M Tempura ★ 4.5
Michael Lee's tempura specialist earned a Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants spot, with former Top Chef contestant Savannah Miller leading the kitchen.
OrderVegetable kakiage, Soft-shell crab tempura, Dashi broth
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M Tempura is the most focused of Michael Lee's downtown Durham concepts, and Bon Appetit named it among America's best new restaurants for it. Battered and fried to order, the tempura counter is the point; everything else is supporting cast.
Michael Lee's tempura specialist earned a Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants spot, with former Top Chef contestant Savannah Miller leading the kitchen.
OrderVegetable kakiage, Soft-shell crab tempura, Dashi broth
Selected for Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants, M Tempura is the most focused of Michael Lee's concepts. Savannah Miller leads precise tempura.

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