Restaurant review: Gin Chan

Top-quality fish is shipped into Mexico City from both coasts, and the talented team at Gin Chan crafts it into the best sushi we've tasted anywhere.

Oct 09, 2024

Our rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Price: 💲💲💲
Cuisine: Sushi/Japanese

Pros

✅ Friendly staff
✅ English spoken
✅ Good vibe
✅ Quiet
✅ Popular with locals
✅ Popular with expats
✅ Open Sunday (lunch only)
✅ No reservation required

Cons

❌ No English menu
❌ Closed Monday

Logistics

📱 Website
📍 Address
☎ +525588782854
🍣 Menu

It's a happy coincidence that the best sushi restaurant in Mexico City is a 7-minute walk from our apartment, but Gin Chan is worth a visit even if you're not staying nearby. It offers indoor and outdoor seating, friendly and attentive staff, and a welcoming vibe.

The food is next level, thanks to the quality and variety of the seafood and the artistic talent of chef Juan and owner Silverio. They offer a multi-course Omakase meal for the uninitiated, but you can also choose between many a la carte sashimi, nigiri, maki, temaki, oysters, and hot dishes. There's a small but creative cocktail menu, and several beer and saki choices. If you're somehow not full, you can wind down with a panna cotta or another light dessert.

Sit at the bar if possible. There, you get dinner with a show as Juan and Barbara prepare sushi and various hot dishes, including a different ramen selection every Thursday night. And be sure to ask about their occasional bluefin tuna master class.

Our favorites include the chirashi maki (a mix of salmon, yellowtail, tuna, avocado, and cucumber), ostion preparado (oyster with a quail egg, tobiko, ponzu sauce, and other accoutrements), and the ramen. But you can't go wrong here: Everything is fantastic.