KazuNori

Kazunori Nozawa’s Sugarfish chain has become famous for its relatively affordable approach to omakase, but the bar-seating-only spinoff KazuNori narrows the focus even further, offering only hand rolls and a few sashimi options. The appeal for the chain’s legions of fans is affordability: The set menus range from $13 for three rolls to $28 for six, while almost all of the individual rolls cost $5 to $6. The warm rice is famous for a reason, and the nori and fish are all high-quality, but a there’s a certain sense of sameness — both in texture and flavor profile — across all of the rolls, meaning this is a good place to stop for a quick sushi fix, but hardly a destination for any kind of blowout meal.