Sanjusan
Restaurant · North Loop
33 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Highlights
Japanese-Italian fusion with pizza, pasta & small plates
Japanese-Italian fusion with pizza, pasta & small plates
"A Japanese pizzeria in Minneapolis that puts a national condiment twist on its pies by using Kewpie mayonnaise as a signature topping/component." - ByLuke Fortney
"Chef Danny del Prado (Martina, Colita, and more) and chef Shigeyuki Furukawa (of Kado No Mise) fuse their talents with a unique Japanese-Italian menu at Sanjusan. Share a memorable night with dishes like pork gyoza with wood ear mushroom and foie gras, or squid ink pappardelle. The pizzas feature flavor combinations like prosciutto, preserved lemon, and bonito cream." - Eater Staff
"Made fresh in-house every day, many of the pasta dishes at Sanjusan marry Japanese and Italian ingredients and techniques: salted pollock roe is melted into a basil-pistachio pesto with lumache; dungeness crab fettuccine is served with saffron butter and shiso. With a seasonally changing menu and a rotating slate of guest and resident chefs, there’s always something new on offer." - Julie Yu
"Chef Danny del Prado and Shigeyuki Furukawa’s marriage of Japanese and Italian cuisines shines in this sparse dining room on North First Avenue. The menu features vibrant dishes like hiramasa crudo in a bright, mineral cucumber vinaigrette; squid ink pappardelle in a silky food bolognese; and a variety of small plates and thin-crust pizza. The cocktail menu is intriguing, but be sure to save room for an after-dinner Japanese whisky upstairs at Gori Gori Peku." - Justine Jones, Alex Lodner
"Sanjusan serves a Japanese and Italian-influenced menu — a collaboration by chefs Danny del Prado and Shigeyuki Furukawa — on a sunny patio near the Missippi River." - Justine Jones
