Raw Sushi Bistro

TAIPEI - Raw Sushi Bistro.  Located across the street from Taipei 101, this new super-cool Japanese restaurant is a nice break from strict sushi and sashimi dinners we're spoiled with in Taiwan.  Owned by a Taiwanese sushi chef from Texas, many of Raw's dishes have a fusion touch, whether its the jalapeno sauce served with the New Yorker Roll (beef, tempera shrimp and avocado, meh), or the Sashimi Mango Ceviche (salmon and tuna tartar tossed with pine nuts and served with toasted baguette slices).

(Clockwise from Top Left) Beef Tataki, Hot Chick, Sugar Mama, New Yorker

Our Fav rolls were Hot Chick (Salmon, Tempura, Avocado, with spicy mayo) and Sugar Mama (white fish, scallops, crab, shrimp) which run at about 500NT --about $15-- a pop.  Feeling adventurous? Try Fuji 151 (smoked salmon, avocado, fish roe, and dun dun dunnnn Barcardi 151!).  Or if you're a little nostalgic and miss your old local sushi takeout spot, they serve all the classic rolls as welll.

Whatever you decide on, don't forget to wash your meal down with an oyster shot... it's almost as good as a shot of chilled Patron.  After all, they do say oysters are an aphrodisiac.  Cheers!


Raw Sushi Bar
16 Xinyi Road, Section 5.
Taipei, Taiwan
02 2345 9198

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