This place was very nice! Atmosphere was great, there was a jazz band when we went. I thought the music was a bit loud and we had talk over the music. Service and food was very good! Evrything cam out fresh. The was cold and hot japanese tapas. Ka arage chicken, Yakitori, chicken thigh & breast, pork belly and picanha. Vegetable tempura. stiry fried chicken ramen and tonkatsu pork. Everything was delicious! Would go back and try other food! Price range $$-$$$ read more

My husband & I first visited Hanami on NYE. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There was live music, it was busy, but the service and food was amazing.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We ordered apps, drinks, and sushi and for a busy night we never had to wait too long. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They have booth seating, table seating, and bar seating![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I recently ordered for takeout and it was ready for pickup quickly and absolutely delicious. Top quality! read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Sushi Boat for 1 - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

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The service to grab our orders and bring us food was reasonable but if you wanted a water refill or to get the check, you would have to flag someone down, otherwise you are left alone. First time I went I got the sushi boat for two with a friend and the sushi quality wasn't bad and we also got a decent amount of food. However, I wished the presentation was better. It was almost 100 dollars but the sushi came out on a wooden board instead of a boat which was a little disappointing. Second time I came, I got the ramen. The broth and the egg were both really good but the noodles themselves were alright and the charsiu was just ok too. However, compared to other asian restaurants in Belmont, this is already in a much better place. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I hope they will continue to improve from here because the restaurant interior has a very nice ambience :)[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - House Special Claypot Ramen - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

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Food, service, ambiance all amazing!!! Totally loved my fantastic dining experience. Highly recommend. read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Delectable delights!! everything absolutely amazing!!! - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

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I really wanted to like this place since it's relatively new place, but the tuna poke bowl fell short. I really like the variety of vegetables in this bowl, especially like the seaweed salad! But the fish-to-topping ratio was a bit off. The rice was the biggest letdown--overly sour, dry and hard. I'm not sure I'd risk a second try read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Tuna poke - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

I really enjoyed the sushi selection here and they have a lot of creative sushi. apart from the usual caterpillar roll and spicy tuna roll, I got a nice creative sushi roll Fois Gras. Love it! I had a Hanami roll, but they ran out of Uni so they put caviar instead no complaints there and I enjoyed it. Equally. It is a very family oriented and nice residential restaurant. The service was a little slow, but everyone was nice nonetheless. Will come back here again. Prices are reasonable. read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

One of the better local sushi places. Not superlative but worth a shot. We had takeout for a birthday, and on a Wednesday the service was fast. I might actually go there - the inside looked fun and inviting. A sign promoted live music but I imagine you could time it if that's not your thing. The gyoza (steamed) was just OK. The miso was nicely flavorful and simple. I enjoyed the spicy chicken bao - although almost more like a taco. We had staples like shrimp tempura and sweet potato rolls and would get those again. Some strikes include using the nasty dark plastic for takeout and the really high price (20-30) for the special rolls. Overall worth a shot and I hope they stick around. read more

What can I say... this place is just AMAZING! Anything, literally anything I've ever tried there is delicious or better. Just a joy to eat their dishes. Reasonable prices given the level of their cuisine and they are very well organized too, quick and smooth service, and the place is really nice too! Just give it a try, you'll thank me later. And don't miss their 4+1 Yakitori deal, they were so good they brought me to tears. read more

Good sushi. They have live music in the evenings and it's pretty nice. The place is clean and fairly quiet. Quality of sushi was decent and the cuts were favorable. The vegetable tempura was my favorite. I would try more of their non sushi items next time if I'm around the area. read more

Love to find great places only 10 minutes away from me. This is the crown jewel of Belmont eateries. Hanami is exactly the type of place that the area needs. It's vibrant, with great good and live music nights. It was packed on a Saturday night. The menu has many options. You can find staples like miso soup, vegetable tempura, crab Rangoon and pork gyoza. However, I came for the sushi to be the main attraction. A must order is the Tuna flight. I ended up ordering 2 of these just for myself. It was a tough decision since there was also Toro Toro roll on the menu which sounded awesome. Caterpillar roll was great. Individual Nigiri pieces were divine. Himachi melted in my mouth. Salmon was so good too. I will order all of these again and again. The list of specialty rolls is so creative. It was hard to pick. The signature Hanami roll was good, but the uni was very mushy. My only complaint is the uni. At $28 for this roll, it's probably one I would not repeat. Shrimp tempura roll was crispy. Unagi roll was pretty awesome as well. There are so many great options for sushi. The highlight was Gizelle, who made our experience so much more fun. She was so friendly and fun, and very engaging. I will make sure she's my server every time. I'll be back for the service and the food. Excellent experience all around. Definitely check this place out. I'll be back. read more

