Ajisai (CLOSED)

Red-walled Ajisai doesn’t have the standard sushi-bar look, but it delivers the goods. In addition to the usual maki assortment, there are several traditional dishes, such as crunchy sautéed lotus root and ikura uni donburi, a bowl of rice topped with plump, salty beads of salmon roe and earthy, creamy sea urchin. You’ll even find natto, the funky, fermented soybean paste that’s a love-it-or-hate-it taste. Fresh fruit and green tea are offered as complimentary palate cleansers.