This food is on another planet. The quality of the fish is incredibly high, with genuine wasabi that almost burnt my mouth off. I can't wait to return.

We came following Google reviews and we were not disappointed! The choice is rich and the food is excellent. The dishes are prepared with care, inexpensive and served with a smile! The staff is incredibly kind. I advise you to make a reservation if you are coming with more than two people because it fills up quickly. Once again congratulations to the chef and the team for this great meal! :)

Such delicious food, amazing service, and cosy atmosphere! This is by far the best sushi places in Edinburgh. 🍣 It is a family run restaurant and can get busy at times so booking is recommended! I think they also do a set menu on the weekdays 😋 We had the eel nigiri, rainbow roll, golden roll, salt and chili chicken and a side of fried noodles. They were all 10/10 (the eel nigiri and the golden roll are a must try)! The prices are extremely reasonable and the portions are generous! Their food is also so good!! They accept cash only but also if you forget they take bank transfers! I will be visiting every time I crave sushi!

Excellent food and reasonably priced

Excellent food and service. A very small dining space so not a lot of space, definitely need to book beforehand.

Family run business with great attention to detail and service. food was fresh and delicious as well. Spider roll is a must have, as well as the 5 kind sashimi omakase. never disappoints!

Small place, so we opted for take away, very kind and attentive staff. Very good food

First time coming by and I have to say… the spicy salt and pepper squid tasted like pure 24-karat gold! Highly recommend to anyone and everyone.

We have visited about 7 times and we always have had great service and a lovely meal. Food fantastic from the fresh sushi to the fried items. Love the Volcano Roll and also pretty much every kind of salt and pepper dish (tofu, prawn, crab) YUM! It is also byob but they have lovely soft drinks including appletizer and others

This place has the best sushi I’ve ever had. Everyone is very friendly and all the food is amazing.

The best Japanese restaurant I have ever been to, the food was amazing and the service was very friendly. I definitely recommend visiting!

Lovely place for sushi—cash only, be aware!! I got the 16 piece omakase set. Beautiful presentation and high quality fish. Staff were gracious and attentive.

Very nice, accommodating staff and wonderful, delicious food for the right price. Thank you Chizuru Tei!

Restaurant discovered somewhat randomly during our walk in the center of Edinburgh. Superb address with very good dishes (we went back a second time because it was so good), friendly atmosphere and very friendly staff. Remember to book to have a table. We will definitely come back on our next trip.

The food is really delicious I had a very pleasant time here

Really great food, and fast, friendly, staff. Only thing keeping from a five star rating is we didn’t realize we needed a reservation. Still, they were very accommodating with fast takeaway. Make sure you make a reservation and you’ll be golden!

This must be the best Japanese place In Edinburgh- really fresh sushi and great service

Delicious food and detail-oriented service. Everything was delicious and reasonably priced. They also let you BYOB for £2 pp, which is nice. Finally, the decor was cute and unique. Not necessarily a con, but keep in mind that quite a few items on the menu are fried. Highly recommend, though!

This is a lovely family owned restaurant serves up some very fresh and delicious sushi. Came here with my fiancé for lunch while visiting Edinburgh for the fringe festival and loved the food so much we came again for dinner the next night. We ordered the Mango roll (prawn tempura - the presentation of the mango is elite), Norwegian roll (Salmon), Soft shell Crab roll and Omakase (tuna, salmon, scallop, squid and one other fish I forgot the name of). All had amazing taste and felt like great value price was as well. Would highly recommend this place!

What a great find when visiting Edinburgh. They are dog friendly and even provided a chair at the table for our dog to sit on. The staff were so friendly, welcoming and helpful and advised us when we were about to order too much food. The food was just fantastic - all freshly prepared and so tasty. It is cash only and they don’t serve alcohol but you can take your own in. We will definitely visit again when back in Edinburgh.

Fine, typically Japanese light food. Highly recommended!!

Great atmosphere, incredible service and the best sushi in Edinburgh!

Amazing fusion - wouldn’t normally trust a restaurant with a large menu but was recommended by a friend. Everything was so fresh and really really delicious. Every dish was fantastic. We had - Spicy Edamame, prawn tempura (massive!), kataifi prawns, veggie gyozas, Norwegian roll, Californian roll and king prawn fried noodles.

The food is decent. However the staff was rude and rushed us to leave quoting someone else is waiting for the table while me and my friend were still eating. (We were only there for about an hour at the time including the whole waiting time for a table and order and etc). Extremely unpleasant experience - would not recommend

The teriyaki beef wasn't tender at all, unfortunately. The waitresses were friendly and attentive, on the downside they only accept cash (so make sure you go to an ATM first) and they don't serve alcohol (but you can bring your own for a little surcharge).

First time writing a review but this restaurant definitely deserves one. We've been in Edinburgh for a week for holiday and Chizuru Tei is by far the best option for delicious and fairly-priced food. They give big portions served by the most pleasant staff we have met. Definitely give them a try if youre in the area.

