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Last Updated: January 2026 Image: Details. Overview: Located in that netherworld south of Dupont and north of West End, Umai Nori is worth a bit of a walk, even if it is just a bit farther and around the corner for whatever reason brought you to M Street. Packed into two floors, with a large […]
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Image: Too pretty not to eat. Last Updated: November 2025 Overview: In the morning, varieties of coffee and some pastries are served from behind a glass window down an alley, behind a florist, in Georgetown. At lunch, the menu rolls over to beautifully crafted bowls of churashi and other sushi options. Upstairs from the alley […]
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Image: A world in one bite. Last Updated: November 2025 Overview: In the age of social media, it may be hard to claim something is a hidden gem. Sushi Snob does not show up in many reels in our feed. It lacks glam and faux-ivy walls. For the cognoscenti, however, it was whispered about online […]
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Image: Rollin’ Last Updated: September 2025 Overview: The underappreciated Sushi Gakyu closed downtown, but the team, with a slight name change, has moved into snazzier digs in Georgetown. As we noted in our write-up of the predecessor location, “Chef Yoshi Ota is serious about his craft and worth trusting.” That remains true. The food is […]
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Image: Battered in a good way. Last Updated: August 2025 Overview: Taking over the second floor of a building that has seen a bunch of turnover, we hope Ko manages to stick around. They have a good chance based on word of mouth and really good cooking. They serve sushi, but it is the entrees […]
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Image: Shrooms for the soul. Last Updated: May 2025 NOTE: Haikan closed at the beginning of May 2025. Overview: Haikan is one of three ramen places opened by the Daikaya team, the others being Daikaya itself and chicken-centric Bantam King. (Hatoba at Navy Yard sadly came and went). Unlike Daikaya, Haikan is a big inviting […]
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Image: Skewered Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: The name gives it away. Bar Japonais is centered around the big bar in the middle of the space, but it is of relative maturity with people enjoying well-made cocktails, wine, sake, and beer. Like Estadio that occupied the space previously, the bar is a great place to […]
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Image: Boxed Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Kaz Sushi Bistro can feel like it is stepping out of time, still retaining some of its original feel from twenty-five years ago. It has lasted because it is good. While we must let go of some old standbys in D.C., Kaz remains. Perhaps not hidden, but possibly […]
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