Sushi

Suki Desu is a relatively newish sushi restaurant that has a few branches opened in Manhattan.

The Gallery by odo is a fusion of a restaurant and art space in the Flatiron area.

Matsunori Handroll Bar, not to be confused with Matsunori Sushi Club, originated as a Boston handroll sushi bar.

Nonono is a restaurant from the people behind Her Name is Han.

Mari.ne (MariNe) Hand-Roll Bar is similar to KazuNori where it’s simply a “hand roll” bar.

Lure Fishbar is run by the same hospitality network thath also owns Bar Tulix and Mercer Kitchen, which is closed unfortunately.

One of the really cool things about the Astoria neighborhood that is different than Manhattan and maybe Brooklyn, is that Japanese food is reasonably priced compared to the other boroughs.

We had walked over the Queensboro bridge to do some casual shopping at the Bloomingdales on Lexington on the Monday of a Memorial Day weekend.

Astoria has a lot of Mediterranean restaurants and is seldom appealing for its Asian food.

In this pandemic, restaurants are trying all sorts of ways to do outdoor dining.

Here is another nice neighborhood spot off Vernon Blvd in Long Island City.

Close to NYU, this is next door to its parent restaurant Domodomo.