Nigiri

“Omakase Room by Mitsu - Currently the best place I’ve found in NYC for traditional nigiri-only.”

“The bonito nigiri was up with some of the best single pieces I’ve had personally.”

“Sake (salmon) was smoked for about 15 minutes under a glass cloche while we ate the first few pieces; the result was perfectly textured salmon nigiri that smelled and tasted like smoked salmon, minus the excess salt.”

“Their option is less traditional, and includes a lot of appetizers, a dessert course and 10 piece of high quality nigiri sushi.”

“Tiny spot, big flavor. I got the assorted nigiri and a spicy salmon roll—easily one of the best meals of the trip. Incredible quality for the price. 5/5”

“His abalone liver nigiri is one of the best bites on Earth.”

“Had it at sushi yasuda and it was SO good”

“His nigiri exhibit technical perfection and he differentiates himself by sourcing a lot of seafood from his hometown of Amakusa in Kyushuu instead of through the Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo.”

“I just ate at Katsuei last night for the first time and had the $65 nigiri omakase. The fish was most excellent, very traditional serving.”

“I think Nakaji is one of the absolute best in the city. It's no Sho or Yoshino but I like it even more than Shion for both the otsumami and the nigiri.”

“Pick ten nigiris and one roll for $53. Best quality to price ratio in my book.”

“Sushi Jin is more off the beaten path, but thought they were serving nigiri on par with the truly top tier ($300+) spots in NYC for about half the price.”

“The nigiri is excellent but nothing about it is truly earth shattering once you’re at this level (actually think it’s better than sho)”

“Noz Market’s lunch deal (while not as cheap as it used to be) is a great experience! $90 for great quality classic nigiri”

“Ki sushi in Brooklyn has a Salmon lunch special. 5 salmon nigiri and a cut salmon roll for $21. Their quality is great.”

“Momoya SoHo has an insanely good deal with 8 piece nigiri and 1 maki for $35. The quality of the sushi is on par $75-$100 omakase places in my opinion and you get similar portions for literally half the price.”

“Juku IS very good, but where they really shine is at nigiri-only variety (I’ve had as many as 6 uni varieties in one omakase).”

“The Whiskey Nigiri is really delicious.”

“Amazing Kaiseki inspired appetizers which are different and the nigiris are wonderful.”

“Both had nigiri focused experiences that were high quality.”

“Zuma has delicious salmon nigiri torched on the menu, and can torch tuna and scallop on request.”

“An unassuming hole in the wall takeout sushi joint that makes some excellent chirashi & nigiri.”

“Good skewers selection, nigiri of a great size for 5-6$/piece always with a perfectly warm rice and decent drinks and ambiance.”

“The best omakase around there is Sushi You, an underground spot where you'll be surrounded by japanese nationals and served unconventional but delicious nigiri and sashimi.”

“Several pieces throughout the omakase certainly had too much wasabi (and I’m someone who likes wasabi), not great knifework, ⅓ of the pieces were blowtorched, and very basic/safe choices of fish. The uni piece did taste incredible, however the tamago was far from the greatest.”

“i think its great value sushi tbh. i dont know anywhere that is selling nigiri of that quality at ~$3/piece.”

“i am not vegan and i always crave l their “eel” and “crispy tuna” nigiri”

“The toro and anago were my favorite pieces of Nigiri.”

“There are only a few nigiri-only omakase places that I’ve enjoyed more than Kosaka.”