Sushi Riku, an up and coming sushiya in Japan, carrying the soul of Sugita

Sushi Riku, late December 2025. One of my favorite sushi meals of the year. Riku Toda trained at the places like Sushi Mizutani and the famed Sugita before heading overseas to Bangkok to gain more experience. Chef opened Sushi Riku in 2024, and it’s already shot up to the top on Tabelog, and subsequently making this a pretty hard reservation if you aren’t fast enough. I made the reservation on Omakase when the monthly drop happened.

Highlights for me were the kasugodai, shark fin tempura, ankimo, grilled shirako, kohada, and the big as hell futomaki at the end.

I thoroughly enjoyed dining here so much that I ended up making a repeat reservation at the end of the meal for December 2026. I imagine that reservations will be harder to get in the future, so I thought it would make sense to just book again after the meal since I make an effort to go to Japan every year. Overall, highly recommend Sushi Riku if you can nab a reservation.