Daigo

Daigo’s original location is inside of Dekalb Market Hall , but their Carroll Street outpost in Park Slope is secretly the best one. It helps that this sushi restaurant is not in a subterranean food hall (hello, windows), but we also like the particularly quiet street. The second you step into the closet-sized spot, the tangy-sweet smell of sushi rice hits you like a well-seasoned brick.

On a Wednesday you’ll find the place packed with neighborhood folks: maybe a small group of friends sipping miso soup at the bar, and a couple sitting at one of two tables outside because they brought their dog who has a taste for edamame. The sushi rolls at Daigo are shorter and wider than you’ll find at your typical Japanese spot, which means slightly more rice, but more importantly, more filling. There’s no way to order wrong, but pay special attention to the scallop roll with yuzu kosho, the salmon with ikura, and the smoked trout roll—the fish for that one comes from the Hudson Valley. Everything is available as a handroll or a cut roll, and though a lot of people do takeout, it’s a pretty peaceful place to eat some fresh-tasting fish with someone you really like.