They have the most delicious sushi I have ever eaten in my life 😍👍🏻⭐️💯 Their food is excellent and it is a restaurant worth visiting and repeating 👍🏻

Been going to this restaurant since 2017 and still coming back. The foods are delicious and good portion for the price. The owner and staffs are always welcoming us. Definitely one of our top list restaurant in Edinburgh. Ps: some of our most like dishes are volcano roll, pork katsu curry rice, soft shell crab maki/ tempura, unagi rice, tofu satay and hot and sour soup on cold days

I'm usually tentative about "fusion" places, but this place has it down to a T. I tried the Chinese hot and sour soup which was a delight and warning. Then the katsu chicken curry was extremely pleasant, chicken crispy on the outside and tender in the middle. The katsu sauce tasted authentic and just how you want it in the all too famous Katsu! Service was good and the atmosphere was comforting.

Delicious food, friendly and fast service. Great lunch option , will be back. Shame it's cash only

Fantastic food and decent prices. The broth of the ramen soup is outstanding!

Food was excellent, friendly and welcoming staff, really great value!

The best Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh! I ate there literally hundred of times amd never been disappointed 😊❤️

The price of the items were excellent, I Had the Dynamite Pork Ramen, the Volcano Roll, and a Gingerbeer. The experience was wonderful.

I ordered sushi and chicken fried rice and everything was dry. I had a sushi platter which wasn't fresh at all, especially the salmon which was chewy, the spider roll was salty and too oily, and the chicken fried rice was dry and had no flavour at all. Never gonna order in this place ever again.

A fantastic lunch for anyone in the Haymarket area. The Shoyu ramen was delicious. Great value Cash only but also accepts bank transfer.

Lovely place .. had salmon ramen. Soup based was delicious ,it’s light but rich in seed weed , also not too salty. The fried salmon was cooked just right not too tough. Will go back again and try other dishes on the menu.

As a family we love Chizuru tei! The food is delicious and the staff are so friendly. Would highly recommend!! We always come away full and happy!! Great place!! 😊😋

Best chirashi I've ever had. There's a lot in there, so much variety of sashimi, and very affordable!

Very good food and wonderful service. They were very friendly, especially to our child. He got kid chopsticks and was very happy there.

Japanese curry is so delicious! ☺️Will try tempura next time🍤

My absolutely most favourite place to eat in Edinburgh. I tried most of the dishes on the menu through the years and never been disappointed. Plus perfect service and friendly and kind staff.

Lovely and attentive staff, very clean establishment. The food was delicious and well presented, I can recommend the sunkiss salmon and tempura in particular.

The best sushi I have had in Scotland. Also their noodle dishes and starters are delicious. Customer service is also very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend this place.

Great food really testy affordable prices great atmosphere , they don't sale alcohol but you can bring your own if you spend £20 or 25 pp you are full guaranteed

This Japanese restaurant is my favourite place to have my dinner after my exhausted work. Every food is taste good ( that means the food is made by heart and their enthusiasm). And the price is really reasonable. Very recommend of this big heart small shop!!!!

A compact, but fabulous, Japanese restaurant with a lovely menu. The food is always amazing and it's good value. This is definitely the restaurant that I go to most often when in Edinburgh. It's well placed for Haymaket and the west end. Be sure to book. And It's BYOB and cash only.

Excellent service. They only accept cash and it can be inconvenient but they treat you very well and the food is good for a good price. I don't recommend ordering chicken fried rice, it's kind of bland. I recommend the curry and sushi.

Fantastic meal! Hostess was very friendly. Excellent price / quality ratio. Recommended! Dragon Roll - Tokyo Roll and Chicken Teriyaki.

Fantastic Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh! Prices are so resenable, excellent quality. Dragon Roll - Tokyo Roll and Chicken Teriyaki Most friendly host!

Very, very small place. Must book in advance. They only take cash or you can pay via bank transfer. Expect a long wait for your food. Fairly inexpensive

Perfect dinner. I loved every little bit of it. Thank you for putting so much love into the food. I can taste it!

Food is good and big portions. But one thing make me disappointing is that they only accept cash payments. Not sure what the reason is but accepting cash only is very odd while mostly the restaurants in Edinburgh accepted cards.

extra big salmon fried rice is unbeatable very nice staff as well

One star intead of -5 stars simply because in 2024 you are allowed to be cash only.

The food was great, the portions were big and it was very tasty. The only issue I have is that you only get 1h 30mins to eat, which was just barely enough to finish our food. I understand that the place is small but it's not very nice to have to leave so quickly.

100% coming back for sushi! A cozy shop with friendly service, phenomenal sushi and decent mains. Our group shared the rainbow and volcano roll, both beautifully presented and delicious! Other friends shared the dragon and something else with no complaints. Eel Temaki (no photo because I downed it) was also so flavorful and saucy!! Some friends liked the Shoyu Ramen and others didnt. I found it interesting they had this, though I would also like to see other kinds of ramen instead of fried noodles. My fried noodle main was lacking, nothing bad but nothing good. Other friends ordered nicer things. I may try the fried rice or shoyu ramen next time, or just have sushi.

Friendly restaurant with good food and service. Quite large portions. One of our favourite eats in Edinburgh!

