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1. Sushi Azabu
$$$$ Sushi Bars, JapaneseTriBeCa
428 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10013 (212) 274-0428for straight up incredible sushi, the best in town, head to Yasuda immediately. -
2. Sushi Yasuda
$$$$ Sushi Bars, JapaneseMidtown East
204 E 43rd St
New York, NY 10017 (212) 972-1001More like 4.5 What hasn't already been said about Sushi Yasuda? #24 on Adam Platt's 101 Best Restaurants in NYC. All the debate about the best sushi in Manhattan and I think Sushi Yasuda -
3. Ushiwaka Maru
$$$$ Sushi Bars, JapaneseSouth Village
136 W Houston St
New York, NY 10012 (212) 228-4181This is a very traditional sushi joint with sparse decor and excellent fish. The sushi prix fixe consisted of about 8-10 pieces of sushi, half a roll, and miso soup for $35. The spot prawn -
4. Iron Chef House
$$ Sushi BarsBrooklyn Heights
92 Clark St
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 858-8517BEST sushi delivery, I wouldn't have known about this place if it wasn't for yelp - i don't know why they're not listed on http://delivery.com or seamlessweb... The combination dinner for… -
5. Jewel Bako
$$$$ Sushi Bars, JapaneseEast Village
239 E 5th St
New York, NY 10003 (212) 979-1012didn't get to try it. Oh well. Food: Amuse bouche - tuna on seared rice - very good Miso soup (complimentary) - nothing special Sushi omakase - good overall but not the best I've had -
6. Blue Ribbon Sushi
$$$ Sushi BarsSouth Village
119 Sullivan St
New York, NY 10012 (212) 343-0404simple sashimi and sushi - without trying any of the specials, like the whole lobster sashimi, I perhaps didn't get the best the restaurant had to offer. However, the sushi may in fact be -
7. Ki Sushi
$$ Sushi Bars, JapaneseCobble Hill, Boerum Hill
122 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 935-0575Ki Sushi is a great way to soothe the weekly craving for spicy tuna rolls and miso soup. If you live in (or are stuck in) the neighborhood, it's the best sushi option. However, it can't -
8. Beyond Sushi
$$ Vegetarian, Sushi Bars, VeganGramercy
229 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003 (646) 861-2889Best Vegan sushi I have ever had!! Never knew that sushi can taste this good without Meat.. Props to the chef for such a clever menu.. and honestly the best sushi I've had in NY that didn't -
9. Tomoe Sushi
$$$ Sushi BarsGreenwich Village
172 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012 (212) 777-9346is delicious. So are most of the other sides I've tried. Simple, fresh, not too much fanfare. This place doesn't try to show off. It's all about no frills, delicious sushi. Not the best sushi… -
10. Sushi of Gari
$$$$ Sushi Bars, JapaneseYorkville, Upper East Side
402 E 78th St
New York, NY 10021 (212) 517-5340or three at the most) pieces at a time is the best for freshness in my opinion. I realize anyone can watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi and then say what I say about instantly serving sushi
OK, and now from Time Out:
NYC’s 12 best sushi restaurants: Top spots for Japanese food
TONY trekked all over town checking out the top toro-touting dens in the city, both old-school joints and big-ticket temples. Here are the city's best sushi restaurants.
Tue Apr 23 2013As Sakura Matsuri blossoms in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, we’ve got Japan on the mind, namely its most delicious export: sushi. Weeding out the less-than-best competition, these are Gotham’s best sushi restaurants, from no-nonsense sashimi spots nestled in nondescript office buildings to shiny toro-touting palaces helmed by Michelin-starred toques. Sushi fanatics, you’re welcome.
