St. Paul and Minneapolis are together known as the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, a culturally diverse and vibrant region of the American Midwest. The Twin Cities region is home to a wide variety of restaurants that span the entire gamut of world cuisine, including several sushi establishments.
Nami is located in central Minneapolis and offers an expansive sushi menu to guests for lunch and dinner daily. Choose from house specialty sushi plates like the "Caterpillar" with eel and cucumber, the "TNT Roll" with spicy tuna and cooked scallop, the "Burning Spider Roll" with soft-shell crab and avocado or the "Futomaki" with spinach and salmon. Custom sushi rolls are available on request and include a broad range of ingredient options, including sweet fried tofu, salmon eggs, octopus, asparagus and Takuwan pickles.
Nami
251 North 1st Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-333-1999
namiminneapolis.com
Hand rolled sushi is just one of the menu options at the Sakura Restaurant and Bar in St. Paul. Choose from their broad range of fresh ingredients such as yellowtail, tuna, squid, fresh water eel, crab, striped bass and lobster. Sushi entrees range from the 12-piece "Sushi Deluxe" plate to the "Vegetable Sushi Combo," which includes vegetable maki and the chefs' choice of six pieces. For non-sushi eating guests, the restaurant has a broad array of alternative menu options including soups, salads, bento boxes, and teriyaki entrees.
Sakura Restaurant & Sushi Bar
350 Saint Peter Street
St Paul, MN 55102
651-224-0185
sakurastpaul.com
St. Paul's Fuji-Ya restaurant features a sushi happy hour on Monday to Thursday evenings as of August, 2010. Choose from maki sushi options including their "Futo" roll with kampyo squash, "Philly" with smoked salmon and scallions or their "New York" roll with spicy tuna and wasabi. Fuji-Ya's sushi appetizer is great for large parties and includes three pieces of nigiri sushi, choice of maki roll and miso soup. The restaurant also serves a variety of traditional Japanese specialty entrees including duck teriyaki and hibachi chicken dinners paired with rice and salad.
Fuji-Ya
465 Wabasha Street North
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-310-0111
fujiyasushi.com