

LoLa 42Īlong with a robust selection of specialty sushi, this Seaport restaurant serves up a wide-ranging bistro menu, too-with great waterfront dining available. Though Laughing Monk Cafe also offers a large and authentic Thai food menu, Korboon’s creative maki is a highlight, thanks to selections like the spider roll, composed of soft-shell crab and shiso leaf, with sauce spiked on the plate in the shape of a gauzy spider’s web.ħ37 Huntington Ave., Boston, 61,. Yet his particularly artful constructions, which invoke microgreens and flowers grown in his personal greenhouse, nonetheless entice hungry diners. Sushi chef Nick Korboon’s strictly brown rice rolls buck conventional sushi norms, and may perplex traditionalists. Microgreens on a roll at Laughing Monk Cafe / Photo provided Laughing Monk Cafe
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The Sunshine maki is a menu staple and a bright taste of summer, with salmon, lemon, cilantro, and cucumber that said, there’s a huge menu with something for every craving, from spicy seafood soup to sashimi to a selection of vegetarian maki rolls.ħ30 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 61,. Its casual, comfortable dining room is a fine place to unwind, but this Korean restaurant-slash-sushi spot is also regarded as a reliable takeout mainstay in Jamaica Plain. The JP Fuji Group’s flagship Fuji at WoC in Quincy Center, meanwhile, is also revered for its fine touch, with specialty maki-menu items like the honey-drizzled Siren’s Kiss, filled with katsu-style tempura shrimp, avocado, and cucumber, and topped with spicy honey-grilled kanikama, scallops, and black tobiko.ģ52B Harrison Ave., South Boston, 61, 1420 Hancock St., Quincy, 61,. And as the 10th restaurant opened by chef Jimmy Liang’s JP Fuji Group, Fuji at Ink Block stands out for graceful service and elegant plating, enticing both experts and novices alike for omakase and approachable a la carte menus. In 2016, the opening of Fuji at Ink Block marked the transformation of the formerly industrial-commercial South End strip into a hot scene for day and night dining, shopping, and gathering. Seared Salmon Nigiri from Fuji at Ink Block / Photo provided Fuji at Ink Block and WoC If the $30 chef’s choice selection of 16 pieces of fresh nigiri doesn’t reel you in, the foie gras nigiri with truffle just might.ġ70 Brighton Ave., Allston, 61,. The menu is chock-full of sushi joint staples like caterpillar and rainbow rolls, as well as a host of fancier menu items. Though the name may deceive you, this budget-friendly Allston sushi spot is a restaurant, not a retailer. The vibrant atmosphere is also a prime place for fun drinks like frosé and the peppery, Ghost Tequila-spiked Cry Baby.ġ18 Dorchester St., South Boston, 61,. Maki at Fat Baby / Photo provided Fat BabyĪ sleek wood-paneled interior, hamachi crudo, larger-than-life powdery portraiture on the walls, and plenty of sake and sangria-what more could you ask for from an über-mod Asian fusion restaurant? Along with pan-Asian plates like dumplings and noodles, expect unexpected sushi rolls such as the White Tiger (seared albacore with crab stick and sesame aioli) and the So Beefy, a short rib roll with spicy queso fresco. Stuck on the other side of the river? Ebi Sushi owner Jose Garcia opened a takeout-friendly spot called Sushi Kappo in the Fenway neighborhood in 2017.Ģ90 Somerville Ave., Somerville, 61,. Recently remodeled, the spot is beloved for its raved-about torched salmon belly, a 10-piece omakase for $42, and the box-molded Somerville roll, topped with sesame-sprinkled tuna tartare and scallions. Somerville’s bustling Union Square attracts new diners every day, and they’ve taken notice of a local darling: Ebi Sushi. And if it’s a special occasion, start with the XO toro-slices of fatty tuna on a flaming stone, spattered with sturgeon caviar and a spicy sauce.ġ31 Dartmouth St., Back Bay, Boston, 61,. The sushi, though, is also top-tier at Jack Huang’s Back Bay sushi restaurant, from the toro jalapeño roll, filled with asparagus and layered with torched toro, to the sweet miso yellowtail roll with mango and fried onion. If the Douzo’s modern, lounge-like dining space doesn’t promptly set an izakaya tone, appetizers like sweet pepper octopus ceviche and torched salmon with a sweet crab meat salad will definitely do the trick.

Since 2017, he’s been serving up always-fresh and reasonably priced maki like the mango and gold leaf-topped house tuna roll a Boylston Roll, with tamago (Japanese omelet) and lobster salad and the Kiss of Fire spicy tuna roll.ģ70 Boylston St, Brookline, 61,. There’s a reason why this Route 9 restaurant has become a local favorite in recent years around Brookline and beyond: Chef Qun Li’s consistently creative, well-balanced sushi rolls.
