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Best Omakase Restaurants in Miami 2026
Omakase · Miami · 6 counters ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026
Five seats. Three hours. One chef who greets you by name and does not leave the counter until the last piece of nigiri lands. That is Naoe on Brickell Key, and it is one answer to a question Miami could not have answered five years ago: where do you go for serious omakase? The Michelin Guide arrived in 2022, handed out its first sushi stars, and the city's counters have multiplied and sharpened ever since — Edomae rooms flying fish from Toyosu, kaiseki-leaning kitchens, a Coral Gables star that charges less than its Midtown rival. Six counters, ranked on the fish, the chef and what the seat actually costs.
1.Ogawa
Miami's most ambitious sushi counter, a Michelin star and 19 courses of Japan-flown fish; book three weeks out for the city's benchmark omakase.
Ogawa, tucked behind an unmarked Midtown door, is the most serious sushi counter in Miami and earned a Michelin star in 2024 that it holds in the 2026 Florida guide. Chef Masayuki Komatsu — formerly of Morimoto South Beach and Blue Ribbon — runs a roughly 19-course omakase for ten or eleven guests at about $350 a head, the fish flown in from Japan and finished with the precision the price demands. The room is dark, hushed and built entirely around the counter; there is no menu and no à la carte. It is the most expensive omakase in the city and, on the night, the one that justifies it. Reserve through Tock; weekend seats go two to three weeks out.
Reserve on Tock; the full 19-course omakase, a sake pairing, and trust the chef entirely.
2.Shingo
A Michelin star for $180, 18 courses from the chef who put Hiden on the map; book for the best value-to-star ratio in Miami sushi.
Shingo Akikuni earned Miami its first sushi star at Hiden, then opened his own 14-seat counter in the historic La Palma building in Coral Gables in 2023 and took a star there too, held in 2026. The 18-course omakase is $180 — extraordinary value for a one-star room — premium fish from Japan finished as Edomae nigiri, with an optional sake and wine pairing at $95. Two seatings a night, at 6 and 9, Tuesday through Saturday. The cooking is disciplined and the room is calm, the antidote to South Beach. For a starred omakase that does not require a four-figure night, this is the smartest seat in the city.
Reserve on Resy; the 18-course omakase, and add the sake pairing if the budget allows.
3.Naoe
The five-seat counter where one chef cooks for you alone; book a month ahead for Miami's most personal and singular Japanese meal.
Naoe seats five. Chef Kevin Cory, who trained in Kyoto and Toyama and whose family runs a sake brewery in Japan that supplies both the sake and the soy on the counter, has cooked here on Brickell Key since relocating the restaurant in the early 2010s, and the meal is a roughly three-hour bento-and-omakase progression that no two nights repeat. It carries a Forbes Five-Star rating rather than a Michelin star, and the distinction misses the point: this is the most intimate fine-dining seat in Miami, $250 to $280 a head, with the chef working for five people and no one else. Reserve on Tock a month out; dates are scarce and go fast.
Reserve on Tock; there is no choosing — the bento and the omakase are the meal.
4.The Den at Azabu Miami Beach
A hidden 18-seat Edomae room flying fish from Toyosu; book for traditional Tokyo-style nigiri in the middle of South Beach.
The Den hides behind Sushi Azabu inside The Stanton Hotel at 161 Ocean Drive, an 18-seat Edomae counter where head chef Atsushi Okawara builds a traditional Tokyo-style progression with most of the fish flown from Toyosu market. It held a Michelin star in 2022 and 2023 before losing it in 2024, and while the star is gone the discipline is not: this is still among the most orthodox sushi in the city, nigiri made with aged and cured fish and brushed with nikiri rather than dunked in soy. Two formats — a 15-course meal at $160 and a 17-course at $245 — make it more flexible than the starred rooms. Book through the restaurant a week or so ahead.
Reserve direct or on OpenTable; the 17-course Edomae omakase if you want the full progression.
5.Hiyakawa
Komatsu's more accessible Wynwood counter, 17 courses for about $200; book for serious omakase without the Ogawa wait or bill.
Hiyakawa, the Wynwood room from the same Masayuki Komatsu who cooks at Ogawa, is the easier door into his sushi — a roughly 17-course omakase at about $200, listed in the Michelin Guide without a star. The art-district setting is moodier and louder than the starred rooms, in keeping with Wynwood, but the fish and the technique carry the family resemblance to Ogawa at a meaningfully lower price and a shorter wait. It is the counter to book when you want a genuine omakase on a few days' notice rather than a few weeks'. There is also a short sashimi-and-nigiri à la carte if the full flight is more than the evening needs.
Reserve on Resy; the full 17-course omakase, or the nigiri selection for a lighter night.
