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The beauty lies in the details behind the sheer purple curtains of this Brooklyn sushi bar and restaurant. Oak-paneled walls, niches laden with Japanese ceramics, and lantern sconces show that careful thought was put into the interior, while the quiet, green outdoor garden offers a welcome bit of Zen. The menu shows the same amount of care, with a broad selection of dumplings, soups, sushi, teriyaki, tempura and noodles. Shrimp shumai dumplings arrive steamed firm, not soggy, in their translucent wrappers, while cleanly cut sushi’s available as nigiri or sashimi for purists. Maki rolls range from the creative (salmon, fluke, and asparagus, deep-fried and served with peanut sauce) to the Westernized classic (spicy tuna) to the truly bizarre (cooked salmon topped with spicy mozzarella cheese). Expertly prepared sukiyaki, steaming with fresh broccoli, mushrooms, scallion, tofu, glass noodles, stars thin, nicely marinated slices of beef in a slurp-worthy, sweet-edged broth. Everything is presented on beautiful Japanese pottery and garnished with fresh flowers for a touch of color—more thoughtful touches that exemplify the restaurant's loveliness. — Kathleen Squires

Shrimp shumai, $5; beef sukiyaki, $13