Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Somerville
12 restaurant menus in Somerville, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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"Usually I'm not a fan of soba, but this place has changed my mind and now it's become my favorite place in the Boston area. Service is on top and the..."
Alice Shng
"The soba here is house-made, and is as good as the best in Japan. The dashi is first-rate. It's a bit untraditional to have a soba-ya and an..."
Scott Haas
"Fresh ingredients, friendly service, contemporary and trendy atmosphere. Loved the soba and baby..."
Brooke Long
"The food was super delicious and fresh tasting. The service attentive and friendly. I'm going..."
Mary Jo Sargent
"Favorite spot in..."
Sajid America
"Good sushi, Great duck soup, Great customer service. Brought 2 bowls w/ the soup bc we shared...."
Sasha Pearson
"went with a big group. everyone shared everything, sushi, sashimi, soba, apps, cocktails. great food. very good service. nice atmosphere. highly..."
"Amazing ramen! I’m glad I found it. It’s definitely getting added to my list of..."
Michael Jakubowski
"The best ramen in the region, which has a lot of competition. The options are often diverse and always excellent, with extras such as wonton, egg,..."
Peter Kadden
"Update: love their new Dan Dan ramen.
The ramen here is good, high quality and rich broth. Nice location and very clean and spacious interior.
I’m..."
Sophia Zhang
"It was super busy tonight, but the wait was worth it!
A steaming hot bowl of rich Miso Paitan Ramen with an onsen egg on top is the perfect meal..."
Claudia Hendrick
"Good selection of ramen and they clearly care about their menu/food. Tried the mazesoba special. The chives and bamboo shoots were the stars even..."
Candice S
"Great place to sit down and get some great ramen! Don’t except any formal seating, just pull up a chair and eat some..."
Ryan Romeo
"Great first experience. Staff was friendly and noodle portion was significant. My only negative comment would be the noodles were slightly overcooked..."
"Pork buns were missing a sauce. Spicy ramen was super spicy. All I could taste was pepper. Was actually the spiciest ramen I’ve ever had. Food was..."
Jim McConville
"This ramen house uses very flavorful broth which I loved it so much. The ingredients' proportion was ideal and what I impressed was scallion and meat..."
Hyewon Lim
"This is my 2nd try at Totto. I came here about 3 years ago and I was not impressed, but something changed for me this time around. I like how the..."
Thuc Anh Nguyen
"Pretty good ramen, friendly service (waited, not counter serve), and trendy but casual interior. Both indoor and outdoor seating available. It does..."
Matt Neslusan
"The best ramen experience I’ve had. Their buns and fried chicken were amaaazing. I can’t wait to go..."
Samantha Wong
"Was in the area for a couple days around a month ago and absolutely loved this ramen place! Their broth is incredibly savory and their seafood from..."
"Decent Japanese restaurant. Enjoyed my Friday night dinner. The tiger eye tastes very good although it’s very loosely wrapped. House special roll..."
Ting H
"High quality place. Clean and efficient.
Had the Edamame for the appetizer. It was really good.
For our main course we had the 2 speciality..."
TWS 2001
"Delicious and fresh sushi. We got the Yummy Yummy, Hurricane, and Godzilla rolls and enjoyed them very much. The three rolls took a little while to..."
Christine Li
"Went there with my 10 year old daughter two weeks ago to cap off our shopping date. She loved it so much that she wanted to write the review. Here..."
Gabrielle Angela Pontoriero
"My all-time favorite place to get sushi. Been going here for 4+ years and i am always satisfied with the service and food i receive. Very low prices..."
Riley Pellizzari
"I wish we would have found this place sooner. We absolutely love it here. The sushi is always amazing and so fresh. Lots of great rolls to choose..."
Amy B
"My first time to eat/order from Sushi Yokohama, it’s as GOOD as it is reviewed and rated. I definitely will come back and recommend this place to..."
"An excellent place and an excellent location. Less than a three minute walk from the movie theaters, Fuji is now my place to-go both whenever I want..."
Leon
"Pretty good place. Lots of space for a couple or a large party. I like the decor and place looks really clean. Although people at the bar can be..."
Sam Sanson
"Absolutely love this place. Assembly is fun, catch a movie at AMC, get a couple drinks at any of the bars, then fine fine at a very reasonable cost..."
colin bonfield
"Excellent food and service like all the
other Fuji locations. The portions are a bit small for the prices, so order extra if you’re ordering..."
Jim McConville
"First time there, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised with the place.
The inside is simple, but nice, and busy when we got there.
Our waiter,..."
John Arvanitis
"I chose the Chicken Lettuce Roll-Ups Appetizer and the Beef and Cumin Wok Dish with a side of White Rice...
I also chose Hot Green Tea (very..."
Sakinah Hur
"I come here often for dinner and it's always immaculate. I stopped by last week for a quick in-and-out before going to a movie, and Terri was the..."
