Daisuke Nakazawa trained under Jiro Ono — yes, that Jiro — and his West Village omakase is one of the purest sushi experiences in America. Twenty-one courses of pristine Edomae-style nigiri at a 10-se...
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Sushi Sho
Japanese Omakase · Midtown East · Michelin 3-Star (New 2025)
Three Michelin stars at an eight-seat Edomae sushi counter in Midtown. Keiji Nakazawa, the sushi master behind Sushi Nakazawa, created a $450 omakase experience that just surpassed Per Se and Le Berna...
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Sushi Noz
Japanese · Upper East Side · 2 Michelin Stars
Two Michelin stars and a $550 omakase that's worth selling furniture for. Nozomu Abe's Upper East Side sushi temple serves Edomae-style nigiri with fish aged using techniques that most American sushi ...
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Masa
Japanese · Midtown West · 2 Michelin Stars
The most expensive restaurant in America, and Masayoshi Takayama makes zero apologies. The $750+ omakase at the counter is Japanese minimalism taken to its logical extreme — pristine fish, perfect ric...
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Jōji
Japanese · Midtown East · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for a subterranean omakase hidden near Grand Central Terminal. Chef George Ruan serves lunch ($295) and dinner ($410) at a sleek counter tucked beneath One Vanderbilt. The fish is pr...
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Yoshino
Japanese · NoHo · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for a 20-course omakase in NoHo at $500 per person. Tadashi Yoshida's restaurant, named for the Japanese town where his father was born, is one of the most ambitious sushi experience...
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Shion 69 Leonard
Japanese · Tribeca · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for Edomae-style sushi at a Tribeca counter. Chef Shion Uino's $400 omakase is focused and elegant — pristine fish, warm rice, and a quiet intensity that demands your full attention....
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Icca
Japanese · Financial District · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for a Financial District omakase that offers both a $495 sushi bar experience and a $195 Italian-inspired Kappo at tables. Chef Kazushige Suzuki trained in both traditions, and the d...
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Tempura Matsui
Japanese · Midtown East · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for tempura that's elevated to an art form. Kazushige Suzuki's Murray Hill restaurant serves a $295 dinner omakase and $168 lunch focused entirely on the Japanese art of frying. Each...
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Noz 17
Japanese · Chelsea · 1 Michelin Star
A more accessible sibling to the omakase temple Sushi Noz, offering stunning Japanese cuisine in Chelsea without requiring a second mortgage. The quality of fish is extraordinary -- the Noz team sourc...