Sushi Kappo Tamura
Japanese restaurant · Eastlake ·
Sustainable PNW seafood, creative sushi, and rooftop garden produce
Sustainable PNW seafood, creative sushi, and rooftop garden produce
"Sushi Kappo Tamura in Eastlake is an ideal sushi restaurant for just about any occasion in between “I did laundry this week” and “marry me.” But to be fair, coming here “because raw fish is rad” works, too. It’s always relatively easy to grab a table here, and the quality is excellent. As a bonus, sustainability is at the forefront—so the restaurant takes particular care in where they source their seafood. If a chef’s omakase is your thing, it’s an option you’ll be happy with here, but Sushi Kappo Tamura also succeeds if you go a la carte. The fish shines with few extra touches, like grill marks seared on a piece of black cod nigiri, or sliced jalapeño and golden tobiko topping the (delicious) Rising Salmon roll." - Team Infatuation
"Sushi Kappo Tamura in Eastlake is an ideal sushi restaurant for just about any occasion in between “I did laundry this week” and “marry me.” But to be fair, coming here “because raw fish is rad” works, too. It’s always relatively easy to grab a table here, and the quality is excellent. As a bonus, sustainability is at the forefront—so the restaurant takes particular in where they source their seafood. If a chef’s omakase is your thing, it’s an option you’ll be happy with here. But Sushi Kappo Tamura also succeeds if you go a la carte. The fish shines with few extra touches, like grill marks seared on a piece of black cod nigiri, or sliced jalapeño and golden tobiko topping the (delicious) Rising Salmon roll." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"Renowned chef Taichi Kitamura (a 2018 James Beard Award semifinalist) provides a wide variety of fantastic meal options at his Eastlake destination restaurant. It has a full sushi menu, and a nigiri omakase option and brunch on the weekends. Sushi Kappo Tamura sources its seafood from Pacific Northwest producers like Taylor Shellfish and Skagit River Ranch and has a rooftop garden that provides produce for some of its dishes. Of all the sushi chefs in Seattle, Kitamura may know the most about local fish, which could be ascribed to his side hobby as a fly fisherman. All these elements make for a decidedly PNW sushi experience that couldn’t be replicated in any other part of the country." - Harry Cheadle
"Renowned sushi chef Taichi Kitamura provides a wide variety of fantastic meal options at his Eastlake destination restaurant. It sources its seafood from Pacific Northwest producers like Taylor Shellfish and Skagit River Ranch, and has a rooftop garden that provides produce for some of its dishes." - Jade Yamazaki Stewart
"Sushi Kappo Tamura is a solid place to get some nigiri and rolls. Unlike a lot of the popular Japanese spots in town (like Kashiba, Maneki, and Shiro’s), it’s always easy to get a table here, and as a bonus, most of the fish they serve is sourced sustainably. While it might be tempting to order the chef’s omakase for dinner, you should get a combo of salmon and spicy tuna rolls, and some excellent scallop nigiri." - aimee rizzo
