This Week’s Catch
What You’ll Order
Goto Islands Bluefin Tuna — Ikejime-processed and never frozen — alongside Sasshu Salmon from Kagoshima and seasonal fish, delivered to your door.
Sashimi DC · Dupont Circle Delivery
Dupont Circle is a few minutes' walk from Sashimi DC — come in any time, or order delivery. Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Kagoshima Salmon, same-day to your door.
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Sashimi DC delivers sashimi-grade Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Kagoshima Salmon to Dupont Circle, DC daily from 1–8 pm. Flown direct from Japan and packed in insulated bags with ice packs. Same-day delivery, $30 minimum. Or walk in — the shop at 1608 14th St NW is about 10 minutes from Dupont. Enter your address at checkout to confirm coverage. A popular choice for family sushi nights at home — pair with the Home Sushi Kit (rice, nori, Sushizu, wasabi, soy sauce) for a complete temaki setup delivered same-day.
Why Delivery
Dupont Circle is one of the few DC neighborhoods where Sashimi DC is genuinely walkable — about 10 minutes down 14th Street. Come in any time between 11:30 am and 8:00 pm, see the fish, and take it home. No reservation, no menu, no wait. If you'd rather stay in, same-day delivery runs daily from 1–8 pm. Either way, the fish is the same: ikejime-processed Bluefin Tuna from Nagasaki and Hokkaido Uni direct from Japan, at a standard no DC restaurant serves.
Sashimi DC delivers same-day across DC — Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, Adams Morgan, U Street, and Georgetown. Enter your address at checkout to confirm coverage.
About 10 minutes down 14th Street from Dupont Circle. Open daily 11:30 am–8:00 pm. Walk-ins always welcome.
Prefer to stay home? Same-day delivery runs daily 1–8 pm. Order by 7:30 pm and we'll have it to you the same day.
Every delivery ships in insulated bags with 1 lb+ ice packs — purpose-built to maintain sashimi-grade temperature across the full delivery radius.
Order any day between 1–8 pm. We prep in 30 minutes; drivers pick up shortly after. Fresh fish at your door, often within the hour.
Kids love making sushi at home with restaurant-quality fish. Skip the restaurant trip — have the whole family roll together at home. Sashimi-grade fish is safe for children when handled properly — Akami and Sasshu Salmon are good starting points.
Torisumi Yakitori runs a lunch pop-up at Hank's Oyster Bar, Dupont Circle — Tuesday through Friday, 11 am to 2:30 pm. Their Tonkatsu is fried in real lard, the way it's done in Japan. Order online or walk in.
Our Standard
Our Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna was served at the Japanese Ambassador’s official reception in Washington DC. We source ikejime-processed fish direct from Japan — the same standard demanded by top Tokyo omakase restaurants. No DC-area restaurant comes close.
The Goto Islands Bluefin is farm-raised on a documented mackerel-based diet with no CO treatment and no freezing — arriving with omega-3 integrity intact and with measurably lower mercury than wild-caught alternatives. Raw fish safety guide →
Browse the FishWhy Customers Choose Us
“Premium cuts of bluefin tuna, yellowtail, and Hokkaido uni… directly from Japan.”
— Washingtonian Magazine
This Week’s Catch
Goto Islands Bluefin Tuna — Ikejime-processed and never frozen — alongside Sasshu Salmon from Kagoshima and seasonal fish, delivered to your door.
How the Fish Gets Here
Bluefin tuna comes from farmers in Goto, Nagasaki — raised from wild seeds with care and slaughtered using ikejime to preserve texture and umami. Sasshu salmon is raised in Sendai, Kagoshima on Chiran tea and mineral groundwater. Both are sent to a specialist processor in Miyazaki, who cuts and packs them for export. From Miyazaki the fish travel to Fukuoka, then to Haneda, then across the Pacific on ANA OCS cargo to IAD — where Keita picks them up personally.
Most imported fish passes through six layers — farmers, processors, exporters, importers, distributors, retailers — before it reaches the table. Sashimi DC works directly with the farmer and processor in Miyazaki, cutting that to three. The shorter chain means faster transit and a direct quality line to the source. Farmed bluefin from Goto Islands also has measurably lower mercury than wild-caught tuna — a shorter grow-out period means less bioaccumulation over time.
A regular customer in Dupont Circle orders solo on Fridays — usually Otoro, sometimes Chutoro. A deliberate end-of-week treat. Thursday or Friday are the best days to order: fish arrives Wednesday and the full selection is in stock.
Why Delivery Makes Sense
The supermarket trip costs more than you think — and you still come home with inferior fish. Here’s what the math actually looks like.
Premium supermarket
∼50 minutes, uncertain result
Sashimi DC delivery
∼2 minutes to order, done
Delivery Coverage
We deliver across Dupont Circle and surrounding DC neighborhoods via DoorDash/Nash. All areas listed are within our full-coverage zone.
✓ Full coverage · Enter your address at checkout to confirm. Coverage reflects April 2026 and is subject to change.
