Sushi Masaki Saito Toronto

Sushi Masaki Saito sits at 88 Avenue Road. It holds two stars in the Michelin Guide and is currently ranked no. 29 on Canada’s 100 Best list. The restaurant serves Japanese sushi in a room that runs smart and elegant.

You choose this over the more casual sushi counters in nearby Yorkville because the rigour here is singular. While other spots in the city treat the omakase format as a conveyor of variety, the pacing here demands a patient focus that the neighborhood’s frantic foot traffic ignores. A five-minute walk from the centre of Yorkville, the venue provides a necessary insulation from the district’s revolving door of trends. It is a place for those who prefer the quiet technicality of a two-star kitchen to the social noise of the surrounding streets.