Wasabi

Location: Al Diar Mina Hotel (Corniche and Al Salam, next to the Corniche Hospital)
Telephone: 02-6778415

Sometimes, you just have to have sushi. And a quick Google search of "sushi abu dhabi", Wasabi popped up as the best sushi restaurant in Abu Dhabi. So, away we went. Located on the ground floor of the Al Diar Mina Hotel, it is a little tricky to get to due construction on the Al Salam St. tunnel. It is a small restaurant, and we sat a cute little table for two in a booth with a sliding door. The menu is quite extensive - in addition to sushi and sashimi it has Japanese curries, BBQ (yakitori), rice triangles (onigiri), cutlets (katsu), omelettes (okonomiyaki). However it is pricey. We split the piece Mix Sushi (12 pieces for 93 AED!) and the Miso Black Cod (83 AED). The Black Cod comes with a bowl of rice on the side, a good miso soup, and a small salad with a nice soy sauce vinaigrette dressing. It was a nice big piece of black code, and the miso sauce wasn't too salty as it often is, and was almost worth the price. Not so for the sushi. Don't get me wrong,
the sushi was very good and fresh - but it was not the best I've ever had (for those familiar with Greenwich Village NY, the quality was not as good as Marumi but close). The 12 pieces were a good size, but not 93 AED worth.

Verdict - good food, but not worth the price. Next time we are craving sushi, we'll try the sushi from the Carrefour at Marina Mall.