About

Shoushin means ‘craftsman heart’. Together the characters represent ingenuity. This represents the values of Shoushin, as we put our collective hearts into crafting the best sushi and to offer the best culinary experience.

Shoushin opened in October 2015 in the affluent Bedford Park neighbourhood of Toronto. It is an authentic Japanese sushi restaurant specialized in Edomae style sushi. Distinguished with a 200-year-old hinoki wood counter known for its natural fragrance and beauty, Shoushin evokes the feeling of a traditional high-end sushi restaurant in Tokyo. We go to great lengths to procure the best. Using exclusively wild-caught fish, the majority of our fish selection is imported from Japan. We believe this is essential to offering superior taste, excellent texture and authenticity.

We are committed to bringing our diners the finest Edomae style sushi outside of Japan. The elegant Japanese interior, the quality and superiority of our ingredients as well as our exquisite omontenashi – Japanese hospitality, are testament to our commitment to your dining experience.

Chef

Lifelong Pursuit of Authentic Sushi

Simplicity is what Chef Jackie Lin believes in – it is the best yet hardest to achieve. After 20 years as a sushi chef, he continues to journey into his lifelong pursuit of authentic sushi at Shoushin, his first restaurant. Owner and head chef Jackie is obsessed with making sushi which is a vocation. Although sushi’s ingredients are very simple – fish and rice – the way they complement and harmonize with each other can be affected by myriad factors. These two ingredients may look deceptively simple, Chef Jackie is able to calibrate the intricacies of the individual flavors and adjust each to make different the types of sushi and this takes years to master.

Chef Jackie believes that to deliver a true omakase experience, a large variety of seasonal selections are needed. This is what omakase is about, truly expressing the very best of what the season can offer. It allows chef as well to be more flexible in meeting your specific palate, ensuring that the feeling of truly being in the hands of the chef is met.

Reservation

At Shoushin, the traditional Edomae sushi counter experience has 12 seats available. We also offer a regular table experience with 6 seats available. For large parties of 5 or more, please contact us.

Reservations are required. We take reservations through Tock or by phone from 2pm onwards during open business days.

Shoushin is a seafood centric restaurant. Given our limited food selections we hope you understand that we may not be able to accommodate everyone’s dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, no raw food and certain allergies. We recommend contacting us regarding your dietary concerns prior to your visit.

Menu

Shoushin offers two options for our omakase. Sakura is a prix fixe menu set at $420. For our chef speciality, the Obsession Perfection Omakase starts at $560. It is the ultimate sushi experience to the complete seafood lineup and considered the authentic menu commonly found in sushi counter restaurants in Japan – you completely leave it to the sushi chef to design the meal based on the chef’s understanding of your preference and the seafood selection available. Your trust gives the chef freedom and creativity to present a different omakase each time you visit. At the end of the meal, you can also order additional pieces of something you liked, or perhaps try something new at the hands of the chef. Don’t forget to leave some room to try our crown musk melon, imported from Shizuoka, Japan and served extra ripe.

Wine and Spirits

Shoushin curates its selection of sakes, wines and spirits to coordinate beautifully with the different dishes. To enhance the dining experience, sake pairing is available for all omakase courses. On occasion we feature rare sakes at Shoushin such as the prestige Dassai Beyond and Daishichi Myoka Rangyoku Grand Cuvée that make exquisite accompaniments to complete the omakase experience.

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Private Event / Catering

We can accommodate private events given enough notice through our private sushi counter for up to 6 guests. Book Chef Jackie for an evening with your guests and experience authentic Edomae sushi with the extra privacy needed for those special type of nights. It’s the ultimate private party that will surely impress anyone present. 

Contact us to plan your private event today.