Who's up for a Great Neck sushi crawl? Known for an eclectic Chinese food scene, the North Shore village now lays claim to nearly a dozen Japanese spots. Block for block, it may be the highest concentration of raw fish on Long Island.

"The young people, they like omakase," says chef Benny Tong, who recently opened Benny's Sushi. "You just need a small counter and you can do a lot of business. The price, you can sell higher."

Although the competition has become stiff, that hasn't stopped these two new concepts from opening in recently.

Benny's Sushi

Inside the Inn at Great Neck, 30 Cutter Mill Rd.

Loyal customers were crushed when the local standby Matsuya closed and moved to Roslyn when its lease expired this spring . People had forged a connection with Tong, an amiable sushi chef (

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