(212) 387-8230

179 Prince St (Between Thompson Street and Sullivan Street)
New York, NY 10012 40.7263 -74.002

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Neighborhoods: SoHo, Downtown

Hours:

Mon-Thu 12pm-11pm

Fri 12pm-12am

Sat 5pm-12am

Sun 5pm-10:30pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 11.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, People Watching, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats, Dine At The Bar

Cuisine:

Japanese

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Nagomi

Featured Review

Kathleen Squires

Contributor

In Short – Brick, cherry wood and mosaic-tiled floors instead of the usual blond wood and block prints is the first sign that this sushi stop isn't like the others. Locals love that there's neither long waits nor high prices for fish and fusion gems such as duck in orange soy glaze, uni risotto or pea pancakes with Parmesan. The loyal clientele's favorite signature rolls include seared toro tempura, and king crab with avocado, cucumber and yogurt mayo.

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
The bento box lunch special comes with three pieces of sushi, shrimp and vegetable tempura, and either beef, salmon or chicken teriyaki--a feast for $12.
Where to Sit:
Grab a table near the breezy French doors for a front-row view of Soho's shopping scene.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The ambience is pretty average, but the service and the FOOD (most importantly) are great.”
  2. “The neighborhood is fun to walk around in so I recommend this place to out of town guests.”
  3. “Tasty food, good variety, cozy, ideal location (for me), friendly servers and decent prices.”
  4. “The atmosphere is warm and cozy with a friendly waitstaff.”
  5. “Great quality food, worm and cozy atmosphere, good price, and friendly service will definitely make you regular customer of Nagomi.”
  6. “The service was friendly and the ambience was calm and soothing.”
  7. “Attractive understated decor, attentive (yet unobtrusive) service, very good sushi.”
  8. “Great reasonable sushi, in a cool comfortable, non-pretentious environment.”
  9. “Very friendly staff and comfortable environment.”
  10. “Very cozy restaurant where the service and the food are as good pleasant as the price ( great bargain!”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The kitchen has some decent entrees too, but I pretty much stick to the sushi bar where they have interesting and excellent specials all the time.”
  2. “Kitchen stuff has a touch of Japanese fusion - like Uni risotto - but sushi bar menu stays still in authentic Japanese cuisine.”
food quality
95.55999755859375% positive
  1. “The prices, comparing to other sushi joints around this area and considering what you are getting, are quite good also.”
  2. “This place is delicious, with top quality sushi and sashimi, and there's hardly ever a wait.”
  3. “appreciate the fresh high quality fish that Nagomi serves.”
  4. “Some reviewers recommended ikura(salmon roe), i really agree 100%.”
  5. “Actually, I wanted to order the Omasake but the waitress talked us out of it, so we ordered regular sushi dinner and some kitchen stuff.”
  6. “My daughter especially enjoyed the sweet potato roll as it was served warm.”
  7. “Sushi is fresh.”
  8. “Food is tasty.”
  9. “Great sushi spot!”
  10. “Great food accompanied by friendly service all at a very modest price that is very rare in this part of town - can't go wrong with that!”
  11. “This is a great place to have sushi and walk around a neighborhood with so much to see.”
  12. “Lunch specials are a great deal - fresh sushi for a fraction of the cost at Blue Ribbon, delicious tuna steak for $10.50, etc.”
  13. “highly recommend both dishes!”
  14. “They have a great kitchen menu and everything is yummy.”
  15. “Phenomenally fresh fish!”
  16. “You need to be picky where you eat sushi and their quality is excellent.”
  17. “have to admit, Japanese isn't my favorite cuisine; but I was really surprised at how good my food was.”
  18. “had been on the lookout for a place where I could regularly get fresh, tasty Japanese food without feeling like I was getting completely ripped off.”
  19. “It's the best meal you'll get in that area for your dollar.”
  20. “It is so far my favorite sushi place in New York.”
  21. “everything was fresh and tasty(except the mackerel sushi, I personally did not like any kind of mackerel and the rib eye steak was slightly overcooked ) Try their toro tempura roll, it was very good!”
  22. “Kitchen stuff has a touch of Japanese fusion - like Uni risotto - but sushi bar menu stays still in authentic Japanese cuisine.”
  23. “If you are looking for a great sushi restaurant in soho area, you are looking at it.”
  24. “All three of the dishes had the same grainy old rice and tasteless hunks of supermarket fish.”
  25. “Start with today's special appetizers, which are incredibly delicious and unique; order Omakase Sushi then you can tell how fresh and various fish the chef wants to serve.”
  26. “The sushi was fresh and the quality of the rolls and variety on the menu was top notch.”
  27. “Tasty food, good variety, cozy, ideal location (for me), friendly servers and decent prices.”