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Ushiwakamaru
Within Gotham’s sushi-restaurant titans, a state of hushed reverence often pervades. Not so at Hideo Kuribara’s ramshackle subterranean restaurant, where patrons stumble in from Houston Street late in the evening (night-owl ramen is available when the sushi counter shuts down). The affable Kuribara stands over the modest wood counter, a twinkle in his eye, pressing vinegared rice grains so that they barely hold together. Those warm, loose lobes are crowned with superlative seafood specimens: a tumble of velvety glass shrimp, almost obscenely lush slips of fatty red snapper and meaty, soy-lacquered eel, served on a glinting black plate. Regulars send Kuribara titanic mugs of beer, which he hoists in between shaping sushi and earnestly inquiring if patrons enjoyed their last bite. After a visit to this convivial raw-fish rathskeller, you might buy Kuribara a round yourself. Average sushi piece: $5; omakase: $70–$100.- 136 W Houston St, (between MacDougal and Sullivan Sts), 10012-25
Masa
A transcendent bite of top-grade toro is priceless. But at Masa, that melt-in-your-mouth morsel comes at a cost—a whole meal is a cool $450 before tax, tip and sake, to be exact. Masa Takayama’s extravagant raw-fish emporium has been a once-in-a-lifetime destination for sushi devotees since it opened on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center in 2004. Parked next to the equally ritzy Per Se, Masa represents all-out indulgence: At the bar—made of a $60,000 piece of rare Japanese hinoki wood—Takayama and his acolytes lavishly press shaved truffles into lightly warmed rice beds, before topping them with kingly sea bream; sumptuously enrich risotto with uni and truffle butter; and fill their shabu-shabu pots with slabs of foie gras and fresh lobster. It’s a luxury that few but deep-pocketed whales can afford, but Takayama’s three-Michelin-starred gem is cross-off-your-bucket-list dining at its finest. Omakase: $450.- Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, fourth floor, (at 60th St)
Sasabune NY
“Trust me” isn’t exactly what you want to hear when you’re about to nose-dive into the oft-sketchy world of raw fish (the tainted-tuna tour of 2012 hit a whopping 26 states), but it’s the well-earned M.O. of this UES sushi nook, opened in 2006. And trust you should—owner-chef Kenji Takahashi rolls out a no-nonsense, at-whim menu of top-tier seafood to rival more highfalutin Japanese dens, without the sucker-punch price. Walk through an unassuming storefront—marked with nay-saying signs warning NO CALIFORNIA ROLL, NO SPICY TUNA—and score seats at the tight-squeeze bamboo counter. There, Takahashi speedily transforms daily market finds into raw marvels: a mosaic of lardy albacore slicked with tart ponzu sake sauce; creamy Scottish salmon hooded with satiny kelp and a nutty pinch of sesame seeds on top of still-warm rice; and a bright ikura (salmon roe) roll, briny pearls popping loudly inside a crisp nori wrap. The spartan decor is definitely wanting, and servers bellowing “No soy sauce!” is the closest you’ll get to mood music, but for dreamy slips of pristine nigiri, in Takahashi we trust. Omakase: $80.- 401 E 73rd St, (at First Ave)
Neta
In March 2012, longtime Masa disciples Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau conjured up a downtown-cool cousin to Masa Takayama’s high-rolling sushi palace. Sure, their Greenwich Village haunt employs enough rosy tuna tartare and caviar to please a Russian millionaire, but its haute-hip trappings—beanie-topped chefs spooning out gelatinous marrow from a tuna hull; Is This It–era Strokes blaring overhead—give it just the youthful edge to draw in the Brooklyn set. Rather than using Masa’s go-to Tsukiji market in Tokyo, Kim and Lau are more locavore in their sourcing: hirame from Long Island; scallops—stunning in a lush dish of velvety sea urchin, smoky matsutake mushrooms and garlic butter—hailing from Boston. Sushi purists may snub the nontraditional omakase (the meal features Americanized novelties like spicy salmon, and is punctuated with ultracreamy peanut-butter ice cream), but Kim and Lau’s reverential focus on top-notch provisions (neta means “the fresh ingredients of sushi”) rivals even that of the staunchest of sushi classicists. Average piece of sushi: $6; omakase: $95, $135.- 61 W 8th St, (between Fifth and Sixth Aves), 10011
