Sushi W - UWS
Sushi restaurant · Upper West Side ·
Affordable omakase with fresh fish, sake, and intimate seating
Affordable omakase with fresh fish, sake, and intimate seating
"We find Sushi W a cozy, romantic option for reasonably priced omakase with an optional sake pairing — an especially nice dinner if you're in the mood for something intimate." - Madison Flager, Kat Chen
"If you’re looking for sushi around Columbia that’s not a salmon avocado roll from H Mart—which, let’s be clear, is great in a pinch—check out Sushi W. The sub-$100 omakase spot on Broadway offers a basic option (12 nigiri and two handrolls for $53), and a premium option (15 nigiri and two handrolls for $68), and the room is usually full of neighborhood couples who can’t bother to cook tonight, and a few Columbia students who know exactly where to go when their parents come to town. Each seating is only an hour long, so you can’t spend too much time chatting, but for an efficient, sit-down sushi meal, this is a solid option." - willa moore, sonal shah, neha talreja, will hartman
"At Sushi W on the Upper West Side, you get exactly one hour to eat one of the most affordable omakase options in NYC. The most affordable meal is $53 (or $38 at lunch), and there’s also a $68 omakase that comes with 15 pieces and two hand rolls. Highlights include the torched sablefish and silky unagi, but the best piece is the chutoro sprinkled with salt. There’s very little time for conversation, so Sushi W is a great place for solo dining." - neha talreja, bryan kim, kenny yang, hannah albertine, will hartman
"Possibly no other place on this list is more suited to suppressing conversation than Sushi W on the Upper West Side. For $63 (including tip), you'll get 17 courses of high-quality nigiri and handrolls—but you have to get in and out within an hour. Every time your companion starts to talk about what they've been watching on the History Channel, the chef will interrupt with an explanation of the next course. Before you know it, your meal will be over, and you'll be disingenuously saying something like "I wish we could have had more time to catch up." - kenny yang
"If you’re looking for sushi around Columbia that’s not a salmon avocado roll from H Mart—which, let’s be clear, is great in a pinch—check out Sushi W. The sub-$100 omakase spot on Broadway offers a basic option (12 nigiri and two handrolls for $53), and a premium option (15 nigiri and two handrolls for $68), and the room is usually full of neighborhood couples who can’t bother to cook tonight, and a few Columbia students who know exactly where to go when their parents come to town. Each seating is only an hour long, so you can’t spend too much time chatting, but for an efficient, sit-down sushi meal, this is a solid option." - willa moore, sonal shah, neha talreja, will hartman
