The Best Sushi Restaurant Bangkok Has to Offer: Sushi Saito and Four MICHELIN-Listed Counters

Which is the best sushi restaurant Bangkok has to offer? If you go by the MICHELIN Guide, the answer in September 2026 is Sushi Saito, the only sushi restaurant in Bangkok that the guide currently lists with a MICHELIN Star. Four more sushi counters sit in the guide's Bangkok selection without a star: Sushi Masato, Ginza Sushi Ichi, Jikasei B and Nikaku. All five are omakase counters, where the chef decides the sequence, and all five need a reservation.

This guide covers only restaurants whose own websites were live when we checked them, and it takes MICHELIN status only from the guide's own pages. It does not rank the counters on taste. What it does is set out what separates them: the chef's background, where the fish comes from, how many seats there are, how booking works and where in the city you will be eating.

Sushi Saito: the starred counter by the river

Sushi Saito's Bangkok restaurant is, in the MICHELIN Guide's words, a sister branch of Takashi Saito's Tokyo restaurant. The guide lists it with One MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2026. The Bangkok counter serves Edomae-style sushi under chef Maruyama, at a pale hinoki counter facing the open kitchen, with seafood flown in from Japan several times a week and Akita rice cooked in small batches, according to the inspectors' description.

The restaurant is on the riverfront promenade of the Chao Phraya Estate, inside Four Seasons Private Residences at 300 Charoen Krung Road. That is the same address block as Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, so a dinner here pairs easily with a stay or a drink on that stretch of the river. Bookings go through the restaurant's phone line, its email address or TableCheck, and the restaurant says the phone line answers only on set days and times.

Sushi Masato: a Sukhumvit side-street counter

Sushi Masato sits on Soi Sawasdee 1, off Sukhumvit 31. Chef Masato Shimizu ran sushi counters in New York before opening in Bangkok, and the restaurant says he worked at Jewel Bako and then 15 East there. The MICHELIN Guide awarded Sushi Masato a star in its 2021 Thailand edition; today the guide lists it in the selection without a star. Its inspectors note seasonal fish flown in from Tokyo's Toyosu Market and say you can ask to be served by Chef Masato when you book.

Two things matter for planning. First, the restaurant opens reservations three months ahead, on the 15th of each month at midnight Bangkok time, and runs a waiting list by email when dates fill. Second, there are two counters: the ground-floor counter serves traditional Edomae omakase with Chef Masato and Chef Kanno, and the third-floor counter is Raw Bar Masato, an à la carte room focused on sea urchin, seasonal Japanese oysters and sushi, run by Chef Kurokawa. The restaurant says both use the same day's ingredients. Gaggan is also on Sukhumvit 31, if you want to plan two very different meals on one street.

Ginza Sushi Ichi: a Tokyo name in a Ratchaprasong mall

Ginza Sushi Ichi has branches in Tokyo, Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok, according to the MICHELIN Guide, which lists the Bangkok branch in its selection. The restaurant is on the third floor of Gaysorn Village on Phloen Chit Road, in the Ratchaprasong shopping district that also holds the Erawan Shrine. Ten seats circle a marble counter, and the inspectors point out that the Bangkok kitchen uses two types of sushi rice to suit different fish, following the flagship's rice-vinegar formula. There are private rooms and a sake list.

Of the five, this is the easiest to fit into a shopping or sightseeing day: it serves lunch as well as dinner, it sits inside a mall rather than down a residential lane, and it takes online bookings through Chope. The restaurant says it welcomes children over the age of six.

Jikasei B: a Portuguese chef's Edomae counter

Jikasei B is the most unusual story on this list. Chef Tiago Cardoso is Portuguese; the restaurant says Jikasei began in Barcelona as a members-only omakase counter before chef Tiago brought it to Bangkok in 2024. The MICHELIN Guide lists it in the Bangkok selection and describes an eight-seat counter, fish flown from Tokyo and Kanazawa, rice seasoned with three vinegars and an English-speaking chef who explains the meal.

There are two menus. The Sushidokoro menu follows a classic sushi-ya order with three or four small starters and eight rounds of nigiri; the Jikasei B menu is longer, with five or six starters and ten to twelve nigiri. Plan on 1.5 to 2 hours. The restaurant asks for smart casual dress and says it cannot accommodate major restrictions such as avoiding seafood or raw fish. It is at 3/4 Soi Sukhumvit 43, in the Khlong Tan Nuea side of Sukhumvit.

Nikaku: a Kitakyushu family counter in Sathorn

Nikaku Bangkok is on the ground floor of W Bangkok on North Sathorn Road. The MICHELIN Guide, which lists it in the Bangkok selection, says the restaurant originates from Kitakyushu and serves Edo-mae sushi to just twelve diners at a counter, with ingredients arriving every two days, mainly from Fukuoka. The restaurant says executive chef Setsuo Funahashi is the third generation of a family sushi business, and that his wife, pastry chef Kazumi Funahashi, makes the wagashi-style sweets that end the meal. Diners can add a tea pairing.

Nikaku suits travelers staying around Silom and Sathorn, and it is the counter to choose if you want a meal built around fish from Kyushu rather than Tokyo's markets.

How to choose between them

• For the guide's highest rating: Sushi Saito, the only one of the five with a star in the current guide.
• For the easiest booking and a lunch slot: Ginza Sushi Ichi, with lunch service and online reservations.
• For a counter in the Sukhumvit dining streets: Sushi Masato or Jikasei B, both off Sukhumvit Road in Khlong Tan Nuea.
• For a chef who talks you through the meal in English: Jikasei B, per the MICHELIN Guide's notes.
• For a Sathorn or Silom base: Nikaku at W Bangkok.

Booking and etiquette at a Bangkok omakase counter

Book early, and book directly. These are small rooms, from eight seats at Jikasei B to twelve at Nikaku, and the restaurants manage their own reservations rather than selling tables through the MICHELIN Guide. Menus change with the market, so tell the restaurant about allergies when you book rather than at the counter. Prices at high-end Bangkok restaurants are often quoted with "++", which means service charge and VAT are added to the menu price; our guide to tipping in Bangkok explains how that works. For more places to eat across the city, browse our Bangkok restaurant listings.

Sources: MICHELIN Guide Thailand, Bangkok sushi restaurants, MICHELIN Guide: Sushi Saito, MICHELIN Guide: Sushi Masato, MICHELIN Guide: Ginza Sushi Ichi, MICHELIN Guide: Jikasei B, MICHELIN Guide: Nikaku, Sushi Saito Thailand, Sushi Masato, Ginza Sushi Ichi Bangkok, Jikasei B, Nikaku Bangkok. Checked September 26, 2026.