Best Sushi in Penang

Walking into this authentic Japanese restaurant definitely imprints into your memory, shrouded by lush greenery and dim lighting soaks you into a cozy atmosphere. The dining space is enhanced with a collection of rustic decorations, giant tapestries and chefs meticulously preparing sushi behind the sushi bar. Over 300 dishes to choose from, however, sushi tops the chart here. Patrons never miss their Grilled Salmon Maki and Grilled Tuna Maki which exudes all qualities of enrobing a perfect roll, the freshness of the seafood, the balance of the sticky rice and the texture of the seaweed.  

With 7 outlets at Kuala Lumpur, Sushi Zanmai finally touched down in Penang 3 years back, and since then it’s been the best bet for reasonable and scrumptious Japanese cuisine. The high ceiling and wooden-themed interior plus attentive service coat you in a highbrow experience. You can either perch at the sushi bar facing a conveyer-belt where you can go autopilot, pick and devour freshly prepared sushi, or grab a separate dining table. Their Soft Shell Crab Maki which has a mashup of chunks of soft shell crab, wrapped with sticky rice and fish roe, whereas the Spicy Unagi Roll has roasted eel sushi topped with fried crab meat, shrimp roe and a drizzle of spicy mayonnaise. 

Tucked at Precinct 10, this restaurant is widely renowned for its boastful array of Japanese cuisines in a sophisticated and spacious dining space. Going through the extensive menu and looking at regulars chomping down piping hot food, gets your stomach growling at once. Each dish emphasizes on freshness and quality of the ingredients, which is why their sushi is rave-worthy. You can place yourself close to the Kaiser Belt where a sumptuous spread of sushi are laid and the prices are measured according to plate colours, somewhat reminds you of lok-lok. Their octopus and clam sushi are astounding, yet the salmon is out-of-the-world as it’s made with fish of optimal quality. The portions are above average, quality over quantity all day!