Umi Sake House
Sushi restaurant · Belltown ·
Inventive sushi, izakaya snacks, sake served late-night
Inventive sushi, izakaya snacks, sake served late-night
"Umi Sake House is the original restaurant from the team behind Momiji, and proof that you can rarely beat the original. The back dining room, which is where you’ll want to sit, is like a bamboo garden crossed with a lounge, and it’s perfect for a date powered by salmon nigiri samplers and rolls. Maybe the best part about Umi Sake House is that it’s incredibly easy to book a reservation for a big group, especially the night before. There’s even a good chance your party will get to be in the private tatami room, where you can sit on comfy cushions and eat your sushi far away from the noise of the rest of the restaurant." - Team Infatuation
"Orchestrating a sushi dinner for a celebration can be tricky if you don’t know how much money everyone wants to spend—especially if your friends bring you gifts even when you say “no gifts,” because societal norms are confusing. Choose a middle-of-the-road spot with positive energy and good raw fish, like Umi Sake House in Belltown. The massive, tropical plant-decked dining room has plenty of space for groups to spread out, a semi-private tatami room that isn’t too difficult to book, and great sushi. Fill the table with everything from simply prepped nigiri to extravagant, sharable rolls involving things like pickled eggplant and torched spicy snow crab or shrimp tempura and ghost pepper aioli." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"This Belltown sushi staple is one of the rare Seattle places to find seafood-stuffed gyoza, and Umi’s scallop and shrimp versions are perfectly juicy shellfish packages. And the accompanying chili oil-spiked ponzu gives the seafood a boost of citrus and heat without masking their oceanic pizzazz. Occasionally, Umi Sake House will have pork gyoza on special, so we highly recommend ordering both for a surf-and-turf moment—and note that Momiji on Capitol Hill (owned by the Umi team) serves the same exact dumplings." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Orchestrating a sushi dinner for your birthday can be tricky if you don’t know how much money everyone wants to spend—especially if your friends bring you gifts even when you say “no gifts,” because societal norms are confusing. Choose a middle-of-the-road spot with positive energy and good raw fish, like Umi Sake House in Belltown. The massive, tropical plant-decked dining room has plenty of space for groups to spread out, a semi-private tatami room that isn’t too difficult to book, and great sushi. Fill the table with nigiri and extravagant, sharable rolls." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Umi Sake House is the original restaurant from the team behind Momiji, a Japanese spot we already like. And this restaurant is proof that the original's always better than the sequel (except in the case of Toy Story). The back dining room is like a bamboo garden crossed with a lounge, and it’s perfect for a date powered by salmon nigiri samplers and rolls filled with things like seared snow crab, spicy yellowtail, and jalapeño citrus truffle oil. Beyond all the sushi, get the seafood-stuffed gyoza with chili oil-spiked ponzu, or their phenomenal grilled mackerel collar." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
