Komé: Sushi Kitchen
Sushi restaurant · North Loop
5301 Airport Blvd #100, Austin, TX 78751
Highlights
Sushi & ramen with unique rolls and sake in bamboo-accented space.
Sushi & ramen with unique rolls and sake in bamboo-accented space.
"This low-key Japanese restaurant in Ridgetop is perhaps best known for its dependable nigiri and action-packed sushi rolls that you can get for lunch and for dinner. But Komé’s lunch menu has dishes that aren’t available at all during dinner, like elaborate combination lunches, filling donburi, and a comically large bento box that often elicits a “whoa.” There’s also a very good ramen menu that’s lunch-only, which just means you need to strategically plan your morning and afternoon meetings if you want to escape for a quick noodle adventure. If you show up on the later side of lunch, say 1pm, you can usually get seated immediately, especially at the long sushi bar." - nicolai mccrary, adele hazan, raphael brion
"Perhaps best known for the action-packed sushi rolls (that are often topped with their go-go sauce, a spicy mayo), Komé is a low-key and homestyle Japanese restaurant at Airport and 53rd St. The menu is super-broad, spanning from gyoza to ramen to bento boxes to yakitori. Also on the menu are a tight selection of nigiri and sashimi—none of it will blow your mind, but it’s all carefully-prepared, consistent, and dependable. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations, so be prepared to wait during peak hours, but we really like to eat at the long sushi bar when it's available." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"The lunch menu at the North Loop Japanese restaurant is somewhat different from its dinner offerings. There are teishoku (lunch combinations) with mains like karaage, katsu, and hangar steak, we well as sushi lunch specials and rolls, bento boxes, and donburi and chirashi bowls. It’s available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays and until 3 p.m. on weekends. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services." - Darcie Duttweiler
"Perhaps best known for the action-packed sushi rolls, Komé is a low-key, homestyle Japanese restaurant in Ridgetop. The menu is super broad, spanning from gyoza to ramen to bento boxes to yakitori. Also on the menu is a tight selection of nigiri and sashimi—none of it will blow your mind, but it’s all carefully prepared, consistent, and dependable. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations, but they do have a digital waitlist when you get there, so be prepared to wait during peak hours. We’ve found that a few glasses of sake on their patio helps make the time go by a little faster." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"Komé might be best known as a semi-casual spot to get some great sushi, but by day they also offer a pretty extensive menu of excellent ramen. Some options include a phenomenal and well-rounded miso (with an umami mushroom base, chili oil, and chili threads), a vegetarian miso (topped with fried tofu skin), a more subtle tonkotsu that won’t bonk you over the head, and a delicate but meaningful shoyu. The ramen menu is currently only available for dine-in during lunch, which just means you need to be strategic about how you plan your morning and afternoon meetings if you want to escape for a quick noodle adventure." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
