Daruma Sushi – Prati

So after almost 2 weeks in Europe and eating a lot of carbs and meat, I was really missing clean food and asian food. As crazy as it sounds, for our last meal in Europe, and in Rome for that fact, we opted for sushi. We chose Daruma as it was 5 minutes from our B&B and throughout the past few days we walked by it a number of times, and each time it was busy. So why not.
Out of pure chance and coincidence we dined on a Sunday night, which is a special night. Every Sunday at the Kaiten (revolving sushi belt) the dishes are yellow and each dish is 3 euros. Which is a STEAL if you look at the rest of the menu. Yes the sushi on the Kaiten is limited, because they can’t really afford to put the good stuff out. Still it wasn’t bad. We did notice that a lot of the plates were salmon. Either the Italians LOVE their salmon (which appeared to be the case to the diners across from us) or salmon is really cheap.
Once the Kaiten starts, all the dishes load up and the belt is full and at max capacity. I would say out of 10 dishes, 8 were salmon. If you really liked salmon, I recommend the one in sashimi. It was more fresh and had that fattiness that sashimi salmon has. I would stay away from anything that has avocado. As a California native who has definitely eaten my weight in all forms of sushi, the avocado SUCKED. It wasn’t ripe and it was missing the creaminess that is avocado. I would also wait from ordering edamame which on the menu is 4 euros, when you can only pay 3 euros.
Overall, it wasn’t the greatest sushi place I’ve ever been to. For Rome standards it probably was better than mediocre? I’m not sure how european’s do asian food… It’s definitely not authentic here. If you are a true sushi lover like me, and you are an adventurous eater, this is not the place for you. However, if you’re craving and want something clean apart from pasta, come on a Sunday night, your wallet will thank you.
PS: again, no tap water. Only still or sparkling, and of course you had to pay for it.

Place is horrible. Fish is not fresh. When you order a boat they cheat by making everything with salmon. Doesn’t represent what is on the picture of menu at all. Got sick later on top of it. Avoid at all cost.

I have been to this amazing sushi restaurant quite a few times this summer in Rome. The best thing is that each time it simply kept getting better and better!
You have various options here to eat, there is the Kaiten (conveyor belt with many different plates ready to eat) this is the best option especially if you want a quick meal or have a movie to go watch at the nearby cinema.
Otherwise there are regular tables, or the tatami, a special japanese room where you eat like in Japan and is ideal for private parties.
Than there are about 12 seats at the teppanyaki, which is the japanese style grill where an extremely knowledgeable and experienced chef cooks extremely good dishes but is entertaining at the same time! This is one of the best I’ve ever been to and I’ve traveled pretty much all around the world.
The sushi has an «italian» approach to it, since all the ingredients and food is locally grown therefore it is always fresh and delicious. They also make extremely good «american style» rolls that are very good too!
A must try for sushi & sashimi lovers are the Gunkan, a rice ball wrapped in fish (usually tuna or salmon) or avocado with a fish tartar on top, that if asked will be mixed with flying fish eggs and spicy mayo! Delicious!
A must try when in downtown Rome, 10 min walk from the Vatican!