"High-quality sushi and secret backyard gardens don’t often overlap in this city. So you can imagine our excitement when we heard about this pandemic-era restaurant on the Upper West Side. Sushi Nonaka operates a sushi bar in the bottom floor of Korean restaurant Boka (the owners of the two businesses are married), so you won’t know you’re at the right restaurant from the outside. Out back, there’s a covered garden with plenty of seating. In terms of ordering, we’d recommend the $89 sushi omakase that comes with 10 pieces, a handroll of your choice, and miso soup. Between the striped jack dabbed with sweet smoky yuzu sauce and the ombre-pink chutoro that disintegrates on your tongue, this is the kind of restaurant that will ruin regular sushi spots for you. But there are a couple of other set options and appetizers if you want something for around $50." - hannah albertine
