Best of Boston

1999 Best Market, Japanese

Yoshinoya

This Central Square institution has been providing the Boston Japanese (and other tofu freaks) with the ingredients for their home cooking for years. Yoshinoya’s endless variety of fish, nori (edible seaweed), fresh fish, and all the snacks and sweets one could wish for make this the place to begin the preparations for any good Japanese meal.

36 Prospect St., Cambridge, 617-491-8221,