Tsukiji Fish Market
Daiwa Sushi (大和寿司) and Sushi Dai (寿司大) are two most famous sushi joints in Tsukiji Fish Market (築地市場). We decided to go for Daiwa Sushi as we heard the wait would be less insane. Sushi Daiwa has about 20 seats in total that are split into two adjacent sushi bars. They turn seats every 15-20 minutes. So even if there are 60 people in front of you in the queue, your wait should be about an hour. Sushi Dai, on the other hand, has only 13 seats and every seating lasts ~45 minutes so a 60-person queue would mean a 3-hour wait. Both serve top-quality sushi from fresh catches of the day with Daiwa Sushi being slightly more expensive
Other than the sushi bars, we also walked around a bit to try other foods in the market such as grilled scallops, egg custard (玉子烧), and the famously expensive white strawberries (~$5 for a skewer of two strawberries). Everything we tried was delightful... we only wished we had bigger stomachs. We also find a cute Japanese plate/bowl shop. All the plates and bowls carried elegant and intricate patterns on them. Prices were very reasonable with small ones costing about $2-3, mid-size $4-6, and large ones $7-10+. We then strolled around further,