Popular restaurant now open at Cary’s Fenton. More dining options are coming.
Dining options continue to grow for visitors to Cary’s Fenton mixed-use development, most recently with an acclaimed name and brand from nearby Durham.
A new location of M Sushi, owned by renowned local chef Michael Lee, is now open at the development, according to the online Fenton directory. The new location marks Lee’s second restaurant “dedicated to high-quality seafood.”
Many local foodies are already familiar with M Sushi, with the flagship location in Durham widely regarded as the Triangle’s top sushi restaurant. Lee opened that location in 2016, and in 2021 it was named one of OpenTable’s Top 100 Restaurants in America.
Lee also owns three other restaurants in the Bull City, all within a few blocks of each other downtown: M Kokko, known for its chicken sandwiches and ramen; M Tempura, known for its fried tasting menus; and M Pocha, known for its Korean drinking food.
What to expect at new M Sushi Fenton location
The Fenton location of M Sushi will offer a “small, purposeful” menu, using “only very special seasonal seafood received directly from Japan, Korea, and the U.S.,” the restaurant’s website reads.
“The quality of our dishes is a direct result of our dedication to fresh ingredients, and our emphasis placed on maintaining traditional Japanese and Korean Cuisine,” the website reads. “We specialize in traditional nigiri and sashimi courses in addition to a once in a lifetime Grand Omakase.”
The News & Observer previously reported the Fenton location of M Sushi restaurant would occupy a 4,000 square foot space — much larger than the flagship spot.
“Sushi is my first love and it’s always been my dream to expand my business beyond Durham, so this is a major milestone for M Restaurants and a great opportunity to share my passion with a broader audience of diners,” Lee said in a 2020 news release about the new location, The N&O reported.
“I was immediately drawn to Fenton because of its impressive roster of chefs already on board, including my good friend Scott Crawford. Cary is positioned to become the next hot dining destination in the Triangle, and I’m eager to be part of it.”
Other dining options at Fenton
With M Sushi as the latest opening, the dining scene at Fenton is beginning to fill out. Several restaurants are already open and more are on the way.
Colletta, an Italian concept from major Southeastern restaurateur Steve Palmer’s Indigo Road Hospitality Group, earlier this month became the first restaurant to open at the development.
In addition to Colletta and M Sushi, Fenton’s online dining directory shows three other restaurants that are now open: CRU Food & Wine Bar, Honeysuckle Gelato and The Agency Bar + Social.
More restaurants are expected to open soon, including the Triangle’s first Superica, a popular Tex-Mex brand from chef Ford Fry; a new Dram & Draught cocktail bar and Crawford Brothers Steakhouse from Raleigh chef Scott Crawford.
The development will also offer a sports bar, Sports & Social, plus a new professional bull riding-themed bar, the PBR Cowboy Bar.
Fenton officially opened in June with a grand opening “extravaganza” to celebrate.
Reporter Drew Jackson contributed to this story.
This story was originally published September 7, 2022 at 3:56 PM.
