We have nothing against banks, but we prefer restaurants to retail branches. An ambitious Japanese dining concept, SORA, just signed a lease for 14,430 square feet at Empire State Realty Trust’s One ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When you walk up the stairs into Sushi Kuwahata, an eight-seat, reservation-only omakase restaurant in Ohio City, your five senses are easily tricked into thinking you’ve traveled to ...

Good sushi restaurants are plentiful on Long Island, great ones are rare and revelatory. Last year, Sora Omakase opened in Stony Brook and promptly blew all the Suffolk County competition away. This ...

The freshest possible fish is the best, right? Not necessarily, especially if it’s been treated to dry aging, a process the innovative GW Fins has been introducing to New Orleans in recent years. It’s ...

Impressive sushi, hand rolls, and omakase in Preston Royal Southwest. Chef “Sunny” Ko launched this neighborhood gem in May 2025 and quickly earned an enthusiastic fan base. The food is upscale, made ...

Kat Odell is a food and travel journalist with an enthusiasm for sushi. She is the author of the low-alcohol cocktail book Day Drinking, as well as Unicorn Food, a plant-based cookbook hinged on ...

Are you tempted by pretty much everything in a pizzeria? Then the new wave of pizza omakase tasting menus could be for you. Meaning ‘I leave it up to you’ in Japanese, omakase traditionally refers to ...

Over the next two hours, the evening unfolds into exquisite omakase service featuring 13 to 20 courses: 75 percent sushi and 25 percent composed dishes seasonally. Rice is sourced directly from Japan ...

Just a few decades ago, sushi was a rare and exotic treat. While the Japanese concept was familiar on the coasts by the late 1960s, only a couple of Denver restaurants were serving sushi by the 1990s.

Dallas has its own vision of prosperity. A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage, and an omakase sushi bar in every neighborhood. That’s the direction we’re headed, most recently thanks to the ...

Broadway has a new Japanese dining star - Koete Omakase. From the mother/daughter hospitality duo of Denise Chung and Ayana Chen, Koete delivers a full, affordable omakase experience that combines ...