Upper West Side Sushi Place Named Among Best In New York City

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY —An Upper West Side restaurant was just named among the best sushi spots in New York City.

Eater NY recently published a list of the 23 best sushi restaurants in the city, and Takeda on the Upper West Side was the first name on the ranking.

Takeda is located at 566 Amsterdam Ave., between West 87th and 88th streets, and is led by Chef Yukihiro Takeda — who has a 30-year career specializing in and preparing seafood.

He specializes in Edomae-style sushi, which is an old word for Tokyo.

Here's what Eater NY had to say about Takeda.

"A meal could start with tsumami like ikura (salmon roe) and Santa Barbara uni before eventually moving into Hokkaido scallop, akami (lean tuna), and iwashi (sardine)," Eater NY wrote. "Note, Takeda doesn’t necessarily follow a traditional path typically defined by serving all nigiri back-to-back. Instead, bites are occasionally interspersed with creative dishes such as a maki roll filled with soba noodles in place of rice."

Takeda opened in 2019 and has an eight-person counter that serves 19 courses.

The Takeda Omakase costs $225 before tax and gratuity and is open from Wednesday to Sunday. Reservation can only be made 14 days in advance.

You can find out more on Takeda's website.