UNI
9 expert reviews
“With Clio, Ken Oringer developed a reputation for groundbreaking creativity---at wallet-crumpling prices.”
– Gayot
Fodor's
"Downstairs in the swanky Eliot Hotel, Ken Oringer's sleek, 21-seat sashimi bar Uni continues to bring raw seafood devotees to their knees." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This celebrated sashimi bar offers inventive Japanese fare from James Beard Award-winner Ken Oringer and acclaimed chef Chris Gould." Full review
Zagat
4.5
""Absolutely unique", this "tiny" Back Bay sashimi bar from Ken Oringer (nestled within his Clio at the Eliot Hotel) "surprises again and again" with a "rotating" menu of "clever" preparations." Full review
Time Out
"Ken Oringer’s Clio contains a four-star, subterranean secret: a sashimi bar." Full review
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The best seats in the house are at the bar, where you can watch the magic happen.
Where
"Ken Oringer and Tony Messina’s restaurant pulls out all the stops, serving contemporary Japanese cuisine, global street-food inspired small plates, and innovative makimono, nigiri and sashimi." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Located in historic Back Bay, Uni is not any kind of Boston seafood restaurant you've been to before...most would agree that purely in terms of flavor and execution, Uni takes a risk and knocks it out." Full review
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Make sure to start with the signature smoked uni, served on a spoon with quail egg and a dash of Osetra caviar.
Fodor's
"An innovative izakaya, owned by Boston star chefs-partners Ken Oringer and Tony Messina, who offer boldly flavored renditions of Asian street food...the menu has a sprinkling of inexpensive dishes" Full review
The Infatuation
"This buzzy izakaya is one of Boston’s flashiest restaurants, and we mean that in the best possible way. You can come here just for the sushi and sashimi and have a great meal, but you’re..." Full review