The delicious food. The sushi took a while but it was worth it. The only bad thing is that it is very cold inside. I don't know if it's always or we just had bad luck with the heating. They only accept cash, to keep in mind.

Loved Teriyaki Chicken Udon! Wonderfully filling and delicious. The service is just amazing and so welcoming! 10/10 definitely. Would love to come back here next time when I travel to Edinburgh. Thank you!

All I can say is this place is amazing! Amazing food everytime! Amazing staff! I don't live in Edinburgh but if I was nearer I would come here all the time if I could. Prices are great. 100% recommend!

Absolutely amazing service and food! You can tell the Ingredients are fresh. Although you sometimes have to wait a while for the food that's only because it's made fresh! I would also recommend booking a table in advance!

The food is mainly nice and fresh, but thr service is abrupt. If you have a reservation you are never sat on time. You are only allowed an hour and half for dining. You are not timed from the time of sitting, but from the time of the reservation. No pleasure in dining this way. The waitresses come all the time and point their watch as to “you have to leave, others are waiting”. If they book reservations, they must sit customers on time, because if we are late finishing with our meals it is because of the staff being late sitting us! Unpleasant environment

Best salmon in town!! Absolutely love this! Great food and staff

This is such a lovely restaurant with delicious food and great service. Varied menu and very good value for money too. It’s brilliant for any dietary intolerances, with lots of gluten free dishes on the menu. It’s only a small restaurant so worth booking to make sure you get a table!

I had 10 minutes to catch my train and they managed to make my rolls in record time and for me to have a delicious dinner on the train.

One of the really good Japanese Fusion Places in Edinburgh. Would really recommend the Ramen and soup they offer.

Friendly service with authentic, beautifully presented mouth-watering Japanese dishes. Highly recommend the volcano roll, salmon platter and the salt and pepper dishes!!!

Nice fresh sushi and ramen cute place!! I highly recommended and the best in Edinburgh after the rest of the ones I tried so far. Staff very nice and attentive!!

Very nice sushi and tasty ramen. I highly recommended and it’s for now my best place for sushi!! Staff very nice and attentive!

The food was incredibly good, the price wasn’t expensive at all and the service was lovely and super fast! I will surely come back when i’m back to edinburgh. I really recommend it :) We didn’t have cash and they let us pay through a bank transference (revolut)

I lived in Japan most of my adult life and it has been hard to find good Japanese restaurants in Edinburgh that are not extortionate. This little restaurant is my favourite - excellent food that is reasonably priced. All ingredients are very good quality, and are cooked to perfection. I can't fault it

Always top quality food and polite, unobtrusive and genuine service from people who care about what they do. Sushi is fresh and so tasty! Dragon roll is our go to and I enjoyed the scallop main as well. All five of us on our last visit tried various things from menu and couldn’t fault any of it :)

服務必須給十顆星⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 服務生觀察入微，小小舉動我連開口都沒有，他們就知道我的需求，懷疑他們有讀心術，太神奇了😂

The food is really good. Service fast and friendly. Bit cold in the facility in Jan.

Fairly priced especially for Edinburgh Sashimi was great Tempura was great Tako yaki was fine BYOB being £2 per person is a bit steep with a larger party

Great service. Great food. Very good portions sizes. Good value for money. Restaurant was cold, but staff sat us near the portable heaters,

Best Japanese in UK no doubt. Especially their sesame ice cream

Really worth it ! The place has character, excellent food, value for money and great service. Cash only do not forget

Fabulous sushi. Best in Edinburgh by long mile. Heating sucks but with fish this good who cares.

Amazing food with excellent service. Will recommend to friends

Always enjoy eating here, the food is lovely & prices are reasonable. Will keep going to this restaurant for the quality of the food & the lovely staff.

They do not accept a credit card payment; accordingly, there’s not good that I can write.

Absolutely amazing food. Great atmosphere; Will definitely be back.

Good food and friendly staff. Just make sure you either carry cash or can do bank transfer as they don’t accept card payments. I would recommend takoyaki, duck spring rolls, California roll and chicken katsu ramen.

Beautiful food ,friendly service

I discovered this restaurant a couple of years ago and it's surely my favourite. The salmon cut never disappointed, the staff are always friendly and service is great. The front of the house is very nice and cozy and both front and back are always perfectly clean. If like me you like a good salmon sushi and a nice and friendly environment, try this place. Just remember to bring cash (ATM is 2 Min away) and a nice bottle of wine if you like, as alcohol is not served here.

Cosy simple place with tasty food and nice staff. It feels like family run place. I still like this place and will keep on coming back for tasty food.

Had a takeaway from here so can't comment on the service or atmosphere. Had the chicken katsu curry which tasted fine but came with hardly any sauce. The ramen broth was not particularly good compared with when I've had it elsewhere. The salmon sushi was very good though - would recommend for sushi, not so much for other dishes.

Had a problem with our reservation, but staff couldnt be nicer and we got it all sorted. We were glad we waited as the food is excellent. Prepare for a wait if its busy. Also, remember to byob!

Cannot recommend this place enough! The veg caterpillar roll is probably the best thing I’ve ever eaten, my tastebuds are eternally grateful.