International Sushi Day: Where To Enjoy Japanese Cuisine In NYC

NEW YORK, NY — Grab you chopsticks, soy sauce, wasabi and ginger: Tuesday, June 18, is International Sushi Day and New York City has no shortage of fantastic spots offering the Japanese cuisine.

Here's a collection of some of the best sushi restaurants in New York City:

Sen Sakana (28 West 44th Street)

Executive Chef Mina Newman merges Japanese and Peruvian influences to create some of the best sushi in the city. The midtown Manhattan spot serves up dishes with avocado, mango, basil, shrimp and much more.

Zauo (152 West 24th St)

Dining at Zauo is a truly unique experience. Diners first catch their own fish, before Chef Kazuyoshi leads guests through a 20 course meal featuring a variety of ingredients. Seatings are available at Zauo from Tuesday through Sunday, with two seatings per night at 6 p.m and 8:30 p.m.

Sushi Inoue (381 Lenox Ave)

Sushi Inoue has been a premier sushi spot in Harlem since Chef Shinichi Inoue opened the location to "educate the Harlem community on what the traditional sushi experience is like." Each individual sushi is handcrafted in front of you with the diligence and skill of a master artist.

Taro Sushi (244 Flatbush Ave)

Chef Yuji Sano's father owned his own sushi restaurant in Japan when Yuji was a young boy. He eventually chose to venture out on his own, and ended up opening his own spot in Brooklyn in 2004. Taro Sushi moved to a bigger location in 2010 and has been supplying Brooklynites with mouth-watering sushi ever since.

Oil. Vine (36-03 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria)

It's not every day you can dine at a former Chopped Champion's restaurant, so you might as well use International Sushi Day as your excuse. The Astoria-based dining spot is mostly known for its Mediterranean cuisine, but Executive Chef Nicholas Poulmentis has created a Japanese maki roll that is sure to have your taste buds jumping for joy.