In 2023, M Sushi was North Carolina's only spot in OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants in America list. Minimalist decor, matte stone-gray walls and dim lights are meant to keep your mind Zen-clear, syncing with your palate. The basement sushi bar is located down a cobblestone pathway across from The Durham Hotel. With diners at the bar, Chef Lee and his sous chefs expertly glide their knives against glimmering fish, making for the Triangle area's first sushi restaurant dedicated solely to high-quality, seasonal seafood received fresh daily from Japan, Korea and the US. The menu is small and purposeful and the quality of the dishes is a direct result of the chef's dedication to fresh ingredients and honoring traditional Japanese cuisine.
I absolutely love this place. I have been here twice and I have ordered the miso soup, salad and special rolls combo. So far I have tried Futomaki and Rainbow sushis and both of these tasted great!
Marlohe Muse
Sep 10, 2024
5
Had one of the best sushi platters for lunch. Included miso soup, a roll and eight pieces of different high quality fishes. It was delightfully delicious. Paired it with the hot sake. The buildout is very nice. It's built into a basement. The service was fabulous. We will be back. Highly recommend!
Stephen Mutz
Aug 24, 2024
5
Hands-down, best sushi in the Triangle! High quality ingredients, incredible flavor, and talented itame!
To celebrate my wife’s birthday and the birth of our third child, we planned to go on a date and have the Grane Omakase: we didn’t regret it! In fact, each of the eight courses was so good, it’s hard to pick a favorite, but we did end up doubling down on the Toro and seatrout Nigri.
The ambience is always strong, and sitting at the bar is really fun. Our waiter Chad also had such an awesome attitude and demeanor! Next time, we do plan to try the Nigri Omakase, to see how that compares from a value perspective, but either way we know it will be delicious.
Annie Bright
Aug 17, 2024
4
Overall okay. Went for lunch during the weekday, had plenty of seating both bar and tables. You will spend over $50. Everything was good, no complaints. Lunch menu had good combo sets like the bento box, soup and salad sushi. Waitress told us they make their own soy sauce which is pretty cool.
John Lawler
Jul 30, 2024
5
Incredible food, service, and atmosphere. Extremely delicious and fresh. Well prepared, executed, and served. Presentation, flavor, and decor are all on point. This is an extremely delicious and delightful sushi experience for lunch and dinner alike. There’s lots of seating along the bar and in common tables. Cannot recommend this place enough
Becca D
Jul 5, 2024
5
We did the Grand Omakase and it was incredible! I have a shellfish allergy that makes it difficult to enjoy these types of experiences, but they were incredibly accommodating and able to change things for my needs. Server was top notch with great attention to detail and answered questions we had. The atmosphere was more laid back, which I greatly appreciate for places like this.
Richie Rich
Dec 31, 2023
4
Ibam from Florida so I have some amazing sushi so I hold everything to that standard. I live in NC now so we where told this was the best here so we went and I have to say it probably is the best I have ever had or right there! No complaints everything was exceptional and the service was very good as well. The only little thing I am going to say is yes it is top quality but it seamed a little pricey for the amount we got I get it top quality equals high dollar but $200 for what I got seemed high. So in saying all that would I go again YES but it will be down the road for sure. If your looking to be impressed with sushi and other great tasting than this is the place to treat yourself with others!!
Olivia Roha
Dec 25, 2023
5
Best sushi we've had in a very long time. The ambience of the restaurant is incredible, moody and intimate. I don't eat fish, and only went for my partner, but I was absolutely in awe of the vegan bento box. It's a lot of quantity and quality for the price, I felt very well taken care of as a vegetarian.
Raymond Vagell
Nov 28, 2023
5
I always enjoy my experience at M Sushi. Their fish is fresh and their dishes are innovative. For Small Plates, I definitely recommend the "Tuna Crispy Rice", "Bun" and "Hamachi Kama". The Bun is particularly delicious. The soft melt in the mouth eel paired with crispy salmon skin wrapped in a fluffy bao bun ... Heaven! M Special Roll and the Vegan Ratatouille Roll are what I would recommend. The house made Tamago is smooth and airy at the same time. Get it as is or with rice (nigiri). For dessert, get the Mango Crepe Cake. I love that they have vegan and vegetarian options!
