Ten – Japanese
Ten invites guests into a serene, minimalist space where the art of Japanese cuisine is celebrated through meticulously plated dishes and bold, clean flavors. Diners can savor the smoky richness of torched mackerel and the velvety decadence of monkfish liver before diving into the golden, airy crunch of lobster tempura. The experience culminates in the comforting warmth of steaming udon and deep, savory miso, offering a sophisticated journey through Japan’s most cherished culinary textures.
120 East Main Street, Charlottesville VA 22902 https://ten-sushi.com/Rating: 5/5 (1 reviews)
Cuisine: Japanese
Price range: $
Dietary options: dairy-free, halal, high-protein, keto, low-carb, vegan, vegetarian, heart-healthy, low-fat, low-sodium, paleo, pescatarian, plant-based, whole30, anti-inflammatory, atkins, dash-sodium-reduced, gerd, low-cholesterol, south-beach, aip, alkaline, carnivore, renal, tlc, volumetrics, zone, lectin-free, macrobiotic, slow-carb
Currently open
Hours
- Tuesday - Thursday
- 5:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- Friday - Saturday
- 5:00 PM - 9:15 PM
What diners are saying
Diners rave about the exceptional fish quality and generous portions, frequently highlighting the fresh, savory flavors of the TEN Hamachi and Miso Sea Bass. Celebrated for its romantic and upscale atmosphere, guests love the impressive sake list and standout dishes like the Lobster Tempura and Tiger Prawns. Reviewers consistently praise the friendly, attentive service, often noting that the knowledgeable staff helps create a stunning dining experience perfect for foodies.
Menu
Appetizers
- Edamame - $8: young soy beans, sea salt Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Alkaline, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb Available at: dinner, lunch
- Gyoza - $10: pork and ginger dumplings, soy, chili crisp Available at: dinner, lunch
- Sunomono - $16: choice of snow crab, octopus, scallop or yellowtail, house oshinko, seaweed, ponzu Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Aburi Saba - $10: lightly broiled Japanese mackerel, house oshinko, su miso Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Alkaline, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ankimo - $14: gently poached monkfish liver, shiso, house oshinko, ponzu Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Sodium Available at: dinner, lunch
Soups
- Aka Dashi Miso - $7: red miso, tofu, nameko mushroom, and scallion Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Alkaline, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Udon - $9: noodles, tempura crunch, nori, japanese soy broth Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, DASH Sodium-Reduced Available at: dinner, lunch
Salads
- Seaweed Salad - $8: hiyashi wakame Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Low-Sodium, Atkins, South-Beach, Carnivore, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ten Salad - $13: organic field greens, radish, cucumber, pine nuts, ginger dressing Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
Tempura
- Lobster Tempura - $23: sweet aioli Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Tiger Shrimp Tempura - $20: spicy aioli Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Avocado Tempura - $13: sweet aioli Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Cuttlefish Tempura - $17: korean chili and sesame cream reduction Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Rock Shrimp Tempura - $18: spicy and sweet wasabi aioli Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
Skewers
- Harami Skewer - $20: wagyu steak with choice of wasabi, garlic, or miso Available at: dinner, lunch
- Yakitori - $10: chicken with choice of teriyaki, spicy yuzu or spicy honey Dietary tags: High-Protein, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Harami Trio - $28: three wagyu skirt steak skewers: wasabi, garlic, and miso Available at: dinner, lunch
- Tori Trio - $15: three chicken skewers: teriyaki, spicy yuzu, and honey Dietary tags: Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly Available at: dinner, lunch
Chef Recommendations
- Wagyu Tenderloin - $48: truffle herb wasabi butter Available at: dinner, lunch
- Miso Sea Bass - $28: saikyo miso marinade, baby bok choi, cilantro dashi Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chirashi - $34: assorted sashimi over sushi rice Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ten Hamachi - $20: lightly seared yellowtail sashimi, ponzu butter Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Poke Don - $26: diced tuna, avocado, sushi rice, soy sesame sauce Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
Rolls
- Kani Avocado Roll - $14: snow crab, cucumber, avocado, tobiko Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ebi Tempura Roll - $14: shrimp tempura, scallion, wasabi tobiko, spicy sauce Dietary tags: High-Protein, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, DASH Sodium-Reduced Available at: dinner, lunch
