RUKA
Sushi restaurant · Downtown ·
Peruvian-Japanese fusion with creative sushi, ceviche, and cocktails
Peruvian-Japanese fusion with creative sushi, ceviche, and cocktails
"At Ruka — one of the most attractive spaces in Downtown Crossing — it’s all about Nikkei cuisine, the intersection between Peruvian and Japanese food. On the sushi side of the equation, that means rolls made with avocado, aji amarillo mayo, and crispy rock shrimp, for example, as well as yellowfin tuna with cucumber and puffed quinoa." - Valerie Li Stack, Eater Staff
"Gorgeous, sexy, and night-out-worthy, I found Ruka to be another of COJE Management Group’s enviable, night-out-ready restaurants." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Listed among COJE’s holdings, Ruka is described succinctly as a Peruvian-Japanese fusion spot." - Tierney Plumb
"We don’t know who invented Japanese-Peruvian cuisine (our guess would be Japanese-Peruvians, but we’re not culinary anthropologists), but we’re glad we finally got some of it in Boston. Ruka is a place where you can get sushi made with plantains and short rib in addition to hamachi, and you can get it while enjoying egg white cocktails in a buzzy Downtown Crossing restaurant with a lot of people there for Happy Hour or a pre-theater meal. The dining room’s faux stone carvings and snake sculptures may give you flashbacks to Legends Of The Hidden Temple but you probably always wanted to be on that show anyway, so it works." - Dan Secatore
"Ruka in Downtown Crossing is part of the Boston area venues serving desserts inspired by the traditional Japanese cake that’s shaped like a fish." - Dana Hatic