Taneda Sushi in Kaiseki Editor’s Pick

Image: Hilary McMullen
Type
Japanese, Sushi
Features
Dinner, Reservations
Price Scale
$$$
Description
Head down the beat-up passage of Broadway Alley to find a nine-seat sushi restaurant hidden behind a barber and a tobacco shop. Here, chef Hideaki Taneda inlays some ornate seasonal traditions of kaiseki within a high-end sushi omakase. Nigiri, naked save a light sear and a swipe of the condensed soy sauce known as nikiri, bookend ritual-thick kaiseki courses like the hassun: assorted bites—from a morsel of rich wagyu to broiled eel wrapped in a tamago ribbon—on a single, eight-sided plate. This unusual alliance of two Japanese culinary traditions works, thanks to the meal’s measured tempo—and some excellent sake pours.
Taneda Sushi in Kaiseki
219 Broadway E, Ste 14, Seattle, WA, 98102
Tue–Thu, Sun 5:30–9:30<br>Fri & Sat 5–10:30