Fukku: Japanese Sushi Restaurant, St Peter Port
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5 out of 5 Puffins — our highest rating. Fukku is the most exciting restaurant to open in Guernsey in years. Michelin Guide listed, award-winning interior, and food that genuinely stands up to anywhere in the UK. An essential visit.
There are restaurants you go to because you need to eat, and there are restaurants you go to because you want an experience. Fukku is firmly in the second category — and it's the kind of place that reminds you why going out for dinner should feel like an occasion.
Housed in a beautifully converted former post office on Smith Street, the space itself stops you in your tracks. The interior won Best Internal Commercial Project of the Year at the 2025 Guernsey Property & Construction Awards — and you can see why the moment you walk in. Rather than one uniform dining room, the space is divided into distinct areas: some intimate, some lively, some with a clear sightline to the open kitchen where you can watch the sushi being prepared. Wherever you sit, the energy is warm and buzzy without being overwhelming.
The food matches the ambition of the room. Fukku's menu covers serious ground — sushi, sashimi, tempura, robata, ramen — and all of it is executed with care. The ingredients are sourced from Japanese merchants alongside local Guernsey producers including the Soil Farm, and that combination of island freshness and Japanese precision comes through on the plate. The selection is broad enough to satisfy a table of people with different tastes, and the kitchen handles all of it consistently well.
The drinks menu is equally considered. Sake pairs recommended by the team, Japanese highball cocktails, and a short but well-chosen wine list — this is a place that takes what's in your glass as seriously as what's on your plate. The service has that rare quality of being genuinely enthusiastic without feeling rehearsed. Staff know the menu well and are happy to guide you through it.
For something more immersive, the chef's counter experience — where the team curates a meal for you — is worth booking specifically. It's Fukku at its best: the craft is on full display, the pacing is relaxed, and you eat things you might not have ordered yourself. Book this seat in advance, it goes quickly.
Fukku is also listed in the Michelin Guide — a recognition that puts it in genuinely rare company for a Channel Island restaurant. It has earned it. If you're visiting Guernsey and you only book one restaurant, make it this one.
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16–18 Smith Street, St Peter Port GY1 2JQ
01481 763910
Closed Sundays and Mondays.
The chef's counter fills up fast — book it specifically when you reserve.
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