Hamasei offers four fixed lunch menu options at around 15 euros per person, three of which are standard and one that changes daily. Each set includes a main component (like sushi rolls or a hot dish) plus soup and sides. Great value for the quality and location.
Tips from diners
Lunch sets are excellent value. Come at noon when they first start service.
Much better value than dinner à la carte. Perfect if you want quality Japanese food at a reasonable price.
Hamasei's nigiri features the best cuts available daily, each carefully hand-formed with the right rice-to-fish ratio. The fish is never overly dressed and the rice is acidic without being harsh. It's the benchmark sushi order at this 50-year-old restaurant.
Tips from diners
Ask for a recommendation from the sushi master on the day's best pieces. Let them guide your nigiri selection.
Hamasei's nigiri is consistently praised for quality. This is the signature order.
A simple, warming soup with silken tofu, wakame seaweed, and a balanced miso broth. It's often ordered as a side to main dishes and prepares the palate.
Tips from diners
A great opening course that's light but satisfying.
A mixed selection of seasonal vegetables and seafood in an airy, crispy batter. The batter is kept light and the frying temperature precise, resulting in delicate, non-greasy pieces. Served with a dipping sauce.
Tips from diners
Tempura must be eaten immediately when it arrives — the crispness degrades quickly.
A selection of pristine, sliced raw fish arranged on a plate. At Hamasei, the sashimi quality reflects decades of sourcing relationships. Each piece is thick-cut and delicate.
Tips from diners
If you want to taste the quality of fish without rice interference, sashimi is the order.
Hamasei opened in 1974 as a branch of a Tokyo restaurant and has served as Rome's oldest and most established Japanese dining destination for over 50 years. Located steps from Piazza di Spagna and the Trevi Fountain, it specializes in authentic Japanese sushi and cooked dishes. The restaurant combines quality ingredients with classic sushi technique and offers good-value lunch sets.
Located just steps from Piazza di Spagna and the Trevi Fountain. Central location is both a perk and reason to book ahead.
Lunch is significantly cheaper than dinner. Come 12–1pm for the best value.
Book ahead for dinner, especially weekends. The restaurant is small and the prime location fills fast.
Closed Mondays. Dinner prices are significantly higher than lunch sets.
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