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Went back to the local Sushi place in Belmont. It was delicious. Great Salmon avocado roll and the Philly roll was also great. Also Order the fried banana tempura ice cream, it's worth it! It's busy, but staff is friendly, and it has live music when I went. Lovely atmosphere. read more

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New Japanese restaurant in Belmont!!! We visited for the soft opening and tried their sushi, ramen, and a couple hot tapas. Overall, the quality of the fish was excellent. The sushi was very fresh, flavorful, and soft. We also enjoyed the baked hotate gai. The hamachi collar was good too, but some spots were too bitter and burnt for our taste. I liked the interior of the restaurant -- so clean and new! The waitstaff were nice, but seemed a bit confused and disorganized, though I'm sure that will improve with time. We look forward to visiting again and trying some of their other dishes! read more

Food was quite good. It was New year's Eve and there was lovely live jazz music. Only down side was that we felt rushed along (somewhat understandable given the holiday and incoming crowds). read more

This place is so freaking cute, Nord was my server. He was cool and knowledgeable and had a love for Taylor Swift. The sushi rolls here are ginormous, so if you typically get more than one, you might want to think about that because they are big. I couldn't even get through a whole roll. I also got salmon to go it comes in a little cute bento box, and it's so freaking good. And it comes with mixed vegetables rice and a salad. The only negative thing I have to say is my son got his plate before me so I was watching him eat and by the time I got mine he was done so then he was watching me eat. I always feel like that's weird when you're dining. I prefer for you to just hold the food and bring it back when everybody gets their plate so everyone eats together. Other than that everything was great it's a cute little place, plenty of street parking. That's the nice thing about Belmont after about 5:00 p.m. or when the other businesses close, there's not that much traffic or cars taking parking. Oh, this is a small little detail, but their chairs are so comfortable as soon as you sit down it's like a cloud for your bum. It is also a little pricey, so prepare yourself. Also, I noticed that they do not have red wine on the menu, though they have a full bar. It was two options of white wine, plenty of sake, and again, probably anything else you want. read more

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Great experience. Typically we order pickup but one night when going in to pickup a live jazz band was play. Place was packed, great vibe! What made special beyond the great food and service was the live jazz music. Not your typical sushi/asian restaurant. Great bar scene, so good date venue. Look for live music on Friday nights read more

This Belmont local Japanese is worth visiting from surrounding neighborhoods. The decor is modern and more upscale than one might expect. The menu is diverse, offering traditional sushi and sashimi, Yakitori (including chicken hearts), Udon (both hot and cold), Ramen, and more. Take a seat at the expansive bar, at a high top, or traditional dining room table. If you're a sushi lover, you will like that the menu typically includes 3-4 types of tuna, not just basic Maguro, but also Chu Toro (medium fatty) and Oh Toro (very fatty). My only disappointment was that the Uni (Sea Urchin) was sourced from Maine, which is just not on par with Uni from California or Japan. For better local sushi options, you'd have to hoof it to Boston. Lastly, the wait service was pleasant and helpful. read more

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This place is not worth it. Took about 8 min to be greeted by a server. We got some sushi which wasn't terrible. But The spicy tuna is more flakes than it was tuna- rip off. But what really got me what the soup. I got the bone broth soup with udon noodles. Says it come with veggies- it' came with one mushroom, a few pieces of spinach and a radish worst of all the chicken was FROZEN CHICKEN! like Tyson chicken breasts. Couldn't believe it. All set with this place and wouldn't go back. Two stars only for the live jazzy music that was nice. Forgot to mention that I paid cash at check out and the lady asked if I needed change and did the tip math in her head... it was awkward and I felt very rushed read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Soup with udon and FROZEN chicken breast - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Delicious Sushi! Really good sushi, nice ambience, helpful waitstaff... I'm looking forward to returning! read more

Trying out a new place which I was excited to learn about. Started with some izakaya small plates. The strongest was the agadashi tofu, which was quite crispy on the outside and was placed in a small bit of sauce at the bottom. The tofu was oddly a bit stiff; I'm more used to much softer variants. But overall the dish was tasty, and the very small mushrooms accompanying the dish were a nice touch. The other two dishes were weaker: the grilled chicken breast yakitori skewer was much too dry and underseasoned; the kara-age chicken also a bit dry and not super juicy in the middle. The tan tan ramen was perplexing - the pork was stiffer than what I'm used to for ramen, and the broth was not the silky pork bone broth that I see in usual ramen places, missing that deeper bone soup flavor. The noodle itself was also super soft. The Cambridge roll consisted of shrimp tempura with rice wrapped around it, and layers of tuna and salmon on top. Neither sushi fish tasted particular distinctive; neither really had a taste. The shrimp tempura was also stiff, and the rice needed more flavoring, including possibly vinegar. This is a new place, so I believe it'll keep working out its kinks as it ramps up to be a sorely needed Japanese restaurant in the West of Cambridge area. The service staff was friendly and hard-working. The environs of the restaurant seem sort of spacious, in a way that made it seem more distant than inviting; the music was way way too loud, plus they were playing really generic top 40 hits that didn't seem to enhance the environment. read more

