Omakase recommendation in Manhattan

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Hi,

I am looking for Omakase place recommendation in NYC. It’s my son’s BD and I am looking not just for the meal quality but also experience.

Thank you

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Best I have had both here and in Tokyo.
https://www.pobega.com/yoshino

Nice gift. Have fun. Report back

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They charge $500 for Omakase. Out of my budget, considering there will be family of four coming.
Looking for something <=$200.

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Would be great to put the city in the title…

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done

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I recall at least one thread on this or maybe in the NY dining thread. Did you look there?

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I highly recommend the Sushi Legend blog for this. He also keeps a $100-$200 best recommendations page.

https://thesushilegend.com/nyc-sushi-guide-2024/

The focus and preference of the blog is towards traditional edomae sushi, so if your son wants the glitzy gold flakes and blow-torched wagyu with caviar, maybe don’t use this blog (https://thesushilegend.com/chalkboard-omakase-is-a-problem/).

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That’s really cool - thank you

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I did quick search. I did not find thread dedicated to Omakase but found few mentions in different threads, but they were few years old and things change.

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Go across the GWB to Fort Lee to Sushi Aoki. $150 and BYOB. As good or better than most NYC places for half the price. Sushi Kai was also very good but I haven’t been there in a while so I don’t know if it’s changed.

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maybe check and see if kanoyama is still an option price wise. i remember the omakase used to be rather affordable.

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I haven’t been but it’s on my list of places to try, Sushi Oku. Their omakase is $165++ and they are located in the lower east side.

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My son in his 20’s and lives in the East Village and when we visit I am usually paying for the meals with multiple people in tow, so try to keep it modest. We have gone to DomoDomo which I believe is on the LES. It was pretty solid and affordable they do have an Omakase option. https://www.domodomonyc.com/

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The omakase meal I had at Rabbit House (LES) a few years ago still ranks as one of the best QPR meals of my life. Definitely check it out

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My favorite place for this sadly closed around a year ago. Cagen was great!

Any places similar to that?

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I just came across them on pulsd, so plan to try them. $99 pulsd deal for 2

“ Your $99 Omakase Dinner For Two (a $230 Value) Includes:

  • 2 Sets Of A Six Course Omakase Dinner (a $90 value each):
    • 2 First Courses: 3 Kinds of Snack: Scrambled Egg with Tiny Vegetable Straw Hat, Foie Gras Hand Roll Sushi, Lemonade Sake Jelly Oyster Shot.
    • 2 Second Courses: Japanese Wagyu Beef Tartare, Miso Artichoke, Mustard, Nori Seaweed Sauce.
    • 2 Third Courses: Poached Salmon, Brown Sugar Kabocha Pumpkin Puree, Bok Choy, Rutabaga.
    • 2 Fourth Courses: Signature Trapped Rabbit (Roasted in Pork Caul Fat), Cauliflower Puree, Shimoji Mushroom, Blue Cornbread.
    • 2 Fifth Courses: Homemade Gluten-Free Spaetzle Pasta with Lamb Shank Osso Buco.
    • 2 Sixth Courses: Gluten-free Chocolate Brownie with Tofu Custard Cream.
  • 1 Bottle of Red, White, Sparkling, Rosé Wine, or Sake (a $50 value).

Rabbit House Restaurant is given a spectacular 4.5 star rating on Yelp from 110+ reviews ”

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We ended up going to Omakase 33 in East Village. $90 per person Omakase dinner. 4.9 stars reviews. Very friendly and funny chef. My son had great time.

Thank you all

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Yes we had a similar deal when we visited. Unbeatable

Let me know what you think

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Haven’t lived in the city in years but my old favorite spot was https://www.sushiyasuda.com/menu/dining_menu.pdf

I know years ago Yasuda moved back to Japan so not sure how the quality is today.

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Quality is definitely worse, but it’s still a solid value. If you’re not a huge sushi nerd who’s very particular about things, then it’s one of the better value spots left in NYC. It’s definitely a step up from the chalkboard omakase all over the city.

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