Sushi & Co. — the Perfectly Low-Key Lunch Spot for Two

An underappreciated form of lunch is the lunch date. An even more underappreciated form is the lunch date where you can dine on forbidden food like an ancient emperor. 

Enter: Sushi & Co. (67 Nassau Street), an ideal haunt to scarf down some big boxes of sushi at an inconspicuous summer lunch for two. What’s more, Sushi & Co. is also home to black sushi, a premium sushi made from natural black rice — a rice once considered forbidden because it was only served to the emperor for its nutritional content. 

The menu features make-your-own-sushi boxes, udon noodles, bento boxes and much more. It offers healthier options than other spots, using an air fryer for its dumplings and tempura. 

Other highlights include a vegetarian roll with natural black rice; an omakase nigiri box with tuna, salmon, shrimp, edamame and yellowtail; a salmon avocado sashimi roll and a specialty roll with soft shell crab tempura topped with avocado. See the whole menu here, and read more about the restaurant here.