We decided to try this place with my daughter on a Sunday night. It's a big restaurant very nicely decorated and super clean. The place was almost empty so we got service right away and a very polite waitress. I ordered a house salad which was great while my daughter loved her miso soup. Then we shared 3 different sushi rolls. The Arlington was yummy, the eel and sweet potato one was so good that my girl tried eel for the first time! She loved it! The last one was a salmon/avocado roll which was as tasty as the rest! Well prepared, fresh and good proportion of fish to rice. A bit pricey including tip but worth it! We will be back! read more

Enjoyed the food, but was charged $18 for a "large" carafe of sake, which does not appear on the menu. Expected to be charged the $12 carafe that IS on the menu. Good food, but me wary of capricious over charging... read more

I went in a few days ago with some friends and they sat us almost right away. The restaurant is big and spacious with beautiful decor! Our server was very sweet and funny and had some very good suggestions on the menu! The menu has a little bit of everything which I wasn't expecting from a sushi restaurant. Ultimately i decided on the Red Dragon Roll and the Spicy Salmon roll. Neither were spicy as stated but they were delicious and very filling. Saturdays they must have live music which was a nice and unexpected surprise. Definitely recommend!! read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Red Dragon Roll & Spicy Salmon Roll - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

We've been to Hanami more than a few times and we had takeout once or twice, we love sushi and as Belmont residents we really want the restaurant to succeed. The food has been excellent, the service has been spotty. Last night, on my way home, I called the restaurant to place a takeout order at 8:50pm. The website says they are open until 11pm on Saturdays. The girl that answered the phone told me the kitchen was closing in 10 minutes which I found strange. What kind of a restaurant closes the kitchen 2 hrs before closing time? I said great, I would like to order takeout. I was told that I needed to place my takeout order online. I wasn't sure if she understood me correctly so I repeated that I would like to place a takeout order. She told me I needed to order online. What? I cannot drive and place online orders at the same time. That's what phones are for. I ended up ordering sushi from Super Fusion in Watertown who were more than happy to take my order over the phone. To the management and owners of Hanami, you need to train your staff to be more professional and friendly if you want repeat customers. read more

Pleasantly surprised. We are from out of town and decided to stop for some sushi. It was fresh, reasonably priced and great customer service. We had Tuna Tataki and it was delicious, also fresh salmon, White Dragon Roll, Caterpillar roll, Spider Roll and Spicy Salmon Roll. All delicious read more

Fun sushi place. It still feels young and like it's trying a little to please everyone (e.g., I can see a reach toward poke, but tournedos rossini feels a bridge too far for a sushi/izakaya joint). Really great to have something like this in town. The costs can feel a little high for the basics ($9 for a basic salad). I hope as time goes on, they get the confidence (and the finances) to go full sushi/izakaya in terms of their menu options. In the meantime, they're open most of the day and they have great options, including a solid sake section on their wine list. read more

Excellent food. We can't wait to go back. We tried a bunch of tapas items. They were delicious. The staff were pleasant. The owner gave us a bunch of suggestions and all of them solid. read more

Solid location in the greater Boston for sushi. Everything that was recommended was solid. Come here to eat sushi and go home leaving happy.

First time here on a Saturday night. We were seated straight away. Very warm and friendly hosts and staff. Great table service! Food was great! We had pork gyoza, veg tempura, and ramen for main course. Just what we needed on a chilly, rainy night. Ambiance very nice! Spacious, but needs more soft surfaces to absorb sound, which is why one star taken away. The musical entertainment (guitar player singing some Elvis tunes and the like), was out of place and way too loud for my 50 year old ears. It was more fitting for a bar with cheap eats and beer. Maybe think that one through better in the future. read more

