From a traditional Japanese dish to an international sensation that serves as the most famous Japanese dish outside of Japan, sushi has taken over the world.
The big apple has come a long way over the past few decades that despite being in the Atlantic ocean, great sushi with even greater quality fish has become accessible. In this video, we’ll talk about the six best Sushi places in New York City.
1. Sushi Inoue
Great sushi chefs tend to prepare an omakase using more than two types of rice seasoned with vinegar. This is rare in NYC; that’s why the first one we’re featuring in this list does exactly that.
Sushi Azabu vet Shinichi Inoue is a Michelin-star seafood specialist offering excellent omakase at quite expensive yet definitely worth it rates. We suggest you give the a la carte nigiri and sashimi a try.
2. Sushi Noz
Located on Upper East Side, this eight-seat sushi bar also sports a Michelin star. Their fish is mainly flown in from Tokyo, and their chef Abe utilizes a plethora of aging and preservations techniques to get the best out of their fish.
What’s impressive about Sushi Noz is that they use the old-school approach to keep their fish in an ice chest behind the bar instead of a refrigerator.
3. Sushi Gari
Since 1997 Chef Masatoshi “Gari” Sugio has been serving experimental sushi and making a name for himself in the process. Signature dishes with unique takes on the essence of sushi like Chef Gari’s fluke topped with quail egg, white truffle oil, and sweet onion sauce.
If that’s not to your liking, maybe a scallop with prosciutto topped with sundried tomato sauce will do the magic for you. These unique takes on the already fantastic sushi have proved their worth because, as of the moment, there are four Sushi Gari branches in NYC.
4. Sushi Ishikawa
Sushi Ishikawa is headed by chef Don Pham previously from O Ya. Their sushi bar is an 11-seater. What sets them unique is that they don’t serve ala carte sushi. As of the moment, Sushi Ishikawa only serves two modern sushi menus at 12 courses or 15 courses.
They’re great at what they do, but to prove it to anyone, Chef Don Pham prepares some unique nigiri bites dusted with gold flakes and shaved black truffle. If presentations are what you’re looking for, this place will definitely meet your expectations.
5. Masa Sushi
The first three-star sushi temple on this list is a unique and notorious sushi place in New York. They have a no-photo policy, and they serve arguably the best and priciest omakase at $595 per head.
However, the price is still probably worth it as they smother their customers with unique high-quality, and extravagant ingredients like truffle and caviar. It’s also important to note that they supplement their sushi with wagyu and other dishes that exude the best of Japan.
6. Sushi Seki
Last on this list is another less traditional sushi place; this restaurant in Times Square has been serving its customers with excellent quality sushi since opening up in 2002. Chef Seki has previously worked on Sushi Gari, the place we mentioned earlier.
Like his mentor, Chef Seki aims to break the traditional sushi rules while still upholding the principles behind them. Because of this, Sushi Seki is probably the only one on this list that adds jalapeño as a topping to its ingredients. Sushi Seki is so popular that they could expand to two more branches, one in Chelsea and one in Hell’s Kitchen.
We’re sure that there are more great sushi places in the city that never sleeps, but unfortunately, this is all the time that we have today. If you happen to know more fantastic sushi places in New York City, feel free to comment down below!
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