In a town with no shortage of fish, Whistler was until recently surprisingly absent of a top-notch sushi eatery aside from the raw bar at Araxi and Zen in Creekside. Nagomi occupies a glass-clad space near the Fairmont Chateaux Whistler. The restaurant, which opened in 2009, is home to a top-notch, on-site chef that serves as evening entertainment at the sushi bar with more traditional dining room that's popular with the upper crust of Blackcomb. Crisp tabletops and comfy banquette are surrounded in cool black-and-white images of Japanese street scenes that distract the eye from the rather mundane tiled-ceiling.
The Food
Appetizers of beef tataki with ponzu sauce and deep fried tuna namban with sliced veggies satiate the hungry skier more than the usual order of edamame. The small green salad is surprisingly less boring than its name as well as the Tako-su octopus with yam noodles. The rare clam miso soup is followed by hefty portions of Toro and salmon sashimi, Beautiful Roll with prawn tempura and Box Roll that refers to its cubist shape stuffed with scallops and salmon. A robata bar offers cooked presentations of Yakitori, veggie skewers and seafood gyoza dumplings with prix fixe dining options that cost less than $20.
Last Word
Casual Blackcomb sushi eatery and restaurant serves Japanese specialties in addition to full sushi menu for nightly dinner and wintertime lunches.