  28. “The fish is always fresh, the waitresses are friendly.”
  29. “Great neighborhood restaurant with good prices and delicious food.”
  30. “we went last saturday night for the dinner and absolutely loved their food.”
  31. “could enjoy nice & fresh sushi with very reasonable price.”
  32. “The sushi is fresh and melts right in your mouth.”
  33. “and grilled squid salad was really good as well.”
  34. “Great reasonable sushi, in a cool comfortable, non-pretentious environment.”
  35. “The rest of the sushi/sashimi just had a fantastic fresh taste to it.”
  36. “Great quality food, worm and cozy atmosphere, good price, and friendly service will definitely make you regular customer of Nagomi.”
  37. “Good quality food and affordable prices.”
  38. “Very cozy restaurant where the service and the food are as good pleasant as the price ( great bargain!”
  39. “The sushi is always really nice and they've usually got some wacky special for you to try.”
  40. “The service was good, which helps but the food is what counts.”
  41. “Attractive understated decor, attentive (yet unobtrusive) service, very good sushi.”
  42. “Anyway, I have to admit this is the first time I've really enjoyed Japanese cuisine.”
  43. “The kitchen has some decent entrees too, but I pretty much stick to the sushi bar where they have interesting and excellent specials all the time.”
  44. “I've been here twice and both times the fish was fresh and so tasty.”
  45. “THE best restaurant meal/experience ever.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Tasty food, good variety, cozy, ideal location (for me), friendly servers and decent prices.”
  2. “Kitchen stuff has a touch of Japanese fusion - like Uni risotto - but sushi bar menu stays still in authentic Japanese cuisine.”
  3. “We were pleasantly surprised, however, by the unique menu and reasonable prices.”
  4. “The sushi was fresh and the quality of the rolls and variety on the menu was top notch.”
  5. “They have a great kitchen menu and everything is yummy.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “chose this place out of the restaurant list and it turned out to be a pretty nice place.”
  2. “This is a great place to have sushi and walk around a neighborhood with so much to see.”
  3. “Overall, a great place!”
  4. “If you are looking for a great sushi restaurant in soho area, you are looking at it.”
  5. “THE best restaurant meal/experience ever.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “Very friendly staff and comfortable environment.”
  2. “The service is attentive and friendly.”
  3. “Very cozy restaurant where the service and the food are as good pleasant as the price ( great bargain!”
  4. “Tasty food, good variety, cozy, ideal location (for me), friendly servers and decent prices.”
  5. “Actually, I wanted to order the Omasake but the waitress talked us out of it, so we ordered regular sushi dinner and some kitchen stuff.”
  6. “Great food accompanied by friendly service all at a very modest price that is very rare in this part of town - can't go wrong with that!”
  7. “Attractive understated decor, attentive (yet unobtrusive) service, very good sushi.”
  8. “Friendly service.”
  9. “The fish is always fresh, the waitresses are friendly.”
  10. “The service was friendly and the ambience was calm and soothing.”
  11. “Great quality food, worm and cozy atmosphere, good price, and friendly service will definitely make you regular customer of Nagomi.”
  12. “The ambience is pretty average, but the service and the FOOD (most importantly) are great.”
  13. “The service was good, which helps but the food is what counts.”
  14. “The atmosphere is warm and cozy with a friendly waitstaff.”
value
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. “I'm not even a huge uni fan but somehow it works and gives you a nice warm/satisfied feeling”
  2. “My entrée was quite flavorful and the presentation was well done, comparable to more expensive restaurants.”
  3. “It's the best meal you'll get in that area for your dollar.”
  4. “We were pleasantly surprised, however, by the unique menu and reasonable prices.”
  5. “Good quality food and affordable prices.”
  6. “Tasty food, good variety, cozy, ideal location (for me), friendly servers and decent prices.”
  7. “Great quality food, worm and cozy atmosphere, good price, and friendly service will definitely make you regular customer of Nagomi.”
  8. “Great food accompanied by friendly service all at a very modest price that is very rare in this part of town - can't go wrong with that!”
  9. “The prices, comparing to other sushi joints around this area and considering what you are getting, are quite good also.”
  10. “Very cozy restaurant where the service and the food are as good pleasant as the price ( great bargain!”
  11. “could enjoy nice & fresh sushi with very reasonable price.”
  12. “Great neighborhood restaurant with good prices and delicious food.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “Thank god Blue Ribbon called to say that we could have a table in ten minutes, paid in a flash, didn't even bother finishing and went about to a decent dinner.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/29/10

