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Sayori nigiri at Mujo in Atlanta, GA.
Sayori nigiri at Mujo.
Ryan Fleisher

12 Atlanta Restaurants to Indulge in an Omakase Experience

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

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Sayori nigiri at Mujo.
| Ryan Fleisher

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 Table and Omakase by Yun. Here are just 12 restaurants offering omakase experiences to try, ranging from budget-friendly four-course meals to splurge-worthy feasts of up to 20 courses. Most restaurants listed on this map serve fish flown in weekly from Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo.

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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.

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. It’s $225 per person. 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.

Chirori - Omakase & Sushi

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Located in the Home Park neighborhoo on 14th Street, Chirori offers a seven-course omakase feast for $160 on Sunday at the sushi bar, along with weekly nigiri omakase specials. Reservations highly encouraged.

Omakase by Sean Park

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For a more personalized and 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.

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.

Taka Sushi Restaurant

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Chef Taka Moriuchi and his restaurant have been longtime favorites in Buckhead. But regulars know an omakase created and presented by Moriuchi himself is the ticket here, which come as six-, eight-, or ten-course feasts during dinner. Reservations highly encouraged.

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 ranging from $75 and $150 per person. Reservations required.

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 per option and ranging in price from $60 to $150. 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 here.

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 here will create six sashimi bites for $60 or eight pieces of nigiri for $35 of their choice.

Brush Sushi Izakaya

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Owned chef Jason Liang and John Chen, Brush has become a destination in Decatur for its fantastically fresh sushi and beautiful omakase experiences of between 14 and 20 courses at the sushi bar. An omakase here often begins with otsumani or small bites followed by 15 pieces of nigiri. The nigiri courses progress from lighter white fish and to fish with much stronger flavors, like bluefin tuna or chub mackerel. Be warned: Brush closes October 9 ahead of a relocation to Buckhead in 2023. But Liang and Chen are turning right around and replacing Brush with a more affordable and laidback omakase restaurant offering table service called CuddlefishReservations highly encouraged.

Sushi Hayakawa

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Reservations for a seat at chef Atsushi Hayakawa’s Buford Highway sushi house are necessary, especially for anyone who wants to watch Chef Hayakawa prepare dinner himself. The two-and-a-half hour honkaku omakase is a one-on-one, 14-course sushi extravaganza. The restaurant relocates to the Star Metals complex on Howell Mill Road. Reservations required.

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.

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. It’s $225 per person. 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.

Chirori - Omakase & Sushi

Located in the Home Park neighborhoo on 14th Street, Chirori offers a seven-course omakase feast for $160 on Sunday at the sushi bar, along with weekly nigiri omakase specials. Reservations highly encouraged.

Omakase by Sean Park

For a more personalized and 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.

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.

Taka Sushi Restaurant

Chef Taka Moriuchi and his restaurant have been longtime favorites in Buckhead. But regulars know an omakase created and presented by Moriuchi himself is the ticket here, which come as six-, eight-, or ten-course feasts during dinner. Reservations highly encouraged.

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 ranging from $75 and $150 per person. Reservations required.

NoriFish

Backed by Justin Lim and chef Sean Park of Okiboru Tsukemen and Ramen, NoriFish offers three omakases serving between 10 and 17 items per option and ranging in price from $60 to $150. 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 here.

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 here will create six sashimi bites for $60 or eight pieces of nigiri for $35 of their choice.

Brush Sushi Izakaya

Owned chef Jason Liang and John Chen, Brush has become a destination in Decatur for its fantastically fresh sushi and beautiful omakase experiences of between 14 and 20 courses at the sushi bar. An omakase here often begins with otsumani or small bites followed by 15 pieces of nigiri. The nigiri courses progress from lighter white fish and to fish with much stronger flavors, like bluefin tuna or chub mackerel. Be warned: Brush closes October 9 ahead of a relocation to Buckhead in 2023. But Liang and Chen are turning right around and replacing Brush with a more affordable and laidback omakase restaurant offering table service called CuddlefishReservations highly encouraged.

Sushi Hayakawa

Reservations for a seat at chef Atsushi Hayakawa’s Buford Highway sushi house are necessary, especially for anyone who wants to watch Chef Hayakawa prepare dinner himself. The two-and-a-half hour honkaku omakase is a one-on-one, 14-course sushi extravaganza. The restaurant relocates to the Star Metals complex on Howell Mill Road. Reservations required.

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