Where to Imbibe and Dine in Sellwood and Westmoreland
"There aren’t many tables at Kaede; plus, the restaurant is reservation only and has been regularly booked since the accomplished chef husband-and-wife team Shinji and Izumi Uehara opened it for dine-in in January. However, the real magic happens at the four-seat sushi counter, where it’s easy for diners to become mesmerized by chef Shinji’s practiced flow of shaping rice for nigiri and skillfully slicing fish flown in from Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market. Kaede’s signature roll, the saba battera, is a vinegary delight with house-cured mackerel, kombu, and shichimi. Although sushi comprises half the menu, don’t miss cooked dishes such as a luxuriously smooth maitake mushroom chawanmushi and delicately crispy agedashi tofu swimming in a savory dashi." - Alex Frane, Janey Wong
