Japanese Omakase · Deep Ellum · Michelin 1 Star (2024, 2025)
Intimate 10-seat omakase from Chef Tatsuya Sekiguchi. Fourteen-course edomae-style of pristine nigiri and sashimi, each piece a masterclass in technique. The most exclusive table in Dallas -- reservat...
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Shinsei
Pan-Asian / Sushi · Park Cities
Pan-Asian restaurant and sushi bar opened in 2006 by Lynae Fearing and Tracy Rathbun in Inwood Village. 'Shinsei' means 'rebirth' -- the two-story space was the restaurateurs' first venture together a...
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Nobu Dallas
Japanese / Japanese-Peruvian · Uptown
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's signature Japanese-Peruvian restaurant inside Hotel Crescent Court in Uptown, open since 2005 with a Rockwell Group-designed dining room. Signature dishes include black cod miso,...
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Namo
Japanese / Edomae Sushi · West Village
Edomae-style sushi bar in West Village from brothers Henry and Brandon Cohanim, with Miyazaki-born executive chef Kazuhito 'Kaz' Mabuchi (formerly of LA's 2-Michelin-star Sushi Ginza Onodera) running ...
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Uchi Dallas
Modern Japanese · Uptown · James Beard Best Chef Southwest (Tyson Cole, 2011)
The 2015 Dallas outpost of Tyson Cole's Austin legend. Cole -- James Beard Best Chef Southwest 2011 -- brought his modern Japanese playbook to Maple Avenue with hot/cold tastings, makimono, yakimono, ...
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Bar Colette
Cocktail Bar / Modern Sushi · West Village · James Beard Award Best New Bar Finalist 2025
Cozy West Village cocktail bar from the Namo team (brothers Henry and Brandon Cohanim), named a 2025 James Beard Best New Bar finalist. Cocktails come from bar director Ruben Rolon and the food is pla...
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AKAI at Musume
Japanese Speakeasy / Cocktail Bar · Arts District
Japanese speakeasy hidden inside Musume in the Hall Arts District, reopened in 2025 after a six-figure redesign by California's The Design Agency. A 15-foot serpentine banquette, 25-foot black marble ...
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Jo'Seon Wagyu Omakase
Korean Wagyu Omakase · Design District · CultureMap Best New Restaurant Nominee 2026
Dallas first Korean Wagyu omakase by Executive Chef Danny Shin, featuring certified Japanese A5 Wagyu flown in fresh six days a week, paired with uni, truffle, and rare seasonal ingredients.
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Uchiko Plano
Japanese (Omakase & Modern) · Plano (Legacy West)
Uchiko's North Texas outpost in Legacy West Plano brings the Austin original's elegant Japanese sensibility with added Texas smoke and fire. Diners can go full 10-course omakase or opt for the flexibl...
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Tei-An
Japanese Soba · Arts District · D Magazine Top 50
Chef Teiichi Sakurai hand-pulls soba noodles daily in the Arts District -- a craft so precise it's hypnotic. The omakase is world-class, the cold soba is transcendent, and this is a true Dallas instit...