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In the market for subdued conversation, tasteful décor and sushi? Then give Avenue A Sushi a wide berth. But should you wish to imbibe amongst three video screens (which  show movies, videos, and  Japanese animé), the front bar will do you just fine. As you gulp down your Japanese beer, a DJ doles out trance music in doses perhaps a tad too intense for patrons wishing to converse comfortably. Taking note of the gaudy décor (multi-colored streamers, much kitsch), you realize that you're in a place that aims not to provide a fine-dining experience but to fuel up the club-goer for a night of, well, clubbing. — Rob Kemp

Sun-Thu, 9pm-midnight; Fri-Sat, 7:30-midnight