For the love of all things, DO NOT EAT HERE. Every dish was the very worst, most flavorless version of itself. Rice? Dry. Curry sauce? Watered down flavor with something lumpy added. Like a thickener. Tonkatsu? Dry & chewy. Pork belly yakitori? No yakitori sauce, dry and inedible. No sauce on the chicken yakitori either. Agedashi tofu - tofu was cooled, not hot, sauce was kind of cold, it only had shreds of bonito, not flakes, no daikon, & sauce flavor was watery, very weak flavor. The veggie tempura appetizer was crispy but the oil had an unfresh flavor, the wheat batter had no flavor (& small portion for the price, as the kicker). My daughter ordered Tonkatsu ramen & got the entree. There was some chicken appetizer that was overcooked, with a tiny bowl of dipping sauce to make these edible. The busboy accidentally spilled all the glasses of water when we sat down & my guest sat in wet pants the whole time, and the workers expected US to mop up the water. It went everywhere. The waiter actually handed ME paper napkins instead of taking swift action for his guests. Another woman kept telling him to do the work. But he wouldn't. It was $189 of my hard earned money for a total birthday disaster. I talked to the manager after & he should have comped the entire meal but instead offered a $25 coupon. I declined as we'll never go here again!! The more I thought about it, the more shocked I was that I wasn't offered something for the water disaster, like a free meal, but then the whole dinner was so bad..and the manager didn't bat an eye or offer to comp at least some of it. I'm embarrassed, crushed that my daughter's birthday meal was a disaster, my guest had wet pants the whole meal, and I'm just furious that we didn't matter much to the manager or the waiter. Don't waste your money on this 4th rate "Japanese" resto. Please. read more

Delicious food, my first time though my partner had been. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Elegant large space with a bar down one side.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They have a full liquor license--cocktails, wine draft and bottled beer. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Quiet and very nice.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Friendly service. I'll be back. read more

The space itself was very nice. Big and open, cool old tin ceilings. I remember how decrepit the former tenant was before Hanami and this place is night and day compared. Ok, keep in mind this was their second day and any restaurant is going to be fairly challenged on their second day of operation. On a Friday night too. Our server did his best, but he was one dude trying to take orders from 30 something tables. Its his second day trying to work with his little handheld thingy. It's gotta be a lot. I don't blame him, but it took him a long time to do anything. The food however, was excellent. We got shumai which were fine but not exciting. The calamari and shishito peppers were excellent as were the takoyaki, which were stuffed with octopus. Very well done. The sushi was top notch too- highly recommend the Arlington roll in particular. We also tried the yakitori beef and chicken breast which were disappointing. Small, dry. Next time I'll stick to the sushi. I'm grading them high because most of the food was very well done and you have to be reasonable and cut them a little slack as they're brand new. I'll go back in 6 months and see how they're doing. read more

Came in for lunch. The sushi/fish quality is excellent (Toro is the bomb), and service is excellent. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Fun / cool vibe[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. I'll be back soon. read more

I have been anticipating Hanam opening for a while - we do need a Japanese restaurant in this part of Belmont! But after two tries, I have to say I'm sorely disappointed. The fish quality is decent. But the prices are over the top and I felt cheated on my recent order of a four person boat (72 pieces) for $155. 20 pieces were just shrimp or artificial crab or California roll. That includes 5 pieces of shrimp with no rice. I've never seen that before. And the sushi/sashimi pieces were quite small. Plus I ordered an entree sized vegetable tempura for $26 that came with only 9 pieces! (See photo) I will gladly drive an extra 10 minutes to get a much better meal in neighboring Waltham. Maybe some honest feedback from the neighborhood will help Hanam to get it right while they still can. I do want them to succeed! read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - $26 for 9 pieces of vegetable tempura! - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

New place in my neighborhood. Tried for the first time. Everything was so good and great service. I asked to swap the Ginger beer for their IPA in their Yuzu mocktail drink and it was so good! They should add it to the menu. Everything we had was really good! read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Tuna flight - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

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Great new restaurant in town with a nice bar area and fun cocktails (rare for Belmont), including a wasabi margarita! Love the decor and large open windows. The sushi is very fresh, and the desserts are really delicious! Can't wait to come back and try other menu items. read more

Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill - Japanese Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Excellent sushi and sashimi with good selection and top quality fish. The service is good with friendly and professional staff

Very nice and good bartenders here. Had the mai tai and had to have another one. Bartender named Giselle is a pleasure to talk to. Enjoyed the sushi especially the newton roll. They name their rolls after the surrounding towns! Nice looking place for a date. read more

Just tried Hanami in Belmont at Cushing Square and y'all it was GOOD. The interior is spacious and the ambience is pleasant. Staff are friendly and we felt very welcome! We have tried many of the Japanese /sushi restaurants in the area and Hanami is a new favorite after today. (Including for both my kids) The sashimi was delicious and we especially loved the yakitori - tried all of them and the chicken breast was the best. My family of four ordered two desserts (fried ice cream and fried banana split) and ended up fighting over both, which wasn't the best outcome for us but says good things about the food, lol. I'm so glad to have discovered Hanami and look forward to coming again. read more

Great new sushi place! Have really enjoyed both times I've been and am happy to have somewhere this close. Really enjoyed the Angel Roll, and the lemon ginger karaage! Nice atmosphere and good service too! read more

For its category and price point this is five stars. Significantly better than Super Fusion in Watertown, and better than the Arsenal Mall conveyor belt sushi -- both by a good margin. Fresh sushi. Tender karage chicken. Attentive service. Best sushi for several miles in any direction for sure. read more