10 Best Japanese Restaurants in Somerville

“José and his crew always serve beautiful, fresh, delicious sushi with innovative flair! The newly designed space is stylish and comfortable.“

“Definitely some of the freshest and tastiest seafood and innovative sushi and asian food I've had in a while, very fresh and tasty!“

“Straight up some of the most authentic and delicious Japanese food I've had outside of Japan.

Nagisa and crew also experiments with things like a katsu hotdog. The whole operation is incredibly earnest, and I'm so stoked they got their own location after spinning out from nibble kitchen next door.

Wishing them all the best!“

“Really unique dining experience! It’s like Tapas for Japanese. I loved the skewers. So flavorful!!“

“We actually showed up in the area to eat somewhere else for lunch, but it was closed so stumbled into here blind. Boy were we lucky!

It has a very unassuming entrance, so unassuming I walked past it at first, but it belies a very pleasant, very atmospheric little restaurant in the back. I ordered the two roll lunch special with Spicy Roll and an Autumn roll (the last being a recommendation from the server). It came with some miso soup of course, and I also ordered some tagedashi tofu as an app.

I’d go meal by meal, but I’d repeat myself. It was all delicious in very different ways. The tagedashi was so savory and delicious. The spicy roll was a little combustible punch of flavor while the autumn roll was subtle and sweet. All of it just really really delicious. Even the miso soup was unusually good.

The only thing I’d complain about was that the green tea was not particularly to my liking. But that’s nothing compared to how across the board great everything else was. Service was lovely and unobtrusive. Just an all around great experience. Can’t recommend more highly.“

“Thank you Alan and Lotus Xpress for catering my husband's surprise 50th birthday party. Alan, you were wonderful to work with during the planning process- providing options and tending to all the details. The food was AMAZING! Delicious and a great variety. The day of the event, it was such a relief to have you there- catering to our 75 guests. As the host of the party, it gave me great ease knowing you were tending to the buffet and I was able to relax and tend to the guests! The food made the event. Thank you for helping make the event a success!“

“Somerville 's Best sushi & sashimi!!!!!Our family was never disappointed and we come here a lot!!!!!!Super recommend !!!!!!“

“My new go-to spot for late night Chinese food.

Saw these spots popping up around the GBA a couple of months ago. At first glance, I figured it was just another low-tier takeout-focused Chinese joint. But after catching one of their flyers, I decided to give it a shot.

The place seemed fairly new, and the cleanliness was definitely a step up from your average Chinese takeout spot. Their menu is a bit of a mash-up, featuring both Chinese dishes and sushi rolls, but I wasn’t quite ready to roll the dice on sushi from here. I stuck with the classics (Twice cooked pork, shumai, etc), and most things I tried were solid. Prices aren’t exactly a steal, but the portions are generous, and the staff have always been friendly.

Compared to the late-night spots in Chinatown that I used to go to, the real perk of Dumpling Garden is the hassle-free street parking. Sure, the ratings might not be high, but I would still recommend giving them a try.“

“Good food. Quality. Quick service.“