MAI SUSHI TAPAS & BAR
Restaurant · Downtown Coral Gables ·
Inventive sushi rolls, skewers, tapas & Japanese fare
Inventive sushi rolls, skewers, tapas & Japanese fare
"Mai Sushi Tapas is a little Japanese restaurant on Miracle Mile that serves sushi and Japanese interpretations of pintxos (hence their use of the word tapas). This place works great for tons of occasions. You can have a full meal or a quick bite after work without ruining your appetite for lasagna night. From 5pm to 6:30pm, all the food on their Happy Hour menu (except the nigiri combo) is under $10, and you can get a beer for $4 or sake for $5. It’s also a great choice for a casual date night, where you can split a bunch of small plates and watch relaxing Ghibli food scenes play on a loop. Sit at the sushi counter and watch the chefs assemble rolls with tempura shrimp, spicy tuna, crab, and habanero citrus truffle. The place is small and dark enough to pretend you’re in an alleyway izakaya." - Team Infatuation
"Mai Sushi Tapas is perfect for a casual date night. You can split a bunch of small plates and watch relaxing Ghibli food scenes play on a loop. Sit at the counter and watch the chefs assemble rolls with tempura shrimp, spicy tuna, crab, and habanero citrus truffle. If you’re not sure what to get, order Mai’s premium box. It’s an assortment of appetizers, pintxos, and sushi totaling nine bites. The place is narrow and dark enough to pretend you’re on a clandestine date in an alleyway izakaya." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Mai Sushi Tapas is a little Japanese restaurant on Miracle Mile that serves sushi and Japanese interpretations of pintxos (hence their use of the word tapas). This place works great for tons of occasions. You can have a full meal or a quick bite after work without ruining your appetite for lasagna night. From 5pm to 6:30pm, all the food on their Happy Hour menu (except the nigiri combo) is under $10, and you can get a beer for $4 or sake for $5. It’s also a great choice for a casual date night, where you can split a bunch of small plates and watch relaxing Ghibli food scenes play on a loop. Sit at the sushi counter and watch the chefs assemble rolls with tempura shrimp, spicy tuna, crab, and habanero citrus truffle. The place is small and dark enough to pretend you’re in an alleyway izakaya." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer
"A Japanese–Vietnamese sushi and tapas bar in a modern, funky Coral Gables setting offering a wide selection of sushi and sashimi alongside hot and cold tapas; highlights include a variety of rolls such as the Crunchy Coral Gables (tuna, white fish, salmon, avocado, fried garlic, eel sauce, spicy mayo, tempura flakes), plus skewers and dumplings." - Laine Doss
"Mai is small, quiet enough to hear all about your friend’s latest escapades, and the food is a fun blur of creative small plates you can pop into your mouth between sentences. The menu is a mix of sushi and Japanese pintxos. If you all have different tastes, order the Mai premium box, a couple of rolls, and chicken kushikatsu. The box is an assortment of appetizers, pintxos, and sushi—nine bites in total that’s big enough to share with your chess club. The sashimi are pawns and the uni pintxo is queen." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
