If you're a tourist or a local craving something different from the zillion delicious Italian…read moreofferings in town, then you have to try this Japanese place, I've been twice already and everything I tried was tasty and fresh. Staff were very nice and welcoming and the prices are budget friendly. Go!!! you won't be disappointed.

Why yes, as a matter of fact, I did spend my first night in Florence at an all you can eat sushi…read morerestaurant. More than anything, after a week of being in Rome and Venice, I was starving like marvin for some good Asian-styled noodle soup or any semblance of Asian food. So as soon as I saw there was a AYCE sushi place around the corner from my flat, I made a bee-line for it and I am so glad that I did. I was EXTRA hungry when I sat down so you know I ordered damn near everything on the menu. Kinda lost count of how many bowls of udon I had or how much sushi but I can guarantee that it was (insert my Larry David voice here) pretty, pretty, pretty good. Protip: Don't order a la carte. Spend the € 22.00 and ball the hell out on a nice selection of sushi, pot stickers, tempura, soups, salads etc. There's some stuff on the menu, such as the sashimi, that is off limits when you're doing AYCE but you have plenty of options regardless.

Great service, great sushi choices and reasonably priced. We'll worth it! Reading the menu was…read morechallenging but delicious!

Hokkaido was located on the same block as our Airbnb. On our first day in Florence we were pretty…read moretired of the travels and my husband was getting over Italian food as we had come from Rome then Sorrento the to Florence. He was excited when I told him about a sushi place on the same block. I made rezzies at 7pm (when they open) and we were the first ones there. So early that the staff was still eating their dinner. We read the service could be slow so we were happy to be the only ones there and luckily Italians eat late because and hour in this restaurant was packed and then I can understand the slower service. Luckily we did a majority of our eating before it got busy so we got a good amount of food. As a couple we filled out the entire front page and a a few boxes in the back that I think we scared the owners. The AYCE is the obvious way to go. If you eat even 4 to 5 items you're already at the cost. I'm not a sushi eater but I did make my way through the prawn teppanyaki which was delicious and the shrimp tempura! The tempura batter is perfect! Not overly battered and thick and I ordered multiple of this dish. My husband said the rolls were pretty mediocre but the hand rolls were great! We actually started to feel guilty because we were eating our weight in food so we decided to order dessert so we could "spend" money that wasn't in the AYCE. The dessert was a no for me unfortunately. My husband got the green tea ice cream and it was icy and I had this lemon thing which I thought was supposed to be like a sorbet but it was a drink which I saw the server shake up from a huge bottle and pour it into a glass and mixed it with a straw... definitely could have passed on this. We're from California so we know good sushi and even amazing okakase experiences but for this price, it wasn't bad! My husband even tried to get us to come back again but we'd keep thinking we scared the owners if they had to see us again.

I've been here several times and each one deserves a 5* for its amazing taste and simplicity…read more Self service, you order and you wait for your sushi to be express made. The Miso soup is homemade, so it's completely something else compared to the other restaurants. The chef, a true Japanese in love with Florence, is in the open kitchen, showing his art to everyone, making delicious specialties like the frittata and marinated anchovies. Prices are really fair, wine is included in the 15 € menu, together with the soup and a plate of nigiri (sometimes if you get lucky it's mozzarella di bufala's nigiri day, try and see for yourself). If you can, BOOK a table, it's quite always full and the place is as big as a mouse's nest.

The restaurant owner seems to accept customers based on racial preference. Our family waited 60…read moreminutes near the area because we were excited for sushi after a week in Italy. As we walked in the owner stated they did not have "space." We were the only customers there at 7. It appears he did not want to serve guests based on racial appearance, or possibly guests with children. When confronted about why he wouldn't seat us, in Japanese, he became uncomfortable and gave us a business card. No business should treat customers this way in 2024.

Buffet price and the quality of fast food. Entertaining to watch the Japanese inspired sushi…read moredishes pass your table. Portions were smaller and not overly good. The Chinese buffet was clean, fresh and sharp presentation, but not delicious. I recommend stopping by when in a hurry, and fast food is good enough.