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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Mābo
Yakitori Omakase · Preston Center · James Beard Finalist Best New Restaurant 2025 | James Beard Semifinalist 2026 | Esquire Best New Restaurant 2024
Chef Masayuki 'Masa' Otaka's triumphant return after closing beloved 27-year Teppo. Eight-seat chef's counter yakitori kappo in Preston Center -- binchotan-charcoal-grilled chicken in 12-plus courses ...
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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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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...
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Norman's Japanese Grill
Japanese · Oak Lawn · Duro Hospitality
Duro Hospitality's Western Japanese grill in the former Homewood space on Oak Lawn. Argentinian-style wood-fired grill for large cuts, Japanese charcoal robata for skewers. Dallas Observer Top 50. Udo...
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Uchiba
Japanese · Uptown
Uchi's upstairs izakaya-inspired sibling on Maple Ave in Uptown, built around a vast Japanese whisky list, yakitori skewers off the robata, and a rotating menu of Uchi classics and bar snacks. Lively,...