Yonsei Handrolls - Oakland
Sushi restaurant · Downtown
1738 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
Highlights
Unique hand rolls with fresh fish, creative flavors, and great cocktails
Unique hand rolls with fresh fish, creative flavors, and great cocktails
"Just next door to his ramen shop, Kyle Itani — formerly of Hopscotch — serves Uptown’s finest medleys of rice, seaweed, and fish. That triumvirate doesn’t define every dish here, but it’s certainly the main attraction. Long marinations on tuna, for instance, gets the soy sauce into the center of the fish; tuna loin here goes crazy. The lemon and sesame seed-topped salmon roll is a springy, clean delight." - Paolo Bicchieri
"The lunch set ($20) at this Uptown spot comes with three handrolls and a few sides. But at dinner, they have a seven-course meal ($40), which includes beef tataki, five handrolls, and your choice of dessert." - julia chen 1
"An Uptown restaurant offering a premiere lunch for $20 during Oakland Restaurant Week." - Paolo Bicchieri
"For those who would rather go trendier with their sushi, there’s been a boom in hand roll restaurants and Oakland’s Yonsei Handrolls is one of the biggest hand roll restaurant openings on the east side of the Bay Bridge. Chef Kyle Itani of Hopscotch and Itani Ramen leads the charge on this hand roll spot, offering zuke maguro, seared albacore, or wagyu-loaded hand rolls." - Luke Tsai
"The Uptown spot feels like a relaxed bistro with high-top seating and neon lights. It’s an ideal setting to appreciate soy-cured ahi tuna, spicy scallops, king crab, and other sushi fish stuffed inside seaweed. Their versions are pretty straightforward (there isn’t any gold foil or speck of caviar in sight) but also playful, so you'll see one with kimchi fried rice and spam. The casualness here is part of its appeal, and why this place is well-suited for intimate yet lively group dinners. One option is to order handrolls a la carte, but we prefer making life easy and going with one of the three sets (five handrolls, $29-$52)." - Julia Chen 1, Lani Conway
