The Best Omakase in New York City
From a three-Michelin-star Edomae counter to the Jiro-trained master in the West Village — and one star you can actually book without a second mortgage.
Omakase — "I leave it to you" — means putting the meal in the chef's hands at a sushi counter, usually a fixed progression of nigiri served one piece at a time. New York has more world-class omakase than any U.S. city, and the range is enormous: from $200 kaiseki to a $750 counter that is, on paper, the most expensive restaurant in America. These are the rooms worth the splurge, each scored and verified by Dim Hour, with the Michelin standing and price reality spelled out.
A note on style: most of the counters below serve Edomae sushi (the Tokyo tradition of aged, lightly cured fish over warm rice), while a couple run kaiseki (a multi-course seasonal tasting). Reservations are the hard part — nearly all require booking weeks ahead on Tock or Resy.
Sushi Sho
The top of the city: three Michelin stars at an eight-seat Edomae counter near Grand Central. The omakase runs around $450, the fish is aged with obsessive precision, and seats are among the hardest in New York to land.
Sushi Noz
Two Michelin stars on the Upper East Side and one of the purest splurges in the city — an omakase around $550 of Edomae nigiri at a hinoki-wood counter. Book weeks ahead.
Masa
On paper the most expensive restaurant in America: a $750+ counter omakase of austere Japanese minimalism at Columbus Circle, two Michelin stars. The special-occasion-to-end-all pick.
Sushi Nakazawa
Daisuke Nakazawa trained under Jiro Ono, and his West Village counter is one of the purest sushi experiences in the country. One Michelin star; the twenty-piece omakase is the order.
Yamada
A ten-course kaiseki counter tucked inside the Canal Arcade in Chinatown — one Michelin star, a four-star New York Times review, and #2 on the NYT Top 100. More intimate (and a touch more attainable) than the Midtown sushi temples.
Noz 17
The accessible entry point: a more relaxed sibling to Sushi Noz in Chelsea, one Michelin star, with sharp Japanese cooking that does not require remortgaging the apartment. Start here if the $500 counters are out of reach.
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