Sonobana
1206 Dixwell Ave, Hamden
(203) 281-4542
Customers' Favorites
Spicy Tuna Salad
Sushi Dinner Set
Seaweed Salad
Rainbow Roll
Sashimi A
Miso Soup
Sushi A
Bento
Appetizers Hot Dishes
Gyoza
Broiled Japanese pork and vegetables dumplings.
Shumai
Steamed Japanese shrimp dumplings.
Miso Soup
Spring Roll
Pork and vegetable deep fried dumplings.
Tempura
Shrimp and vegetables battered and deep fried.
Chicken Teriyaki
Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce.
Deep Fried Scallops
Scallop tempura with spicy sauce.
Kaki Furai
Deep fried oyster.
Salmon Teriyaki
Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce.
Garlic Squid
Squid and mix vegetables cooked with sake soy sauce.
Pork Shumai
Steamed Japanese pork dumplings.
Tatsuta Age
Deep fried chicken in batter seasoned with ginger soy sauce.
Soft Shell Crab
Deep fried soft shell crab two pieces with vinegar soy sauce.
Tilapia Teriyaki
Broiled tilapia with teriyaki sauce.
Volcano Shrimp
Shrimp wrap with bacon broiled and mix with barbecue sauce.
Fire Sticks
Shrimp tempura and snow crab salad with spicy sauce.
Vegetables Appetizers Hot Dishes
Edamame
Broiled soybean in pods.
Mushroom Teriyaki
Broiled mushrooms with teriyaki sauce.
Vegetable Gyoza
Deep fried Japanese vegetable dumplings.
Agedashi
Deep fried tofu in tempura sauce.
Vegetable Spring Roll
Mix vegetable deep fried dumplings.
Nasu Shigi
Broiled eggplant with sweet miso sauce.
Appetizers Cold Dishes
Sushi Appetizer
Assorted 4 pieces sushi (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and red snapper).
Sashimi Appetizer
Assorted 6 pieces sashimi (tuna, salmon, and yellowtail).
Baby Octopus
Marinated baby octopus.
Spicy Crab Salad
Spicy imitation crab kani with masago on the spring mix.
Spicy Tuna Ap
Raw tuna with spicy mayonnaise.
Tuna Tartare
Tuna mix with avocado, red onion, and jalapeno with special sauce.
Vegetables Appetizers Cold Dishes
Soba Salad
Buckwheat noodles with sesame dressing.
House Salad (Gluten free)
Seaweed Salad
Marinated seaweed.
Spicy Tofu
Tofu with special sauce.
Avocado AP
Sliced avocado served with wasabi.
Ginger Tofu
Cold bean curd with ginger and onion dressing.
Gomaae
Boiled spinach mix with sesame soy sauce.
Hijiki
Cooked seaweed.
Seafood
Salmon Teriyaki
Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice
Garlic Squid
Broiled squid with light garlic sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice
Tilapia Teriyaki
Broiled tilapia with teriyaki sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice
Una Jyu
Broiled eel on a bed of rice. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice
Shrimp and Avocado
Broiled shrimp and avocado with teriyaki sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice
Noodles
Ramen Noodle Tonkotsu soup
Japanese ramen noodle with tonkotsu soup, Comes with egg, broccoli, pork, seaweed, and scallions. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Spicy Udon
Vegetable udon with kimchee, and spicy sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Vegetable Udon
Assorted vegetables and seaweed on hot noodles with soup. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Tempura Udon
Shrimp tempura on hot noodles with soup. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Chicken Yakisoba
Broiled japanese noodles with chicken, and vegetables. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Nabeyaki Udon
Shrimp tempura, chicken egg, and vegetables on hot noodles with soup. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Seafood Udon
Cooked seafood on hot noodles with soup. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Spicy Seafood Udon
Seafood udon with kimchee and spicy sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Gomaae
Boiled spinach mix with sesame soy sauce.
Beverages
Can Soda
Soda
2 liter.
Mains
Dinner Box to Go
Choice of entree and 2 sides. Served with a California roll and seaweed salad.
Sushi a la Carte
Salmon roe Sushi
1 piece. Salmon roe.
Tamago Sushi
1 piece. Egg.
Octopus Sushi
1 piece. Octopus.
Salmon Sushi
1 piece. Fresh salmon.
White Tuna Sushi
1 piece. White tuna.
Tobiko Sushi
1 piece. Flying fish roe.
Unagi Sushi
1 piece. Eel.
Tuna Sushi
1 piece. Tuna.
Yellow tail Sushi
1 piece. Yellowtail.
Albacore Tuna Sushi
1 piece. Albacore tuna.
Smoked Salmon Sushi
1 piece.
Bronzini Sushi
1 piece.
Mackerel Sushi
1 piece. Mackerel.
Scallop Sushi
1 piece. Scallop.
Surf Clam Sushi
1 piece. Surf clam.
Squid Sushi
1 piece. Squid.
Masago Sushi
1 piece. Smelt roe.
Kani Kama Sushi
1 piece. Crab.
Shrimp Sushi
1 piece. Cooked shrimp.
