The omakase counters worth booking · 2026

Best Sushi in NYC

New York has become a genuine sushi city, home to two of only a handful of three-Michelin-star sushi rooms outside Japan. These are the 12 omakase counters worth booking in 2026 — from the $950 benchmark to the value rooms that book in minutes — ranked, with prices and which is pure Edomae versus something else.

The dividing line in New York sushi is Edomae craft: whether the chef ages, cures and seasons the fish in the Tokyo tradition rather than serving it raw and untouched. The rooms at the top of this list do exactly that, which is why a piece of aged tuna at Sushi Noz beats a same-day platter anywhere. Price is not the guide — the $150 counter can out-cook a $400 one.

Ranked by combined Food, Ambience and Value, with credit for traditional Edomae technique. Where a room is à la carte Japanese rather than a counter omakase, the verdict says so.

The Ranking — Best Sushi in NYC

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Columbus Circle

Masa

Sushi Omakase$$$$

Masa Takayama's three-star Columbus Circle counter is the most expensive restaurant in America at roughly $950, hinoki wood and a toro-and-uni canon. Best for a once-in-a-lifetime splurge where value is beside the point.

Sushi Noz

Edomae Sushi$$$$

Nozomu Abe built an Edo-era hinoki room on the Upper East Side and serves the most traditional Edomae in the city, around $425. Best for a purist who wants Tokyo formality in Manhattan.

Sushi Sho

Edomae Sushi$$$$

Keiji Nakazawa's Upper West Side counter runs the long small-course Sushi Sho format with heavily aged fish, around $350. Best for personality and aged neta over strict orthodoxy.

Sushi Ichimura

Edomae Sushi$$$$

Eiji Ichimura's Tribeca counter is two-star Edomae built on deeply aged tuna and a slow, exacting pace, around $350. Best for serious Edomae below Masa's price.

Sushi Nakazawa

Sushi Omakase$$$$

Daisuke Nakazawa, the apprentice from Jiro Dreams of Sushi, runs a warmer twenty-piece omakase in the West Village from about $180. Best value among the name counters and the friendliest way in.

Sushi Yasuda

Edomae Sushi$$$$

The Midtown East institution carries Naomichi Yasuda's legacy of pristine, restrained nigiri at around $150, the best value of the serious counters. Best for a no-drama omakase you can usually book.

Odo

Kaiseki / Omakase$$$$

Hiroki Odo's Flatiron room hides a kaiseki-and-omakase counter behind a tea salon, around $245. Best for a kaiseki-leaning evening; go knowing it is not a pure sushi counter.

Sushi Amane

Edomae Sushi$$$$

A hidden Midtown counter from the Sushi Ginza Onodera lineage, quiet Edomae for a handful of seats, around $300. Best for an under-the-radar omakase away from the crowds.

Shion 69 Leonard

Edomae Sushi$$$$

Shion Uino's Tribeca Edomae counter (Shion 69 Leonard) holds a Michelin star for precise, classical nigiri, around $420. Best for a refined Edomae night downtown.

Soto

Sushi / Japanese$$$$

Sotohiro Kosugi's West Village room is uni-forward Japanese and sashimi rather than a counter omakase, around $120. Best for sea-urchin obsessives, not for a traditional nigiri run.

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

Japanese-French$$$$

The legacy three-star Japanese-French counter in Downtown Brooklyn runs a luxe seafood tasting at around $395. Best for a special-occasion counter meal; it is not pure sushi.

Nobu Downtown

Japanese$$$$

The Tribeca flagship of the global Nobu does black cod miso and new-style sashimi in a buzzy room, around $130. Best for a lively scene dinner, not a purist counter.

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NYC sushi, answered

What is the best sushi restaurant in NYC?

Masa and Sushi Sho hold three Michelin stars, the only New York sushi rooms at that level — Masa is the Edomae benchmark at around $950 and Sushi Sho runs an aged-fish format. Below them, Sushi Noz and Sushi Ichimura are the strongest traditional counters, and Sushi Nakazawa is the best value of the name rooms.

How much does omakase cost in NYC?

Expect a wide spread. The value end runs around $150 at Sushi Yasuda and about $180 at Sushi Nakazawa; the mid tier sits at $300 to $425 (Sushi Amane, Sushi Ichimura, Sushi Noz); and the top end reaches $950 at Masa. Prices usually include service at the ultra-luxury rooms.

Which NYC omakase is hardest to book?

Masa, Sushi Noz and Sushi Sho are the toughest and release tables about 30 days out, filling within minutes on Resy. Sushi Ichimura and the small Sushi Amane counter book up fast too. Sushi Yasuda and Sushi Nakazawa are the most reliable of the serious rooms to land on shorter notice.

What is the best value sushi in NYC?

Sushi Yasuda at around $150 is the value pick among the serious counters — Naomichi Yasuda's legacy of pristine, restrained nigiri without the ultra-luxury markup. Sushi Nakazawa at about $180 is the other strong choice, a warmer twenty-piece omakase and the friendliest way into the name-counter tier.

Is omakase the same as sushi?

Not quite. Omakase means the chef chooses and serves the sequence piece by piece at the counter, rather than you ordering off a menu. Most of the rooms here are omakase-only, which is why booking and timing matter. A few — Soto, Nobu Downtown — are à la carte Japanese rooms rather than counter omakase.

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