Sushi Seki
Where do big-league toques like Eric Ripert and Daniel Boulud go to sate their late-night fish cravings? Chef Seki’s cultish sushi gem has served as a sake-fueled second-dinner spot for after-hours chefs and clued-in locals since opening in 2002, plying nonpurist flavor combos until 3am. For five years, Seki trained under Sushi of Gari’s whimsical head, Masatoshi “Gari” Sugio, and the influence is reflected in the inventive menu: Creamsicle-hued salmon topped with scallion sauce and a crispy fried kelp shard; bluefin tuna dotted with oniony tofu crème fraîche; and young yellowtail crowned with slivered jalapeño, a Gari signature. The late hours lend a boozy, jovial atmosphere—maître d’ Koji Ohneda bustles between the sushi counter in front and the rowdier dining room in back, pouring sake into quickly emptied cups, but don’t drink too much—you’ll want to remember Seki’s artful, picture-perfect offerings with more than just Instagram’s help. Average sushi piece: $5; omakase: $80–$100.- 1143 First Ave, (between 62nd and 63rd Sts), 10021-77
Kuruma Zushi
If there’s a jollier sushi chef in New York, we don’t know who it is—Toshihiro Uezu’s friendly mug has been welcoming raw-fish cognoscenti and rookies alike at this venerable toro temple since 1977, a gaiety that belies the seriousness of his skill. Perched on the second floor of a dingy midtown building, Uezu’s 12-person sushi bar turns out jaw-dropping nigiri in its purest, most traditional form, delivered from his hands to yours: glistening slabs of kanpachi belly, shiny silver skin still intact; buttery otoro melting moments after hitting the tongue; and fluke so fresh you can see through it. This is no-bells-and-whistles sushi—the most adornment Uezu employs is a dash of ponzu or scallion curls, instead focusing attention on the überhigh quality of the seafood, the masterfully tempered rice and the fresh wasabi (more delicate and subtle than the sinus-searing powdered junk, typically just food-colored horseradish). Uezu may just prove your stubborn grandfather right—maybe old-school is the right way. Average sushi piece: $5–$20; omakase: $250.- 7 E 47th St, second floor, (between Fifth and Madison Aves), 10017
Ichimura at Brushstroke
Fine-dining impresario David Bouley opened this special-occasion Japanese sanctum in 2012, a collaborative effort between the toque and Yoshiki Tsuji of Osaka’s prestigious Tsuji Cooking Academy. Bouley handed the sushi reins over to Eiji Ichimura, who composes clean, elegant plates befitting the sleek, intimate bar, set off from Brushstroke’s main dining room—all blond wood and amber lighting. Lacquered Japanese ceramic ware comes topped with luscious lobes of uni; jewellike morsels of Spanish mackerel, marbleized toro and fluke fin; and shiso-and-salt-seasoned tai (red snapper) over assertive, well-vinegared rice. Throughout the meal, Ichimura gives you the option of ordering from Brushstroke’s main menu—the knockout is the restorative chawan-mushi, a steamed egg custard decadently topped with black truffle sauce and fall-apart hunks of Dungeness crab. Between the first-rate fare, classic Bouley service and dapper Shinto-shrine decor, this Michelin-starred sanctuary earns every dollar of the weekly paycheck you’ll have to fork over. Omakase: $160.- 30 Hudson St, (at Duane St), 10013
Sushi Yasuda
In 2011, Naomichi Yasuda shocked devotees of his lauded midtown stalwart—open since 1999—when he announced that he would be returning to Japan. Fans breathed a sigh of relief when he turned the simple maple counter over to longtime kitchen lieutenants Tatsuya Sekiguchi and Mitsuru Tamura. Reserve a seat at the bar of this bamboo-clad space to watch Tatsu and Mitsu—as they’re affectionately called by regulars—dispatch purist renditions of nigiri onto wooden trays in elegant, efficient movements. Like the old master, the pair eschew over-the-top combos, letting the primo seafood and their superior knife skills shine. They top rounds of lightly vinegar-moistened rice with beautiful seafood, like a meltingly soft slab of fatty tuna; a milky disk of sweet sea scallop; or baby purple squid brightened with shiso and wasabi. That top-shelf sourcing doesn’t come cheap, and reservations are booked out far in advance, but even without its namesake toque, this storied sushi den is still worth the price of admission: Yasuda would be proud. Average piece of sushi: $6; omakase: $85-$150.- 204 E 43rd St, (between Second and Third Aves), 10017