Shashimi a la Carte
Salmon Sashimi
2 pieces. Fresh salmon.
Unagi Sashimi
2 pieces. Eel.
Tamago Sashimi
2 pieces. Egg.
Tuna Sashimi
2 pieces. Tuna.
Albacore Tuna Sashimi
2 pieces. Albacore tuna.
Smoked Salmon Sashimi
2 pieces.
Bronzini Sashimi
2 pieces.
Yellow tail Sashimi
2 pieces. Yellowtail.
Mackerel Sashimi
2 pieces. Mackerel.
Salmon roe Sashimi
2 pieces. Salmon roe.
Scallop Sashimi
2 pieces. Scallop.
Surf Clam Sashimi
2 pieces. Surf clam.
Octopus Sashimi
2 pieces. Octopus.
Squid Sashimi
2 pieces. Squid.
White Tuna Sashimi
2 pieces. White tuna.
Tobiko Sashimi
2 pieces. Flying fish roe.
Masago Sashimi
2 pieces. Smelt roe.
Crab stick Sashimi
2 pieces. Crab.
Shrimp Sashimi
2 pieces. Cooked shrimp.
Raw Fish Roll
Salmon Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Tuna Roll
Tuna.
Yellowtail Roll
No Raw Fish Roll
California Roll
Crab Roll
Shrimp Roll
Eel Roll
Smoked Salmon Roll
Vegetable Rolls
Judy Roll
Sweet potato, mango, and avocado. Inside out.
Cucumber Roll
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
Inside out.
Avocado Roll
Oshinko Roll
Asparagus Tempura Roll
Inside out.
Futomaki Jr No Crab Roll
Egg included. Inside out.
Kanpyo Roll
Mango Roll
Gobo Roll
Burdock.
Shiitake Roll
Mix Vegetable Roll
Special Rolls
Crunch Roll
Spicy tuna, avocado, and scallions on the inside with sesame seeds and tempura flakes on the outside. Raw fish included.
Rainbow Special Roll
Shrimp tempura and mango on the inside with tuna, salmon, avocado, and tobiko on the outside. Raw fish included.
Hama Roll
Yellowtail, fresh salmon, scallion, cucumber and flying fish roe on the inside with powdered seaweed and sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.
Salmon Inside Out Roll
Salmon and avocado with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Shrimp battered and deep fried inside. Sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Melty Roll
Salmon, avocado, and scallions on the inside with yellowtail on the outside. Raw fish included.
Special Eel Roll
Eel and cucumber inside and avocado outside. No raw fish included.
Dynamite Roll
Spicy tuna, avocado, scallions, and tempura flakes on the inside with sesame seeds and masago on the outside. Raw fish included.
Philadelphia Roll
Cream cheese smoked salmon and scallion inside. Sesame seeds and flying fish roe outside. No raw fish included.
Isobe Maki
Tuna, masago, scallions, avocado, and spicy mayonnaise on the inside with seaweed on the outside. Raw fish included.
Spicy Scallop Roll
Scallop, mayonnaise, and Japanese red peppers on the inside with sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.
Spicy Tuna Special Roll
Crab, avocado, rice, and sesame seeds on the inside with spicy tuna, tempura flakes, and scallions on the outside. Raw fish included.
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
Sweet potato tempura, avocado, and mango inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Red Dragon Roll
Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, scallion, and tempura flakes inside and tuna, lemon, masago, and scallion outside. Raw fish included.
Shrimp and Lobster Roll
Shrimp tempura inside with sushi salad, avocado, and tobiko with eel sauce outside. No raw fish included.
Special Mackerel Roll
Yellowtail and ginger inside. Mackerel, tobiko, and scallions outside. Raw fish included.
Spicy Salmon Inside Out Roll
Spicy salmon and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.
Eel Roll Inside Out
Eel and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Alligator Roll
Shrimp tempura and masago inside. Avocado and eel outside. No raw fish included.
Triple Roll
Tuna, salmon, and avocado inside and yellowtail outside. Raw fish included.
Rainbow Roll
Fresh tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, and scallions on the inside with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and avocado on the outside. Raw fish included.
Pink Dragon Roll
Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, scallion, and tempura flake on the inside with salmon, lemon, masago, and scallion on the outside. Raw fish included.
Mountain Roll
Salmon and avocado on the inside with tuna, bintoro, wasabi mayonnaise, and masago on the outside. Raw fish included.
California Inside Out Roll
Crab and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Spider Tempura Roll
Soft shell crab tempura mixed with sauce topping and inside the roll. No raw fish included.
Volcano Roll
Crab, avocado, cream cheese, and sesame seeds inside. Spicy crab, masago, scallion, and sauce outside. No raw fish included.
Special Cucumber Roll
Crab, smoked salmon, avocado, and mint leaves with no rice inside with cucumber outside. No raw fish included.
Smoked Salmon Inside Out Roll
Smoked salmon and avocado inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Tuna Inside Out Roll
Tuna inside with rice and sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.
Alaska Roll
Salmon, avocado, mango, and Romaine lettuce inside and rice with sesame seeds outside. Raw fish included.
