A little less than three years back, I dashed off a quick post about New York’s best sushi restaurants. And, rather inexplicably, that little compendium became a big hit; it quickly garnered well over a hundred thousand views, and continues to draw a sizable crowd today, remaining atop the Google results for ‘sushi nyc’.

But, in the years since, several of the restaurants I listed have gone out of business, the sushi playing field has shifted, and the entire piece has aged its way further and further out of date. So, to keep the self-aggrandizement flame of service journalism alive, I’m circling back around, resampling old haunts, testing newcomers, and culling recommendations and reviews from fellow fish fanatics.

I’ve already nailed down my early contenders for each of the new piece’s five categories: Uptown, Downtown, Cheap, Not Sushi, and Retardedly Overrated. But, if you, fair reader, have thoughts on places I should be stopping, that might fit in one of those five categories, and that I might have unfortunately overlooked, I’d much appreciate the advice.

Arigato in advance, and itadakimasu.