The Mad Monkfish
Sushi restaurant · Cambridgeport
524 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Highlights
Fairy tale sushi rolls & Pan-Asian plates with live jazz
Fairy tale sushi rolls & Pan-Asian plates with live jazz
"Is it a jazz lounge? Is it a sushi restaurant? Mad Monkfish is a combination of both, and one of our favorite group dinner spots in the area. Come on a Friday or Saturday night when you can listen to a trumpet solo while eating a spread of rolls, Thai curries, or seafood fried rice. There’s the Sleeping Beauty with yellowtail and pineapple, not to mention the Gaga’s Monster Roll which has more ingredients than we can count on two hands. The atmosphere is upbeat, the sushi boats are gargantuan, and the bigger plates like delicious roast duck lychee curry and tom yum fried rice are also worth ordering." - tanya edwards, megan zhang, dan secatore, catherine smart, jonathan smith
"A cheeky nod to jazz legend Thelonious Monk, this restaurant combines jazz and sushi (and Thai noodles, curries, poke bowls, and more — the menu is quite extensive) in a way that is not so much gimmicky as it is supremely entertaining. Check the schedule for a show you want to catch, order up a sushi party boat, and settle in for the night." - Erika Adams
"Sushi is good, and live jazz is good, so by the transitive property, Mad Monkfish, which has both, is good too (we’re pretty sure that’s how the transitive property works, anyway, go ask John Nash to check our work). This Mass Ave sushi place is a great neighborhood spot that’s a lot of fun, even when there isn’t music (Mon-Thurs, usually). The two dining rooms are almost always packed, the rolls that take their inspiration from fairy tales and are topped with strawberries and crispy noodles, and there’s a sidewalk patio." - dan secatore
"Is it a jazz lounge? Is it a sushi restaurant? Mad Monkfish is a combination of both, and one of our favorite group dinner spots in the area. Come on a Friday or Saturday night when you can listen to a trumpet solo while eating a spread of rolls, Thai curries, or seafood fried rice. There’s the Sleeping Beauty with yellowtail and pineapple, not to mention the Gaga’s Monster Roll which has more ingredients than we can count on two hands. The atmosphere is upbeat, the sushi boats are gargantuan, and the bigger plates like delicious roast duck lychee curry and tom yum fried rice are also worth ordering. " - Megan Zhang
"Located between Harvard and MIT in Central Square, the Mad Monkfish is a jazz-themed sushi restaurant. Thursdays through Sundays, you can enjoy live music from some of Boston’s top jazz performers while you savor the Mad Monkfish’s delicious fairy tale sushi rolls." - Annie Harrigan