Futomaki Jr Roll
Crab, avocado, egg, kanpyo, gobo, and spinach inside. Rice with sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Sonobana Roll
Shrimp tempura and mango inside with tuna, snow crab salad, and avocado on the outside. Raw fish included.
Spicy Dragon Roll
Spicy tuna, cucumber, and scallions on the inside with eel and sesame seeds on the outside. Raw fish included.
Sakura Maki
Tuna, salmon, avocado, cucumber, and masago inside. The outside is battered and deep fried with eel sauce. Raw fish included.
Soft Shell Crab Roll
Deep fried soft shell crab and sesame seeds inside, seaweed outside. No raw fish included.
Spicy Tempura Maki
Spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, scallion, and cream cheese inside. The outside is battered and deep fried with spicy mayonnaise and eel sauce. Raw fish included.
Dragon Roll
Crab, avocado, and cream cheese inside and eel and sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Shrimp Special Roll
Shrimp, avocado, and spicy mayonnaise inside and shrimp and lemon outside. No raw fish included.
Eel Tempura Roll
Eel tempura and avocado inside. Sesame seeds and masago as topping. No raw fish included.
Tempura Maki
Shrimp, crab, avocado, cucumber, and masago inside. Outside battered and deep fried with eel sauce. No raw fish included.
Fried Oyster Roll
Deep fried oyster, spicy mayonnaise, avocado, cucumber, and masago inside and rice with sesame seeds and eel sauce outside. No raw fish included.
American Roll
Smoked salmon and cream cheese inside. Outside battered and deep fried with eel sauce. No raw fish included.
Haven Roll
Crab, avocado, cucumber, and seafood salad with mayonnaise inside. Rice with sesame seeds outside. No raw fish included.
Spicy Veggie Roll
Avocado, cucumber, red onion, jalapeno, and Romaine lettuce inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Veggie Roll
Avocado, cucumber, red onion, jalapeno, and Romaine lettuce inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Judy Roll
Sweet potato tempura inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Mix Veggie Inside Out Roll
Avocado and cucumber inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Cucumber Inside Out Roll
Cucumber inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Futomaki Jr No Crab Roll
Egg, avocado, kanpyo, gobo, and spinach inside and rice with sesame seeds outside.
Sushi and Sashimi
Sonobana Boat for 2
2 special rolls, 2 hand rolls, 12 pieces of sushi, and 8 pieces of sashim. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sushi Set Special 10
Choice of 1 special roll and 10 pieces of sushi. Served with miso soup or seaweed salad or salad.
Tekka Dinner
3 tuna rolls. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sushi Sashimi
1 tuna roll, 8 pieces of sushi, and 8 pieces of sashimi. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sushi B
Assorted sushi 1 tuna roll and 10 pieces sushi. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sushi A
Assorted sushi 1 California roll and 8 pieces sushi. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sashimi B
Assorted sashimi 20 pieces. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Roll Combination
3 rolls tuna, cucumber, and California. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Poke Bowl (Tuna & Salmon with original)
Tuna & Salmon with Avocado on the bed of sushi rice and vegetable.
Original sauce and scallions on top
Chirashi Zushi
Assorted fresh fish on a bed of rice. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sashimi A
Assorted sashimi 15 pieces. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Sushi Heaven
1 Manhattan roll, 2 hand rolls eel and tuna, 8 pieces of sushi, and 9 pieces of sashimi. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
California Dinner
3 California rolls. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
3 Vegetable Rolls
3 rolls avocado, mango, and cucumber. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad.
Beef Angus
Beef Teriyaki
Broiled steak with teriyaki sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Chicken
Chicken Cutlet
Deep fried chicken served with tonkatsu sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Chicken Teriyaki
Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce and mushrooms. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Pork Cutlet
Deep fried pork served with tonkatsu sauce. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Katsu Don
Deep fried pork, vegetables, and egg on a bed of rice. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Tempura
Shrimp Tempura
Shrimp battered and deep fried. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Vegetable Tempura
Vegetables battered and deep fried. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Mixed Tempura
Shrimp and vegetables battered and deep fried. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Vegetables
Vegetable 3 Rolls
Avocado roll, asparagus roll, and cucumber roll. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Vegetable Tempura
Vegetables battered and deep fried. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Vegetarian Special
Tempura, tofu, mushroom, and seaweed. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
Vegetable Udon
Vegetables and seaweed on hot noodles with soup. Served with miso soup or salad or seaweed salad and rice.
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Recent Reviews
SonoBana is by far the best Sushi here in CT. The absolute freshness ingredients at all times. The friendly staff goes over and beyond to make you feel welcome. We’ve been coming to SonoBana for years. High Recommend!!
February 2025
Arrived when I was told it would be ready but waited a little longer. No big deal if my food was hot but my food was actually cold when I got it so I'm not sure exactly what I was waiting for. I didn't end up finishing my food but ate most of it.
September 2024
Traditional Japanese. Very good!Love the bento boxes, so many options. Don't be shy, ask questions about the menu and substitutions, they are happy to accommodate you!Off Street parking behind the restaurant.
June 2023
