MICHELIN Guide Chicago
Arami
- 1829 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 60622, United States
- 25 - 70 USD • Japanese, Asian
Take Away
Signature takes on Japanese dishes, plus sake, for delivery or takeout Wed-Sun.
MICHELIN Guide Chicago
Arami
- 1829 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 60622, United States
- 25 - 70 USD • Japanese, Asian
MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Make your way to this urban enclave—replete with a cherished counter and soaring skylights—for impressive sushi, small plates, and specialty Japanese cocktails. The window display of bamboo, moss, and river stones is a symbol of welcome serenity on this ever-changing stretch. Aside from its standout façade and sleek interior, Arami draws a crowd for Chef Joseph Fontelera's nightly selection of sashimi and nigiri.
Kick things off with a spicy tako maguro maki filled with octopus, tuna, eel sauce, and chili oil; or marinated tuna-wrapped zuke maguro kani. Shishito peppers lend that delicious bit of crunch to a small plate of katsuobushi and ponzu, not unlike those miso-graham cracker crumbles that garnish coconut- cinnamon- and banana-flavored ice cream.
- = Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
- ò Simple restaurant
Speciality
- Zuke maguro kani or spicy Alaskan king crab wrapped with marinated tuna
- Wasabi shoyu marinated salmon, sesame, shiso, cucumber sunomono, white miso sauce
- Mochi and green tea

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