Haven for Uni Lover: Soto

Uni, or Sea Urchin. is a kind of buzzard food to many people. But for people who love it, it is one of the most delicate sea food that leave every lush slip of the textures full of flavors.

Soto, a hidden gem (I mean, seriously hidden, you can't tell it is a restaurant when you walk pass it) of west village, is a restaurant that specialized in Uni. You can find creative dishes with Uni, such as Uni Cocktail, Uni Shiumai etc.

Other than Uni, Soto offers good quality sushi too. But by the New York standard  Soto's Sushi is good but not perfect. The raw fish is flown in from around the globe five times a week, and it’s available in the usual rainbow of esoteric and pricey varieties.

Taste of Freshness: 15 East

A visit to 15 East, a top 100 restaurants in America and a newly Michelin 1 star Japanese restaurant. It is a feast of freshness from the sea. The $120 tasting menu include sushi and sashimi Omakesa, which consists with the fresh of the day selected from the sushi chief. and appetizer include pink, crystal like roe and creative desert.

I strongly recommend everyone to try their Uni (Sea Urchin) freight, with $36, you can taste 2 American Uni (from California and Maine) and two Japanese Uni (from southern and northern region). You will be amazed by how different these Uni taste in texture and favors.

By the way, try to get a sushi bar seat if you can, sitting there watching sushi chief to handle the delicate sea treasures is a feast to the eyes too.