NeNe Japanese Contemporary Bistro

This cozy, upscale bistro can be difficult to locate in its massive West Flamingo shopping complex. But the serious Japanese cuisine, quality ingredients, comfortable service and extremely reasonable prices make it worth navigating the suburban sprawl.

The sushi menu offers varieties and cuts that you rarely find in neighborhood spots, including Scottish salmon, spot prawns, Hokkaido scallops, the very best cuts of bluefin tuna, and your choice of Japanese or American sea urchin. And you can enjoy them without breaking the bank, especially during the daily happy hour.

The robata station offers everything from steak and chicken wings to yellowtail collar and crispy-skinned mackerel cooked over Japanese white charcoal. A wide variety of bento boxes is available after 3 p.m. daily. You'll even find a bit of itameshi (Japanese-Italian fusion) in the form of risotto and pasta dishes packed with classic Japanese flavors. (Think scallop and sea urchin pasta, or miso black cod risotto.)

Regular prices are comparatively low all day long. Visit during the daily happy hour (3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m. Sundays), however, and you'll be blown away by nigiri priced from $2 apiece for salmon, octopus and albacore to $5 for otoro, uni and botan ebi.