Beyond Sushi

Husband-and-wife team Guy and Tali Vaknin’s vegan sushi concept has been a lunch-break haven in midtown and Union Square since 2012—now, the formerly fast-casual chain is expanding with sit-down service at this 72-seat outpost. Outfitted with green cans jutting from the walls and orange painted ropes hanging from the ceiling, the Herald Square location serves signature maki rolls, including the Spicy Mang (mango, cucumber, cayenne sauce) and the Sunnyside (braised fennel, sun-dried tomatoes, butternut squash, almond pesto sauce). In addition to the rolls, you can get dumplings, soups, noodle salads and rice-paper wraps to stay or to go.