Full DC coverage: Washington DC delivery page
How It Works
Select your fish at shop.sashimidc.com. Minimum order $30. Enter your address to confirm delivery is available.
Delivery orders accepted daily 1–8 pm. Order by 7:30 pm for same-day delivery. Tap the date/hour in the order view to select your preferred window.
Your order is ready in 30 minutes. A DoorDash/Nash driver picks up and delivers to your door. Contactless delivery available on request.
Your confirmation email includes a tracking link. Watch your delivery in real time, then enjoy Tokyo-quality sashimi at home.
Keita’s Pick
Our collaborator Torisumi Yakitori has launched a lunch pop-up at Hank’s Oyster Bar, Dupont Circle. If you’ve had their yakitori, you know what they do. If you haven’t — this is a good reason to go.
Their Tonkatsu is fried in lard. Real lard, not oil. This is how it’s done in Japan — the reason the crust is different, the reason the pork tastes different. How many places in the US actually do this? Few, if any. Torisumi is one of them.
FAQ
Delivery to Dupont Circle, DC typically ranges from $8.00 to $12.99 depending on your specific address. The exact fee is calculated automatically at checkout. DoorDash charges $6.99 for addresses within 5 miles; beyond 5 miles the fee increases by $1 per additional mile up to 10 miles.
Very few. Even highly regarded Japanese restaurants in DC source their fish through standard wholesale distribution — previously frozen, often CO-treated, and processed days before arrival. Sashimi DC delivers ikejime-processed Bluefin Tuna and Hokkaido Uni from Japan ~48 hours from Miyazaki. Our Nagasaki Bluefin was served at the Japanese Ambassador's official reception in DC. That is the standard we deliver to your door.
Yes — $30 minimum. A single portion of our fish easily exceeds this threshold.
We take delivery orders from 1 pm to 8 pm daily. Order by 7:30 pm for same-day delivery.
Prep time is approximately 30 minutes after you place your order. A DoorDash/Nash driver then picks up and delivers — typically under one hour for DC addresses, and around one hour for suburbs depending on traffic and distance. Orders must be placed by 7:30 pm; delivery runs until 8:00 pm daily.
Yes — and for Dupont Circle residents, it's easy. Sashimi DC is at 1608 14th St NW inside Rice Market, about a 10-minute walk from Dupont Circle. The shop is open daily 11:30 am–8:00 pm. Walk-ins are welcome any time.
Fish arrives from Japan on Wednesdays. Thursday and Friday are the best days to order — stock is fully replenished right after Wednesday arrival. Popular cuts can sell out by Saturday afternoon.
Enter your address in the item view at checkout — it will confirm whether delivery is available to your location.
Regular items include Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna (Otoro $74, Chutoro $60, Akami $55 — all ~8 oz, ~15 slices each), Sasshu Salmon from Kagoshima ($65 / ~9 oz, ~18 slices), Hokkaido Uni (Bafun and Murasaki), Kagoshima Unagi Kabayaki, and Fresh Wasabi from Shizuoka. Occasional cuts include Hohoniku, Kama, Zuniku, and Nakaochi. Availability reflects what arrived from Japan that week — the shop shows current stock in real time.
Yes. Bluefin Tuna and Sasshu Salmon arrive vacuum-packed with an individual TTI (Time-Temperature Indicator) seal on each pack. A green TTI means the cold chain was maintained throughout transit. If the TTI has triggered upon delivery, contact us for a full refund. All orders are packed in an insulated bag with a 1 lb+ ice pack. Fresh sashimi-grade fish should smell clean and oceanic, not fishy or sour. Akami will be naturally dark red-purple — never vivid cherry-red, which signals CO treatment.
No advance order required. Walk-ins are welcome any time during hours (daily 11:30 am– 8:00 pm). Same-day online orders for pickup or delivery are accepted up to closing. For Uni and cuts that sell out quickly, ordering online earlier in the day is recommended. Fish arrives on Wednesdays — Thursday and Friday are the best days for full selection.
Sashimi DC imports directly from the farmer in Nagasaki/Kagoshima and processor in Miyazaki — skipping the exporters, importers, and distributors that typical US seafood passes through. That shorter chain means faster transit and a direct quality line: if packaging, cuts, or cold chain need adjusting, Keita communicates with the processor overnight. The fish reaches your door approximately 48 hours from Miyazaki, never frozen, never CO-treated.
Torisumi Yakitori runs a lunch pop-up at Hank's Oyster Bar, Dupont Circle — Tuesday through Friday, 11 am to 2:30 pm. Their Tonkatsu is fried in real lard, the way it's done in Japan. Order at toasttab.com or walk in.
Yes. In the order view, tap the date and hour shown to select your preferred delivery window. Prep time is approximately 30 minutes after you place your order.
We use DoorDash/Nash for local delivery. Tipping is optional — Square suggests 15%, but you can adjust it as you wish. 100% of the tip goes directly to the driver, not to Sashimi DC.
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