Sushi of Gari
Masatoshi “Gari” Sugio made waves when he debuted this minichain in 1997, becoming a New York pioneer in avant-garde pairings, such as jalapeño-topped yellowtail and Japanese red snapper with wilted greens, pine nuts and crispy lotus root. Sugio’s fanciful creations continue to draw thrill-seeking Japanophiles to his tony Upper East Side flagship, where they shell out a hefty sum for a pay-per-piece spot at the L-shaped bar. Tiny beds of slightly tart rice come out in quick succession: pepper-oil–slicked tuna tempered by a creamy dollop of tofu sauce; silky truffle-oil-dotted fluke boosted by a quivering poached quail egg; and rich Spanish mackerel offset by earthy enoki and shiitake mushrooms. The decor may be simple—dark red banquettes, black lacquer tables—but at Gari, all eyes are on the plate. Average piece of sushi: $8; omakase: $85–$90.- 402 E 78th St, (between First and York Aves), 10021
Kanoyama
Don’t let the throngs of college coeds and easy-on-the-wallet prices fool you: This ain’t no sketchy all-you-can-eat sushi joint. The corner East Village eatery, run by laid-back kitchen vets Nobuyuki Shikanai and Daigo Yamaguchi, turns out top-notch nigiri that stands toe-to-toe with some of its pricier counterparts. As a testament to the fine sourcing of the raw materials, the toques sometimes show patrons photos of the day’s catch on their iPhones: The fish, brought in mostly from south Japan and served on plates, includes items like glistening skin-on jack fish and fluke with tart pickled scallions. Mounds of lightly seasoned rice also cut the richness of spongy egg-custard tamago and bring out the crisp sweetness of nearly translucent tako (octopus). You may not be shelling out a small fortune for these pristine pieces, but do yourself a favor and avoid the undergrads in front: Get a seat at the well-lit walnut bar in the quieter back room so that you can bliss out on your meal in peace. Average piece of sushi: $8; omakase: $37, $45, $85.- 175 Second Ave, (at 11th St), 10003
15 East
At this glossy downtown spot—opened in 2007 by Marco Moreira (Tocqueville) and his wife, Jo-Ann Makovitzky—Jewel Bako vet Masato Shimizu presides over a nine-seat dark wood bar overlooking an airy high-ceilinged dining room. Shimizu employs first-rate seafood flown in from Japan, deftly molding lightly torched golden-eye snapper or luscious soy-lacquered cherry salmon on beds of loose toothsome grains. Creamy sweet Hokkaido uni, seasoned with a slick of soy sauce, is encased by a crisp nori strip, while fall-apart anago (sea eel) gets a light dip in sweet soy. Whipping out fish anatomy charts and well-worn books to show where the exceptional cuts of smooth, deep-red tuna come from, Shimizu schools novices and aficionados alike. Superlative nigiri with a side of education? We’ll happily sign up for instruction. Average piece of sushi: $4–$15; omakase: $65–$120.- 15 E 15th St, (between Fifth Ave and Union Sq West)
Jewel Bako
Dapper power couple Jack and Grace Lamb (Degustation, Jack’s Oyster Bar) brought a bit of Tokyo cool to the East Village when they opened this intimate sushi-ya—hidden behind a heavy black door—in 2001. Now a neighborhood favorite, Jewel Bako maintains its downtown cred with buzzy young crowds and a stylish bamboo-tunnel dining room. In the back, amiable sushi maestro Yoshi Kousaka skillfully slices imported rarities in between sipping glasses of wine sent over by regulars. The sushi omakase gets you a dozen of Kousaka’s raw-fish marvels, including a remarkably thin sliver of Tasmanian salmon brushed with smoked soy sauce; finely chopped white roe shrimp on a loose lobe of rice; and lush cherry-blossom snapper topped with a dab of tangy plum paste and fragrant shiso shards. The highlight: a cup containing the sea’s most decadent creatures—creamy king crab, pearls of briny salmon roe, brûléed uni and scallop—for one single exquisite bite. Average piece of sushi: $4.50; omakase: $65.- 239 E 5th St, (between Second and Third Aves)
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