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    Locals have voted the sushi here the best in Vermont for seven years straight, but the noodle soups and Korean rice bowls also boast a loyal following.
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    In this pint-size sushi shop and Japanese deli, a skilled chef fills bento boxes with fresh, high-quality maki and nigiri made to order.
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    • 197 College St., Burlington, VT (map)
    • phone802-497-2494
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    For decades, this sushi bar and cocktail lounge has filled a niche for pan-Asian eats such as Mongolian lamb and sesame beef.
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    • 3761 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT (map)
    • phone802-985-5258
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    In the Home Depot plaza, visitors choose from an array of Chinese, Japanese and Thai specialties. Behind the sushi bar, chefs craft creative maki and sashimi.
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    St. Albans' downtown pan-Asian spot serves up sushi, Thai curries, udon noodles and the always-in-demand General Tso's.
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    Toast & Eggs regulars will notice a handful of familiar dishes on the weekend brunch menu here, but this new restaurant focuses on dinner. Stop in for sushi, burgers, cocktails and craft beer, or pick it up at the takeout window.
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    Using recipes from Japanese ramen sensei, the kitchen serves noodles in tonkotsu broth with chashu pork, along with rice bowls, steamed buns and Vermont beers. Temporarily closed.
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    Variety is the spice of life, and this Chinese buffet delivers with snow crabs, noodles, barbecue ribs and pizza. Kids pay 70 cents per year of age.
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    • 66 Pearl St., Essex Junction, VT (map)
    • phone802-879-9669
    Hibachi steaks and lunchtime bento boxes are big hits here. The sushi bar's Black Dragon roll combines salmon with avocado, eel, kani and spicy mayo.
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    • 150 Dorset St., Suite 340, South Burlington, VT (map)
    • phone802-448-3525
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    Chef Taka Sato's takeout menu is short and sweet: Japanese specialties less commonly seen in Vermont, such as a bento box with karaage (fried chicken) and rice, Japanese curry, and a noodle dish.
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    Matt Hiebsch and Alina Alter offer dishes such as mushroom-and-bacon steamed buns, chicken katsu curry and spicy miso ramen with their mobile biz — many cooked over Binchōtan charcoal on a traveling konro grill. Currently in residence at Tälta Lodge for winter 2023.
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    • Mobile biz, Stowe, VT (map)
    Hibachi chefs here put on entertaining table-side shows complete with flaming onion "volcanos." Fresh nigiri and maki rolls draw sushi fans to the bar.
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    • 792 Shelburne Rd., South Burlington, VT (map)
    • phone802-660-8976
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    Skiers fuel up on traditional Japanese ramen bowls in winter. Come summertime, the mobile eatery pops up at the resort on weekends, as well as at regional festivals.
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    Launched by the couple behind Jay-based Miso Hungry food truck, Miso toh Kome Kome huts at three slopeside locations in Vermon serve up steaming bowls of from-scratch miso soup and assorted rice balls filled with Vermont pork, braised shitake and kelp or New England tuna.
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    • Bolton Valley Resort, Richmond, VT (map)
    • phone518-605-4474
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    After 10 years at the Diamond Run Mall, the restaurant moved to a new storefront. Try originals such as bourbon chicken or Japanese-style hibachi dishes.
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    Sushi, shrimp lo mein or a scorpion bowl? The wide-ranging menu here has all three.
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    • 766 Putney Rd., Brattleboro, VT (map)
    • phone802-257-8188
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    Find egg rolls and tangy Hunan chicken, but also Japanese options such as sushi, tempura veggies and brothy bowls of udon.
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    • 1332 Putney Rd., Brattleboro, VT (map)
    • phone802-257-4578
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    Turn up the heat with northern Thai dishes such as khao soi: egg noodles and pickled mustard greens in a chile-spiced coconut broth. The sushi menu plays the hits, too.
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    • 22 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT (map)
    • phone802-989-7376
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    Seeking sushi? This casual restaurant crafts affordably priced Japanese noodle bowls and rolls such as the Philly, made with cucumber, cream cheese and smoked salmon.
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    • 19 Taft Corners Shopping Ctr., Williston, VT (map)
    • phone802-288-8052
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    Mao Mizushima's Church Street sushi cart supplies ready-made maki and bento boxes, rolled fresh daily in her Old North End storefront.
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    • Mobile sushi cart, Burlington, VT (map)
    A Japanese immigrant and her team fashion sushi rolls filled with fresh fish or glazed shiitake mushrooms and Japanese squash.
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    Philippines native Marlyn Brown prepares ramen bowls and pan-Asian snacks such as spring rolls, dumplings and kimchi fried rice. Browse imports and dry goods in the on-site market.
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    Tucked into a back room of an Irish pub, the sushi bar sources fresh fish daily from a purveyor in Honolulu. Scorpion bowls and sake cocktails pair with classic sashimi, elaborate rolls and firecracker bowls.
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    The storefront's small size belies its vast selection of sashimi and specialty maki rolls. The Yam Dragon features avocado-wrapped sweet potato tempura.
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    • 4971 Main St., Suite 3, Manchester, VT (map)
    • phone802-366-1888
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    Master sushi chef Kazutoshi (Mike) Maeda presides over the omakase (chef's choice) sushi bar at the spacious new resturant. The 8-person bar is just one of the many eating areas, which also include a robata yaki charcoal grill bar, a lounge area and regular table seating. The menu goes beyond sushi to include ramen, rice bowls and dumplings.
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