Osakana East Village

"This amazing spot turns out pristine sushi to order, though it’s primarily to go: Splurge for the $60 omakase of 12 pieces, which comes in a darling little box. Other assortments sell for as little as $25 — perfect for a snack. You haven’t had New York sushi until you try it here. There’s a second location in Midtown, inside Katagiri Japanese Grocery." - Robert Sietsema

"When ordering sushi for takeout, you might not expect to find a menu with three different kinds of uni. And that’s probably because you’ve never checked out Buy Buy Sashimi, a delivery restaurant serving NYC, Long Island, New Jersey, and some areas in Connecticut right now. The new sushi service is available for contactless delivery, and if you want to send a few pounds of Hokkaido scallops to your grandparents in Orlando, you’ll be happy to know the restaurant ships anywhere on the East Coast. For more information on placing an order, head to their Instagram." - nikko duren

"A few months after the Astor Place Wegmans opened, the seafood counter had been under fire, when restaurateur and sushi chef, Yuji Haraguchi, of Yuji Ramen/Okonomi in Brooklyn, and Osakana in the East Village, claimed the Astor Place location allegedly stole the concept for its newly opened fish market, Sakanaya." - Melissa McCart

"At Osakana, a satellite of a famous Brooklyn sushi bar, customers pick up their sushi in what looks like a science lab, and no, they can’t sit down since it’s to-go only. The sushi is of the mildly innovative sort, with dabs of this and sprinkles of that and the fish is some of the freshest you’ve ever tasted, with assortments priced from $25 to $60." - Robert Sietsema

"This Japanese fish market on St. Marks Place in the East Village offers sushi-grade fish like fatty bluefin tuna belly and Hokkaido scallop, as well as sushi-making classes that make for a great splurgy experiential gift. But our favorite method of utilizing this spot - which has a sister location in East Williamsburg and is connected to great restaurants Okonomi and Yuji Ramen in Brooklyn - is to order takeout. Not only are the octopus-studded chirashi bowls and 8-piece nigiri sets as fresh and remarkable as you’d rightfully expect from a sushi-grade fish emporium, but they’re fairly priced for the quality at $19 and $25 respectively. Give them a call and place an order for lunch or early dinner the next time you decide buttery, marbled otoro sounds more appealing than an unerotic arugula-hummus wrap." - Hannah Albertine