Japanese / Sushi · South Lamar · James Beard Award
Tyson Cole's James Beard Award-winning Japanese restaurant — the hama chili, machi cure, and omakase are legendary. The original South Lamar location put Austin on the national fine dining map, with a...
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Kemuri Tatsu-ya
Japanese BBQ · East Austin
Chef Tatsu Aikawa's Japanese izakaya / Texas BBQ mashup. Taiyaki cornbread, brisket tsukemen, guaca-poke, and a smoked-yakitori program that reads like an Austin dare. Loud, inventive, packed. The mos...
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Craft Omakase
Japanese Omakase · North Loop · Michelin Star 2024
Intimate 12-seat omakase counter with 22-course seasonal tasting menu. Earned a Michelin star within 11 months of opening.
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Kappo Kappo
French-Japanese Omakase · Downtown
French-Japanese omakase from twin chefs Gohei and Haru Kishi at the Austin Proper Hotel, with 25 seats built around a chef's counter. An 11-course tasting spotlights A5 wagyu and the day's market fish...
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Otoko
Japanese Omakase · South Congress
Omakase combining barbecue and kaiseki on South Congress. Infatuation top 25. One of the most unique fine dining experiences in Texas, blending Japanese precision with Texas smoke.
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Uchiko
Japanese · North Loop
Uchi's sister restaurant offering a farmstead-inspired approach to Japanese cuisine with seasonal, locally sourced ingredients in a sleek North Austin space.
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Tsuke Edomae
Japanese Omakase / Sushi · East Austin · Tastemaker Award Nominee 2026
Intimate edomae-style sushi counter in East Austin focusing on traditional Tokyo-style nigiri technique. Fish sourced from Japan's Tsukiji market and the Gulf. The tsuke (marinated) preparations honor...
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Hai Hospitality / Uchi Round Rock
Japanese / Sushi · North Austin
Suburban outpost of Tyson Cole's acclaimed Japanese restaurant bringing the same JBF-winning quality to Round Rock. Omakase, creative rolls, and the signature hama chili in a polished suburban setting...
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Soto
Japanese · South Lamar
Chef Tyson Cole's second Domain concept — a more intimate, sushi-counter-focused extension of the Uchi universe. Omakase-leaning menus, Japanese raw-bar classics, and a dim, date-night dining room jus...
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Sushi|Bar ATX
Japanese / Omakase · East Austin · Intimate 10-seat omakase — Eater Austin Best New
A 10-seat E 6th omakase counter from the Sushi|Bar group — an 18-course chef-choice program, a strong sake-and-whisky pairing selection, and one of the most critically-consistent sushi rooms Austin ha...