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Where to Indulge in an Omakase Around Atlanta

From budget-friendly sashimi and nigiri meals to splurge-worthy sushi and small bites feasts of up to 20 courses

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For lovers of sushi, few dining experiences are as indulgent and exciting than an omakase (“I’ll leave it up to you” or chef’s choice.) It’s often an interactive experience, too, where people sit at the sushi bar engaging with and watching the chef meticulously prepare each course. Until recently, only a few restaurants around Atlanta offered omakase as an option on the menu. Now the omakase is a serious trend in Atlanta, with new restaurants opening focused on providing nothing but these chef’s choice dining experiences. Former omakase pop-ups are also transforming into permanent restaurants in Atlanta, including Omakase by Yun opening in 2023 at Ashford Lane in Dunwoody. Here are a few restaurants offering omakase experiences to try, ranging from budget-friendly meals to splurge-worthy feasts of up to 20 courses.

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Yakitori Jinbei

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Looking for an indulgent sushi takeout option? Yakitori Jinbei offers a bento box omakase for just $89 that includes a sashimi appetizer, sashimi, nigiri, and maki. Orders must be placed 48 hours in advance for pick up Wednesday through Saturday. Open Mondays.

Omakase Table

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Owned by chef Leonard Yu, this restaurant offers two seatings per night at its sushi bar for up to 12 people serving a 20-course omakase feast. The omakase here includes course after course of otsumami (small bites), fresh nigiri, dishes like atsuyaki tamago castella (multi-layered omelette), temaki (hand roll), and dessert. Reservations required. $235 per person. BYOB currently. No corkage fee.

At just 15 seats, and built around offering an intimate, one-on-one experience between diners and the sushi chef, Mujo is a splurge-worthy destination restaurant for indulging in an omakase. Located next door to Cooks and Soldiers, this restaurant from chef J. Trent Harris features course after course of nigiri prepared in the edomae sushi style, along with other dishes like hakurei turnip tartlets, buta nikomi with braised iberico pork, and tamagoyaki (Japanese shrimp and egg cake similar to an omelette.) Dessert is paired with konacha green tea. Mujo is reservation only, which includes the cocktail bar. Reservations required. $225 per person.

Hayakawa

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Chef Atsushi “Art” Hayakawa relocated his beloved eponymous sushi restaurant from its longtime home on Buford Highway to Star Metals on Howell Mill Road in 2023. Now called Hayakawa, the in-town location is much more intimate with just a small sushi bar focused on the omakase experience. But people can still expect to see the charming Chef Art behind the counter preparing extravagant courses of sushi throughout the meal with interludes of other Japanese small bites and cooked dishes. Reservations required. $315 per person.

Chirori - Omakase & Sushi

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Located in the Home Park neighborhood on 14th Street, Chirori offers an omakase experience that includes appetizers, 12 courses of nigiri, soup, and dessert. Reservations highly encouraged. $110 per person. Open Mondays.

Nagomiya

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Takashi Otsuka, the owner of Wagaya and Chirori, opened this Japanese restaurant at the Tens on West complex in 2021. Order everything from a la carte nigiri and sashimi and bowls of ramen to spicy cheese karaage, shrimp tempura, and a variety of udon. Nagomiya also features a seven-course omakase offering chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), sunomono (Japanese cucumber salad), tempura, seven pieces of nigiri, a hand roll, soup, and dessert. $90 per person. Open Mondays.

Omakase by Sean Park

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For a more personalized private omakase experience, chef Sean Park offers everything from intimate three-course dinners for two and customized sushi boxes to beautiful sushi spreads meant to feed a crowd. Click here to book.

Saito - Sushi, Steak & Cocktails

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Located in the lobby of the century-old Regenstein’s department store building on Andrew Young International Boulevard, Saito Sushi is led by master sushi chef Saito Saito. Along with a la carte sushi on the menu, there’s also the option to reserve a seat for an omakase created by Saito himself. The restaurant offers three omakase options. Reservations highly encouraged.

This trendy destination restaurant in Buckhead includes two omakase options on its menu. There’s the Miyabi at $155, which includes an appetizer, sashimi plate, hot dish, an assortment of nigiri, and dessert, and the more elaborate and traditional Umi-Kase (at the sushi bar only) for $190. Celebrities frequent Umi, so keep an eye out. Reservations required. $155 to $190 per person. Open Mondays.

Taka Sushi Restaurant

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Regulars of this Buckhead sushi restaurant know to partake in an omakase experience here, which come as six-, eight-, or ten-course feasts during dinner. Reservations highly encouraged. Prices vary seasonally. Open Mondays.

MF Sushi

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Hidden away in the Inman Quarter complex off of North Highland, trendy MF Sushi from Alex and Chris Kinjo features beautifully plated omakase experiences. Reservations required. $75 to $150 per person.

NoriFish

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Backed by Justin Lim and chef Sean Park of Okiboru Tsukemen and Ramen, NoriFish offers three omakases serving between 10 and 17 items with the option to add sturgeon caviar to the meal. Expect sushi like wild yellowtail snapper with yuzu ponzu, Serrano chili, and blood orange and striped jack fish with nikiri, pecorino Romano, and lime during an omakase. $60 to $150 per person.

Lily Sushi Bar

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While not a traditional omakase experience, Lily Sushi Bar in Alpharetta offers two budget-friendly dinner specials featuring a dealer’s choice selection of sushi. The chefs will create six sashimi bites for $62 or eight pieces of nigiri for $36. $36 to $62 per person. Open Mondays.