Better Than Blue Ribbon

by Toshi

I used to go to Blue Ribbon Sushi all the time when in the neighborhood but haven't been back once since Nagomi opened. This place is delicious, with top quality sushi and sashimi, and there's hardly ever a wait. The kitchen has some decent entrees too, but I pretty much stick to the sushi bar where they have interesting and excellent specials all the time. Highly recommended.

  • Pros: Excellent sushi, charming staff, no wait.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/16/08

Phenomenally fresh fish!!!!

by sushil0ver

I decided to have dinner here with my lover before going to the comedy cellar and we both had a great experience. We started off with a spicy sashimi appetizer (unbelievable) and then had the tuna katsu which almost made me 0rgasm. I mean melt in your mouth yummy deliciousness. I highly recommend both dishes! We also shared the spicy double roll and the spider roll which also were to die for. The miso soup, the edamame and the pinot noir were solid picks. I will definitely be returning very soon. I love sushi and this place definitely got it right!

  • Pros: Sweet location and phenomenally fresh fish!
  • Cons: None!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/11/08

Perfectt...

by barrr82

Perfection.

THE best restaurant meal/experience ever. The only complaint, and it's not really a complaint, is that It ruined me for sushi for months - others just cannot compare.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

08/12/08

fun and delicious

by jcarcaramo

This is a great place to have sushi and walk around a neighborhood with so much to see. The sushi was fresh and the quality of the rolls and variety on the menu was top notch. My daughter especially enjoyed the sweet potato roll as it was served warm. Great neighborhood restaurant with good prices and delicious food.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/11/08

Love this place!

by mimishim

I love this place! Great reasonable sushi, in a cool comfortable, non-pretentious environment. The neighborhood is fun to walk around in so I recommend this place to out of town guests. It is so far my favorite sushi place in New York. So many sushi restaurants try too hard to make cr

crazy rolls that don't make sense. I appreciate the fresh high quality fish that Nagomi serves.

The Details on Nagomi

Place Categories:

  • excellent sushi place
  • fresh sushi
  • friendly service
  • tasty japanese food
  • good prices
  • fresh high quality fish
  • great atmosphere
  • great sushi restaurant
  • yummy everything
  • great kitchen menu
  • comfortable nonpretentious environment
  • yum great taste
  • enjoy dining experience
  • excellent quality
  • ~ good pepper tuna
  • unique special appetizers
  • authentic japanese cuisine
  • excellent specials
  • great sushi spot
  • delicious tuna steak
  • recommended ikura
  • great neighborhood restaurant
  • decent entrees
  • not huge uni fan
  • best meal
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