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The 10 Best Sushi Restaurants in NYC
Sushi Azabu is one of The 10 Best Sushi Restaurants in NYC.

1. Sushi Azabu

8.8
428 Greenwich St (btwn Vestry St & Laight St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Tribeca · 78 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Order the Bakudan-Nattō topped with a quail egg, with homemade soy sauce and scallions. It's a local's favorite!

2. Sushi Dojo NYC

110 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · East Village · 87 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Chef David has classical training in Japan and will tailor a wide variety of his fresh fish selection to fit your sushi desires.

3. Soto

357 Avenue of the Americas (btwn 4th St & Washington Pl), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 85 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Run by the "Brangelina" of sushi, Soto is the most extravagant mom-and-pop sushi shop in NYC.

4. Sushi Seki

7.6
1143 1st Ave (63), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 78 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Stay until 3am at this late-night sushi spot, and you might just catch celebrity chefs like Daniel Boulud and Gordon Ramsay who often frequent here after work.

5. 15 East

7.9
15 E 15th St (btwn 5th Ave & Union Sq W), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Union Square · 136 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Indulge in Master Chef Masato Shimizu's stunning seafood and try the seasonal spiny lobster tasting.

6. Kuruma Zushi

8.0
7 E 47th St (btwn 5th & Madison), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Midtown East · 31 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: End your meal with seasonal Japanese fruits or house-made ice cream, which is attentively crafted by the sprightly 67 year-old Chef Toshihiro Uezu.

7. Ichimura at Brushstroke

30 Hudson St (at Duane St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Tribeca · 22 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Congratulations, you've managed to get a seat at this intimate restaurant! Chef Ichimura serves the same exact cut of fish at different times, for one of the tastiest "before-and-after" scenarios.

8. Sushi Yasuda

9.0
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Get a seat at the beautiful, L shaped bar and make sure you try the unique blowfish.

9. Tanoshi Sushi Sake Bar

9.2
1372 York Ave (at 73rd St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 113 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Watch out: dishes for wasabi and soy sauce are nowhere to be seen.

10. Sushi Sasabune

7.3
401 E 73rd St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 49 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Sasabune serves rice like no other place; with varying temperatures and amounts of vinegar to bring out the nuances of each fish.