We love this sort of challenge: excellent sushi, two people, for less than $100 including tip and tax, Upper East Side, go!
The UES is not necessarily our forte, but we imagine it is for some of you hounds. There’s one recommendation for Gajyumaru, but is there another Japanese restaurant people love? (Don’t forget to check out Trevor Corson’s tips on how to eat sushi like a pro!)
Gajyumaru [Upper East Side]
1659 First Avenue, Manhattan
212-860-8857
Discuss: Visiting Upper East Side – restaurant suggestion? Sushi?
Gaji is so fabulous on every level. Yes their sushi is gorgeous but the list of perfection is grand;
home made silky tofu. Delicious buckwheat noodles in delicious dashi. Summer-only eggplant in dashi ( shiatsi nasu) rich roasted pork belly and thei home Made crab shumai is what shumai is supposed to taste Like. The atmosphere is typical OLD SKULE Japanese so it's not groovy cool multi media...+READ
Gaji is so fabulous on every level. Yes their sushi is gorgeous but the list of perfection is grand;
home made silky tofu. Delicious buckwheat noodles in delicious dashi. Summer-only eggplant in dashi ( shiatsi nasu) rich roasted pork belly and thei home Made crab shumai is what shumai is supposed to taste Like. The atmosphere is typical OLD SKULE Japanese so it's not groovy cool multi media gorgeous and the servers are not telling you their names but the exquisite food makes up for it-COLLAPSE