6.Midorie
A $100 omakase served all at once for the curious and the budget-minded; walk in to Coconut Grove for the city's friendliest sushi value.
Midorie, in the Courtyards of Grove Village in Coconut Grove, is the omakase for someone not yet ready to spend $350 on dinner. Its $100 omakase is a chef's selection of sushi and nigiri presented together rather than piece by piece, which purists will note is not omakase in the strict Edomae sense — but it is fresh, generous and a fraction of the starred-room price, and the broader menu runs to bowls, maki and sashimi. The 22-seat room takes walk-ins and same-day bookings, the opposite of the month-ahead counters above. As an introduction to good Miami sushi, or a casual weeknight, it earns its place.
Walk in or book same-day; the $100 omakase selection, plus a temaki or two.
How Miami does omakase
Miami is a young omakase city that grew up fast. The Michelin Guide reached Florida in 2022 and handed sushi its first local stars; within two years Ogawa and Shingo had joined the starred ranks, The Den had won and then lost a star, and a dozen serious counters had opened across Midtown, Wynwood, Coral Gables and the Grove. The fish is the tell: the best rooms fly tuna, uni and seasonal catch from Toyosu market in Tokyo two and three times a week, and a counter that cannot tell you where its fish slept last night is not playing at this level. Prices run from $100 at the entry to $350 at the top — wide for a single cuisine in one city.
Geography spreads the counters out, so plan the drive. Midtown holds Ogawa, Wynwood has Hiyakawa, Coral Gables keeps Shingo, Brickell Key hides Naoe, and South Beach has The Den. Booking is the real barrier: the small rooms release dates weeks ahead on Tock and Resy and sell out first during Art Basel in December. Tipping follows the U.S. norm of 18 to 20 percent, often added as a service charge at the counter. For the wider field, compare the global counters in the best omakase worldwide guide, read the broader city sushi picture in the Miami sushi guide, and map the rest of town through the Miami dining guide.
Where not to book
Skip these for a real omakase
The South Beach "omakase" with bottle service and a DJ. Several scene rooms sell a $200 "chef's selection" that is really a sashimi platter with a soundtrack and a markup tied to the address. If the counter will not tell you the course count or where the fish comes from, eat at one of the rooms above instead.
Naoe or Ogawa if you want to talk through dinner or arrive hungry for choice. Both are silent, set, no-substitutions counters built around the chef, not the table. For a more relaxed, flexible night, Hiyakawa in Wynwood or Midorie in Coconut Grove are the easier seats.
Frequently asked
What is the best omakase in Miami?
Ogawa in Midtown holds a Michelin star and runs the most ambitious counter in the city — a 19-course omakase from chef Masayuki Komatsu at about $350 a head, fish flown from Japan. For the same star at a far gentler price, Shingo in Coral Gables charges $180 for 18 courses. The most personal seat in Miami is Naoe on Brickell Key, where Kevin Cory cooks for five guests at a time. Pick Ogawa for the benchmark, Shingo for value, Naoe for intimacy.
How much does omakase cost in Miami?
Miami omakase runs from about $100 to $350 a head before sake. Midorie in Coconut Grove is the entry point at $100; Shingo charges $180 for 18 courses, The Den runs $160 to $245, Hiyakawa lands near $200, Naoe is $250 to $280, and Ogawa tops the list at $350. Sake and wine pairings add $80 to $120, and most counters add a service charge, so read the booking terms before you sit down.
Which Miami omakase restaurants have a Michelin star?
Two omakase counters hold a Michelin star in the 2026 Florida guide: Ogawa in Midtown and Shingo in Coral Gables, both awarded in 2024. The Den at Azabu Miami Beach held a star in 2022 and 2023 before losing it; Naoe carries a Forbes Five-Star rating rather than a Michelin star. Hiyakawa appears in the Michelin Guide without a star. Miami's omakase scene has matured fast since the guide arrived in 2022.
How far ahead do you need to book omakase in Miami?
Book the small counters weeks out. Naoe seats five and releases dates on Tock a month ahead; Ogawa and Shingo want two to three weeks for a weekend, also on Tock and Resy. The Den and Hiyakawa are easier, often bookable within the week, and Midorie takes walk-ins and same-day seats. During Art Basel in December the starred rooms vanish first, so plan that week earliest of all.
What is the difference between Edomae and modern omakase in Miami?
Edomae omakase follows the Tokyo tradition of nigiri made from fish aged, cured and brushed with nikiri soy, served piece by piece — The Den at Azabu and Naoe lean closest to it, with much of the fish flown from Toyosu market. Modern Miami counters like Ogawa and Hiyakawa blend nigiri with kaiseki-style cooked courses and richer, more global touches. Both are valid; the question is whether you want pure sushi or a fuller meal.
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