- Soft Shell Crab Roll - $14: soft shell crab, shiso, avocado, cucumber, kaiware, sweet aioli Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Japanese Wagyu Beef Roll - $22: kalbi marinated wagyu, avocado, lettuce Available at: dinner, lunch
- Wasabi Roll - $14: tuna, cucumber, kizami, creamy wasabi, wasabi tobiko Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Avocado Roll - $7: avocado Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Tiger Roll - $14: tiger prawn, avocado, cucumber, crunch, tobiko, unagi, spicy sauces Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Hotate Roll - $14: spicy scallop, avocado, scallion, cucumber Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Negi Toro Roll - $11: toro and scallion Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ume Shiso Kyuri Roll - $8: sour plum, shiso, cucumber Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Renal, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Shiitake Roll - $7: shiitake mushroom Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Renal, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Maguro Karai Honey Roll - $14: tuna, scallion, spicy honey sauce Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Stella Blue Crab Roll - $17: blue crab, cucumber, avocado, tobiko, sweet aioli, old bay Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Spicy Toro Roll - $20: chu toro, avocado, pickled jalepeno, crunch, spicy sauces, tobiko Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Dragon Roll - $18: fresh water eel, tamago, avocado, shiso Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Rainbow Roll - $19: kani avocado roll topped with sashimi, avocado, and tobiko Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Cucumber Roll - $7: cucumber Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Renal, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Sake Roll - $15: salmon, avocado, pickled jalapeno, kewpie, crunch Dietary tags: High-Protein, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Teka Maki - $8: tuna Dietary tags: High-Protein, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
- Unagi Sansho Roll - $9: fresh water eel, japanese peppercorns, unagi sauce Dietary tags: High-Protein, Pescatarian, Low-Cholesterol Available at: dinner, lunch
- Yasai Maki - $9: local greens, burdock, shiitake, avocado, cucumber Dietary tags: Pescatarian, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
Sushi & Sashimi
- Maguro (Tuna) - $7: red meat fish Dietary tags: Halal, Whole30, Paleo, AIP, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Oh Toro - $9: super rich marbled tuna Dietary tags: High-Protein, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Atkins, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Sake (Salmon) - $7: red meat fish Dietary tags: Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chu Toro - $8: marbled tuna Dietary tags: High-Protein, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Atkins, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Hamachi (Yellowtail) - $6: white meat fish Dietary tags: Whole30, Paleo, AIP, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Hawaiian Walu - $6: escolar Dietary tags: Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Suzuki - $7: atlantic coast striped bass Dietary tags: Halal, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Madai - $7: Japanese snapper Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Halal, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Tako - $6: steamed octopus Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, GERD-Friendly, Carnivore, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Unagi - $7: broiled fresh water eel Dietary tags: Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
Desserts
- Warm Chocolate Cake - $8: vanilla ice cream, matcha powder, chocolate crumble Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, TLC
- Mochi Ice Cream - $6: green tea Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, GERD-Friendly, TLC
Beverages
- Sparkling Ten Cocktail - $14: sparkling wine, hendrick’s, elderflower liqueur, aloe Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Lectin-Free
- Pomegranate Sour - $15: roku gin, pama, lemon, hibiscus simple Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free
- Ten Martini - $15: local Cirrus vodka, saké, aloe Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Lectin-Free
- Sapporo Beer - $14: 20oz lager
- Asahi Super Dry - $8: japanese lager Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Renal
Restaurants near Ten
- Bad Luck Ramen — Japanese
- Domoishi — Japanese
- Now and Zen — Japanese
- Mochiko — Japanese
- Mashu Festival — Japanese
- Kabuto Sushi and Teppanyaki — Japanese
- Poke Sushi Bowl — Japanese
- Mashumen — Japanese
- M Sushi — Japanese
- Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet — Japanese
- Akira Level Sushi & Ramen — Japanese
- Rapture — American
