"Great sushi restaurants serve fish that's so distractingly delicious you might forget your own phone number—but the best ones account for all of your senses. A night at Sushi Noz is as much about the cypress wood scent in your nostrils as it is the nigiri parading into your stomach. There are two different tastings offered here. At the Hinoki Counter, chef Noz runs the show (except on Saturdays), and in the Ash Room, a sous chef hands out uni flown in from Hokkaido and eel that's been smoked over bamboo leaves. If you’re not quite prepared to drop $550 on one of the city’s best omakase meals, head next door to Noz Market, where you’ll find a $185 tasting and a standing-room-only hand roll bar." - willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman, sonal shah
