Umai

Umai is a Japanese restaurant on Newbury Street where the order can be a few rolls, a sashimi combination or a lunch bento box. The menu separates standard rolls, vegetarian rolls and chef’s specials, which makes it easy to choose between a familiar order and something with more going on. Nigiri and sashimi are available separately, too.

There is plenty to start with before the sushi arrives: shrimp shumai, pork or vegetable gyoza, agedashi tofu and vegetable tempura. Tuna tataki comes with ponzu, while the sashimi cucumber roll wraps assorted fish in thin cucumber. Umai offers pickup and delivery as well as lunch and dinner service, giving you a way to get sushi in Back Bay without turning the meal into a long evening out.