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Japanese Sushi & Temaki
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Santos, Brazil

Haru Temakeria e Sushi

CuisineJapanese, Sushi
ReservationsWalk-ins welcome
Dress CodeCasual

Our verdict

On Avenida Ana Costa in Santos's Gonzaga district, Haru Temakeria e Sushi represents the city's sustained appetite for Japanese-Brazilian cooking, a culinary tradition rooted in São Paulo state's century-long Nikkei community. The format centres on temaki and sushi, the informal, shareable register that has made Japanese food a fixture of Brazilian coastal dining rather than an occasional occasion.

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Haru Temakeria e Sushi restaurant in Santos, Brazil

The menu

What to order

  • Temakis
  • Sashimis
See the current menu on euamo.harusushi.com.br →
About
Haru Temakeria e Sushi occupies a double-unit space at number 549, a configuration common to the street's mid-tier dining operators and one that signals a venue built for volume and accessibility rather than intimate counter service.

Temakeria Format: What It Means for the Experience

The temakeria format deserves some context for visitors arriving from cities where Japanese dining splits cleanly between fast-casual rolls and high-end omakase. The result is dining that is social and relatively quick, closer in rhythm to a taqueria than to a traditional sushi bar, but with genuine craft applied to ingredient quality and rice seasoning.

Santos has several addresses working this format at varying price points and quality levels. Dojô Sushi Santos and D.O.M. in São Paulo operate at the international award level, while Casa D'Boa and Coco Marine extend the local offer toward other formats. The diversity reflects a port city with multiple immigrant communities and the food cultures they brought and adapted over generations. Japanese food is one strand in that pattern, neither dominant nor marginal, but sufficiently established to sustain several dedicated addresses within walking distance of each other.

For visitors planning a broader Santos itinerary, our full Santos restaurants guide maps the city's dining options across neighbourhoods and formats, with editorial context on which addresses suit which occasions. The double-unit ground-floor space is accessible by the district's main commercial street. No phone number or website is listed in the public record, so confirmation of hours and current operations is leading done through Google Maps or direct enquiry on arrival. For a neighbourhood temakeria of this type, walk-in dining is the standard approach, advance booking systems are not typical for the format, and turnover tends to be consistent enough during peak meal times to make queuing a short proposition. Evening service on weekends is the period most likely to see demand exceed immediate seating capacity.

Frequently asked questions

What part of town is Haru Temakeria e Sushi in?

Haru Temakeria e Sushi is located at Av. Ana Costa, 549 - Loja 01/02B - Gonzaga, Santos - SP, 11060-002, Brazil, Santos.

Is Haru Temakeria e Sushi a good option for Japanese food on the São Paulo coast?

Santos has a deeper Japanese-Brazilian food history than most Brazilian coastal cities, tied directly to São Paulo state's large Japanese immigrant community, and Gonzaga is the district where that dining tradition concentrates. Haru's address on Avenida Ana Costa places it inside that established local circuit rather than outside it. For visitors travelling down from São Paulo city, Haru represents the coastal expression of the same Japanese-Brazilian culinary roots found in the Liberdade neighbourhood.

What do people recommend at Haru Temakeria e Sushi?

The core draw at a temakeria is the temaki itself, hand-rolled cones assembled to order, where freshness of the nori wrap is the clearest indicator of kitchen discipline. At Gonzaga-area spots like Haru, regulars typically build their visit around the temaki selection rather than plated rolls, treating the format as the main event. For specific current recommendations, checking recent local reviews or visiting in person gives the most accurate picture, as temakeria menus rotate with market availability.

How hard is it to get a table at Haru Temakeria e Sushi?

Haru occupies a double-unit ground-floor space at Avenida Ana Costa, 549 in Gonzaga, which suggests a floor plan built for reasonable throughput rather than an intimate counter. Temakerias in Santos generally operate without the reservation pressure of São Paulo's high-end Japanese restaurants, though weekend lunch on Avenida Ana Costa, a busy commercial strip, can draw queues. Arriving early in the lunch or dinner window is the practical approach.

What's the standout thing about Haru Temakeria e Sushi?

Haru operates in Santos, a port city with one of Brazil's longest-running Japanese-Brazilian food cultures outside São Paulo itself, a context that gives Gonzaga's Japanese restaurants a different weight than tourist-facing operations in resort towns. The temakeria format positions Haru as a neighbourhood fixture rather than a special-occasion destination, which in São Paulo state's Japanese food tradition is a mark of community integration, not a limitation.

What if I have allergies at Haru Temakeria e Sushi?

Sushi and temakeria menus carry standard allergen considerations: sesame, soy, fish, shellfish, and gluten from soy sauce are present across most preparations. The open assembly format at temakerias can make ingredient cross-contact more visible than in plated restaurant kitchens, but direct communication with staff at Avenida Ana Costa, 549 is the only way to confirm substitutions or safe options for your specific allergy profile.

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Details
Best For
  • Casual Hangout
Menu Format
  • A La Carte
Noise LevelConversational
CapacityMedium
Service StyleCasual
Meal PacingStandard
KitchenTraditional
Visit details

Current opening hours

Monday
11 AM–10 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–10 PM
Thursday
11 AM–10 PM
Friday
11 AM–10 PM
Saturday
11 AM–10 PM
Sunday
12–10 PM

Hours can change for holidays and private events. Hours as of .