The call
Start with oyster or uni or roe or sashimi, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Oyster
- Uni
- Roe
- Sashimi
Best for
- A sushi gem in Little Italy
- Reservations for dinner or weekends
Japanese · Sushi
Shino Sushi
Roger rated this Little Italy sushi spot 4 stars, praising the sashimi quality and the oyster/uni/roe, noting the chef came from Sushi Ota and that reservations are worth making for dinner or weekends.
From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Shino Sushi
Honeymoon special oyster topped off with uni, roe and quail egg yolk
Posted 2015-10-19
Special sushi platter
Posted 2015-10-19
Chirashi
Posted 2015-10-19
Wagyu beef sushi
Posted 2015-10-19
Posted 2017-10-06 
Posted 2022-12-09 
Posted 2022-12-09 
Posted 2022-12-09
Source-backed notes
Visit history
2016-01-08day precision · source explicit
“Great sushi! Service is good! Chef from Ota Oyster/uni/roe! Waitresses make sure your sake keeps flowing... Great sashimi quality Make reservations if you decide to go during dinner or weekend Great gem in the neighborhood”
Roger called this a great neighborhood sushi gem, praising the sashimi quality and the oyster/uni/roe, and noting the chef came from Sushi Ota. He advised making reservations for dinner or weekends. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Little Italy.
Roger’s pick$$
Little Italy
Bird Rock Coffee — Little Italy
Coffee
A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.
- From the order notes
- Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
- Go for
- Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Little Italy
The Kebab Shop
MediterraneanMiddle EasternGreek
The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.
- From the order notes
- Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
- Go for
- A quick doner in Little Italy
Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
Worth tryingPrice varies
Little Italy
Nolita Hall
PizzaCocktails
A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Japanese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Roger’s pick$$$$
Old Town
Sushi Tadokoro
JapaneseSushi
One of the two omakase counters Roger named when asked where to take a visiting friend for sushi in 2022.
- From the order notes
- Omakase
- Go for
- A special sushi dinner · Letting the chef choose
Latest recordRecommended 2022
Roger’s pick$$$$
University Heights
Soichi Sushi
JapaneseSushi
Roger's University Heights omakase recommendation from 2022, paired with Tadokoro as his two go-to sushi counters.
- From the order notes
- Omakase
- Go for
- A special occasion · Letting the chef choose
Latest recordRecommended 2022