RestaurantsWest YorkshireLeedsLS2

survey result

Summary

£176
£££££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

With the arrival of this 2023 flagship by Kaoru Nakamura (who also owns Hana Matsuri, which became less formal as a result), Leeds now has a top Japanese omakase restaurant of the type that has emerged in London in the last decade. There’s space for just six diners a time at the wood counter to be personally served a luxurious (£150 per person) ‘omakase’ of sushi and other fare produced by chef Kaoru. Like last year, despite formidable online reviews, direct feedback in our annual diners’ poll is surprisingly scant – reports please!

Summary

£176
£££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“You really feel like walking out of Leeds and into Tokyo”, according to fans of this promising yearling in Victoria opened by the team behind Hana Matsuri in Meanwood. We’ve rated it on limited but highly enthusiastic early reports of “the most incredible sushi and extraordinary service”.

For 35 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).

Have you eaten at Sushi Nakamura?

4 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7JL

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Daily Telegraph

William Sitwell urged readers to “do whatever it takes” to eat at a tiny six-seater Japanese restaurant where chef Kaoru Nakamura serves a 20-course omakase menu (he also runs Hana Matsuri in the city).

“The path of plates was beautifully constructed, a hand-held journey from seaweed to cake, each dish cut, pressed or torched and laid before you by the chef, who wielded his knife like a possessed alchemist before, occasionally, disappearing behind an orange curtain.”

William Sitwell - 2026-03-01

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Always   £150.00

Traditional European menu

Pudding
£0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £0.00
Filter Coffee £4.50
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
4 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7JL
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5:30 pm‑8 pm
Thursday12:30 pm‑5:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑8 pm
Friday12:30 pm‑5:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑8 pm
Saturday12:30 pm‑5:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑8 pm
Sunday12:30 pm‑6 pm

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