Japonessa: Sushi Cocina

www.japonessa.com

Why You'll Love It

How did Japonessa become the swankiest, most happening restaurant in Downtown? That's no mystery with executive chef Billy Beach (of Wasabi Bistro, Umi, Kushi Bar, and Rain fame) at the helm and a menu with the perfect touch of Latino flair. The only mystery is why we aren't there right now.

You must take any chance to experience Chef Beach’s cuisine that you can; the man basically created Seattle’s sushi culture in the 90s. And here’s a chance to experience his cooking at its most creative and personal level. He’s serving up multi-course dinners of the highest art form of traditional Japanese cooking, kaiseki.

Chef Beach only uses the freshest seasonal ingredients, so it’s hard to say what exactly you’ll get. But with possibilities like tenderloin tataki with butter ponzu and dashi broth with snow crab legs and kaiware sprouts, it’s easy to say that you won’t be disappointed.

– Stella, Bloomspot Staff Writer

Sample 5-course menu items

Seaweed Salad

Ankimo Trio

Snow crab, ikura, uni

Tenderloin with Miso Glaze

Dashi Broth with Snow Crab Legs and Kaiware Sprouts

Sashimi Omakase

Menu subject to change

Sample 8-course menu items

Sunomono

Spoons of Love

Grilled, Bacon-Wrapped Oysters with Teriyaki Glaze

Tempura Nori-Wrapped Lobster with Matcha Salt

Tenderloin Tataki with Butter Ponzu

Miso Soup

Served with Copper River sockeye belly, shiitake, and pickled vegetables

Sashimi Omakase

Menu subject to change