"The freshest, most creative, sushi in the Boston area. Always incredibly fresh and delicious, super friendly staff, and great ambience. They were..."
Jarvis Chen
"Excellent dinning experience here! Wonderful food and nice staffs. Sushi here is so good, fish is in high quality probably the best in Boston, also..."
孫羽含
"Order at least 5 rolls of your choice and they serve it to you on a boat! Which is unlike all other sushi restaurants where you can’t customize the..."
Sara Ansari
"This place is an incredible Japanese restaurant Boston with super fresh, tasty, and mouth-watering Sashimi. We tried their Chicken Curry stew and..."
Amir H Souri
"Fantastic service and incredibly fresh sushi. Went here for lunch with a friend and was served by the owner. We sat at the bar. Watching them cut and..."
Andrew Stacey
"When I say this is the best sushi in Boston, I mean it. So delicious. The torched salmon belly is quite possibly the best thing I’ve ever eaten. My..."
iris hale
"First time here and was impressed with the quality of the food as it is not super noticeable from the outside of the restaurant. The shrimp tempura..."
Jessica S
"Service is amazing . The staff is so nice when I went to pick up. The sushi taste amazinggg and so fresh!! I got the lunch special Chirashi $18 and..."
"One of the best AYCE sushi restaurants in Somerville. Sashimi is always fresh and sliced thick, and signature rolls are always fun to try. Spicy..."
Krisha Fernandez
"My absolute favorite sushi place! Also good sushi. Can be a bit crowded sometimes but they always get you seated as soon as..."
Melody daCosta
"We love this place, can get busy on weekends. All you can eat sushi and non sushi foods. Fish always fresh and tasty. Been to 3 different..."
Jacob Hartz
"Really great place to all you can eat sushi! Costumer service is top of the line so please be generous when tipping. Don't forget to have their green..."
Axel M T
"Some of the best sushi have found since moving to NJ, and decently priced. Their 20 minute turnaround for pickup orders is first..."
Ross Chesaniuk
"Was pretty good, I think the menu was ok but it feels like kumo around the corner has a little more options. Service is better here ten fold. Price..."
A La Carte Dishes Including Monkfish Liver and Toro Handroll
Mackerel
Sashimi Sushi Sashimi Combo
Tekka Don
Sushi Deluxe
Chirashi Sushi
Fatty Tuna
Unagi Don
Miso Ramen
Tempura
Sukiyaki
Miso Soup and Salad
Assortment of Sushi and Sashimi
Squid Ika
Sushi and Sashimi Dinner for Two
Monkfish Liver Sunomono
Edamame
Sashimi Pizza- Salmon and Spanish Mackerel
Ankimo
Unagi and Toro Tuna
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"I've been to many sushi places in the US and Japan and this place is absolutely amazing. The omakase is the best I've ever..."
Joe Lawrence
"We went for the "chef special choice" Omakase sashimi and sushi combo at the sushi bar. The quality, presentation and selection of options..."
Keith Brown
"This is one of our favorite local sushi spots. Even during the pandemic, we would treat ourselves to their omakase (sushi selection by the chef) and..."
Jennifer “JP”
"Ai Sushi is what real authentic sushi is all about! The fish is always very fresh, creative options and simply delicious. I have been going to this..."
Kathy Gorski
"First off, Ai Sushi is NOT an Americanized sushi place. If you are looking for some California, Volcano or Fat Flying Pregnant Pig rolls, you won't..."
j bader
"Sushi was so good I was too busy eating it and forgot to photograph it. Next time! While it will not be necessarily easy to find this restaurant, it..."
Alexander Kontoleon
"Went there a few days ago and sat at the sushi bar for the omakase. The sushi and sashimi were all delicious. The chef was deft, incredibly polite,..."
"Delicious and cheap sushi in Boston?!?! Tried this place on the recommendation of my boss. Fantastic and creative rolls. The fish was really fresh,..."
Sophia Theodossiou
"I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve ordered from Yoshi’s. Their miso soup is my favorite around. My go-to rolls are Crazy Maki, Spicy Tuna,..."
Mara Koerner
"I regularly stop grabbing some food in here. I enjoyed the rapid customer service and well prepared food. Fantastic..."
Patrick Wojcik
"Strongly recommend their bento boxes. They come with lots of high quality food at a reasonable price, our favorites are the sushi and bulgogi. If..."
Eitan Glinert
"Great staff, Great food, and resonable..."
Kate Flores
"Fast and nice service, clean restaurant. Lots of sushi and other entrees to pick from (this includes tempura rolls). Japanese & Korean style cuisine,..."
Calvin Do
"I've been here for both lunch and dinner. Yoshi's has a mix of Asian cuisines including Japanese and Korean, which leads to exciting and delicious..."
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