by Marie Richie

RESTAURANT MURATA
200 SW Market St., Suite 105
Portland, OR 97201
(503)-227-0080
Probably the most expensive sushi restaurant in town, Murata specializes in creating authentic Japanese food of the highest quality. This small and sparsely decorated space in downtown also offers private tatami rooms that can be reserved. This is the only place in town to reliably get fresh toro (fatty tuna belly). Be sure to ask your server for some recommendations, as you’re sure to encounter things on the menu that gaijin have never heard of – they’ll be happy to help you expand your culinary horizons. The usually large Japanese crowd found here on any given night attests to the authenticity.