![]() ![]() I found freewheeling Hong Kong style sushi at a Marrero spot called Daiwa, home of the Hello Kitty karaoke room, and I found a BYOB option at Good Time Sushi, a joint the size of bento box in Gentilly. The search led me from strip malls to stand alone show pieces and even to a pop-up omakase, the sushi version of a chef’s tasting menu, served up at a downtown nightclub. Plus, it’s been pretty hot out there and good sushi can take the edge off. I felt it only right and timely to hit the New Orleans sushi circuit anew. Some well-known restaurants closed – namely Horinoya and Kyoto – and new players have stepped up. Well, I had my own pecking order for New Orleans sushi bars, but I’ve been reassessing. Behind it all, of course, is an obsession with a restaurant niche that is everywhere around New Orleans but still can feel a bit mysterious and exotic. Get a few with opposing opinions together, and it’s fish on as the partisan claims and counter claims fly about what makes one the best. Whatever seals the deal for you, though, sushi lovers in New Orleans tend to be highly loyal to their favorite Japanese restaurant. Maybe it’s the sushi bar that just happens to be closest to your house, or it’s one across town where you’ve built a rapport with a particular chef. What’s your go-to sushi bar in New Orleans? It might be that first place where you tried a California roll way back when, or it could be the spot that always has something different on the specials board to try. ![]()
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