Travel word-of-mouth site TripAdvisor has announced "Overseas Popular Japanese Restaurant 2013" based on word-of-mouth evaluations over the past year. The Italian / Naples sushi restaurant was selected as the first place, and restaurants from various regions such as Easter Island, Saudi Arabia, and Costa Rica are ranked high.

The top 20 of "Overseas Popular Japanese Restaurants 2013" are as follows.

1st place Jorudan Sushi Italy / Naples
2nd place Sushic Fusao Portugal / Almada
3rd place Sake2Me Sushi USA / Haze
4th Sushi Rock Hawaii / Hawaii Island
5th place Uchi USA / Austin
6th Kinji Japanese Restaurant New Zealand / Christchurch
7th place Koi Sushi Mexico / Cabo San Lucas
8th Kanpai Sushi UK / Edinburgh
9th place Wazaaabi Mexico / Cancun
10th place Kotaro Chile / Easter Island
11th place Oleo Restaurante Spain / Malaga
12th place Ikuze UK / Gateshead
13th place Raku USA / Las Vegas
14th MIISHI Sushi Club Spain / Tenerife
15th place The Park Costa Rica / Playa Grande
16th place The Tatami Room Spain / Barcelona
17th Kai Ika Restaurant Niue / Alofi
18th Kaori Japanese Restaurant Italy / Barletta
19th place Ganbaranba Australia / Cairns
20th place Sakura Japanese Restaurant Saudi Arabia / Jitter

Jorudan Sushi, which was selected as No. 1, is a sushi bar in Naples, the food capital known as the birthplace of "pizza". The word-of-mouth is lined with comments such as "Amazing Japanese hospitality in the middle of the pizza country" and "Naples is a city famous for cooking, but if you like sushi, don't miss this jewel-like restaurant". It is said that it is ranked 3rd among all 1,250 restaurants registered in Naples.

Food photo of Jorudan Sushi, ranked number one (Source: TripAdvisor)
Food photo of Jorudan Sushi, ranked number one (Source: TripAdvisor)

Sushic Fusao, who was ranked second, said, "Everything is delicious, from traditional sushi to fusion with Portuguese and Brazilian cuisine." Sake2Me Sushi, who was ranked third, said, "This was the first time I ate sushi. But it was the best sushi I've ever had. "

Inside photo of Sushic Fusao, ranked 2nd (Source: TripAdvisor)
Inside photo of Sushic Fusao, ranked 2nd (Source: TripAdvisor)

Cooking photo of Sake2Me Sushi, ranked 3rd (Source: TripAdvisor)
Cooking photo of Sake2Me Sushi, ranked 3rd (Source: TripAdvisor)

Except for two ramen specialty stores ranked in the top 30, most of the restaurants are mainly sushi or include sushi in the menu, and you can see that the image of "Japanese food = sushi" is firmly established. ..

16th place food photo of The Tatami Room (Source: TripAdvisor)
16th place food photo of The Tatami Room (Source: TripAdvisor)

Ganbaranba's 19th-ranked food photo (Source: TripAdvisor)
Ganbaranba's 19th-ranked food photo (Source: TripAdvisor)

On the other hand, many of the sushi offered at each restaurant are based on California rolls, such as "Avocado and salmon are the standard ingredients" and "Grips with strawberries and kiwis and tuna and apple sushi rolls". It seems that there are many menus that make Japanese people feel uncomfortable.

Food photo of Kanpai Sushi ranked 8th (Source: TripAdvisor)
Food photo of Kanpai Sushi ranked 8th (Source: TripAdvisor)

4th place Sushi Rock food photo (Source: TripAdvisor)
4th place Sushi Rock food photo (Source: TripAdvisor)