Cuddlefish

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After closing Brush Sushi in 2022 ahead of its relocation to Buckhead in 2023, chef Jason Liang and John Chen opened their latest venture together in the Decatur space just two weeks later. Cuddlefish centers its dinner menu on temaki or hand rolls, but does offer a section of “Chef Sets” serving everything from miso soup and poke to temaki and sushi. A Perimeter Center location of Cuddlefish opens at the High Street development in 2024. Reservations highly encouraged. $32 to $99 per person.

Yakitori Jinbei

Looking for an indulgent sushi takeout option? Yakitori Jinbei offers a bento box omakase for just $89 that includes a sashimi appetizer, sashimi, nigiri, and maki. Orders must be placed 48 hours in advance for pick up Wednesday through Saturday. Open Mondays.

Omakase Table

Owned by chef Leonard Yu, this restaurant offers two seatings per night at its sushi bar for up to 12 people serving a 20-course omakase feast. The omakase here includes course after course of otsumami (small bites), fresh nigiri, dishes like atsuyaki tamago castella (multi-layered omelette), temaki (hand roll), and dessert. Reservations required. $235 per person. BYOB currently. No corkage fee.

Mujō

At just 15 seats, and built around offering an intimate, one-on-one experience between diners and the sushi chef, Mujo is a splurge-worthy destination restaurant for indulging in an omakase. Located next door to Cooks and Soldiers, this restaurant from chef J. Trent Harris features course after course of nigiri prepared in the edomae sushi style, along with other dishes like hakurei turnip tartlets, buta nikomi with braised iberico pork, and tamagoyaki (Japanese shrimp and egg cake similar to an omelette.) Dessert is paired with konacha green tea. Mujo is reservation only, which includes the cocktail bar. Reservations required. $225 per person.

Hayakawa

Chef Atsushi “Art” Hayakawa relocated his beloved eponymous sushi restaurant from its longtime home on Buford Highway to Star Metals on Howell Mill Road in 2023. Now called Hayakawa, the in-town location is much more intimate with just a small sushi bar focused on the omakase experience. But people can still expect to see the charming Chef Art behind the counter preparing extravagant courses of sushi throughout the meal with interludes of other Japanese small bites and cooked dishes. Reservations required. $315 per person.

Chirori - Omakase & Sushi

Located in the Home Park neighborhood on 14th Street, Chirori offers an omakase experience that includes appetizers, 12 courses of nigiri, soup, and dessert. Reservations highly encouraged. $110 per person. Open Mondays.

Nagomiya

Takashi Otsuka, the owner of Wagaya and Chirori, opened this Japanese restaurant at the Tens on West complex in 2021. Order everything from a la carte nigiri and sashimi and bowls of ramen to spicy cheese karaage, shrimp tempura, and a variety of udon. Nagomiya also features a seven-course omakase offering chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), sunomono (Japanese cucumber salad), tempura, seven pieces of nigiri, a hand roll, soup, and dessert. $90 per person. Open Mondays.

Omakase by Sean Park

For a more personalized private omakase experience, chef Sean Park offers everything from intimate three-course dinners for two and customized sushi boxes to beautiful sushi spreads meant to feed a crowd. Click here to book.

Saito - Sushi, Steak & Cocktails

Located in the lobby of the century-old Regenstein’s department store building on Andrew Young International Boulevard, Saito Sushi is led by master sushi chef Saito Saito. Along with a la carte sushi on the menu, there’s also the option to reserve a seat for an omakase created by Saito himself. The restaurant offers three omakase options. Reservations highly encouraged.

Umi

This trendy destination restaurant in Buckhead includes two omakase options on its menu. There’s the Miyabi at $155, which includes an appetizer, sashimi plate, hot dish, an assortment of nigiri, and dessert, and the more elaborate and traditional Umi-Kase (at the sushi bar only) for $190. Celebrities frequent Umi, so keep an eye out. Reservations required. $155 to $190 per person. Open Mondays.

Taka Sushi Restaurant

Regulars of this Buckhead sushi restaurant know to partake in an omakase experience here, which come as six-, eight-, or ten-course feasts during dinner. Reservations highly encouraged. Prices vary seasonally. Open Mondays.

MF Sushi

Hidden away in the Inman Quarter complex off of North Highland, trendy MF Sushi from Alex and Chris Kinjo features beautifully plated omakase experiences. Reservations required. $75 to $150 per person.

NoriFish

Backed by Justin Lim and chef Sean Park of Okiboru Tsukemen and Ramen, NoriFish offers three omakases serving between 10 and 17 items with the option to add sturgeon caviar to the meal. Expect sushi like wild yellowtail snapper with yuzu ponzu, Serrano chili, and blood orange and striped jack fish with nikiri, pecorino Romano, and lime during an omakase. $60 to $150 per person.

Lily Sushi Bar

While not a traditional omakase experience, Lily Sushi Bar in Alpharetta offers two budget-friendly dinner specials featuring a dealer’s choice selection of sushi. The chefs will create six sashimi bites for $62 or eight pieces of nigiri for $36. $36 to $62 per person. Open Mondays.

Cuddlefish

After closing Brush Sushi in 2022 ahead of its relocation to Buckhead in 2023, chef Jason Liang and John Chen opened their latest venture together in the Decatur space just two weeks later. Cuddlefish centers its dinner menu on temaki or hand rolls, but does offer a section of “Chef Sets” serving everything from miso soup and poke to temaki and sushi. A Perimeter Center location of Cuddlefish opens at the High Street development in 2024. Reservations highly encouraged. $32 to $99 per person.

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