Sushi @ Temple Records
Venue Brief
Two-level Temple Place spot with a vinyl-spinning cocktail bar upstairs and a narrow à la carte sushi counter below, drawing Downtown Crossing couples and sake drinkers.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- IntimateDate NightUpbeat
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Casual Chic
- Cuisine
- SushiJapanese
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesLocals
- Music genre
- Old School HitsCommercial Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 5 – 10 PMTue 5 – 10 PMWed 5 – 10 PMThu 5 – 10 PM BestFri 5 – 10:30 PM BusySat 5 – 10:30 PM BusySun Closed
- Vibe score
- 8.3 / 10
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About Sushi @ Temple Records
Street level is a slim cocktail room with a short food menu, records on the turntable and retro music memorabilia on the walls; the sushi is served downstairs along a pale-wood counter where itamae work in full view. Ordering is à la carte rather than omakase, so diners build their own run of nigiri, hand rolls and small cooked plates such as chawanmushi and simmered daikon, with fish sourced beyond Japan, including a Korean flounder regulars single out. Sake prices sit high, and critical reviews point to roughly $15 a piece, a shallow counter and little chat from the chefs, while fans praise the quality of the fish and birthday touches from staff. The soundtrack leans on loud 2000s hits. Hours run 5pm to 10pm Monday to Thursday and to 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday. It holds 4.6 on Google and made both The Infatuation and Time Out best-bar lists in 2026.
