Counter only

Miami, Florida

A six-seat sushi and kaiseki counter inside Faena Hotel Miami Beach, led by James Beard Award winner Chef Paul Qui, open Tuesday through Saturday for two

Sydney, New South Wales

Chef Derek Kim's 16-seat kaiseki counter at Prefecture 48 in Sydney, with lunch Teishoku and dinner set menus, booked via SevenRooms.

Melbourne, Victoria

Sixteen-seat kaiseki counter in a subterranean Melbourne CBD space, led by chef Katsuji Yoshino, rated Two Chef Hats in the 2025 Good Food Guide.

Munich, Bavaria

Nobu Matsuhisa's Japanese-Peruvian restaurant inside Mandarin Oriental Munich offers omakase at an eight-seat live cooking counter, booked via SevenRooms.

Seattle, Washington

Chef Migaku Inaba serves kaiseki and Edomae sushi omakase in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, with a six-seat counter course at $270 plus service charge and tax.

Chicago, Illinois

Nobu Chicago's sushi bar offers a 10-course omakase for $150 per person nightly in Fulton Market, with a separate $40 lunch tasting menu available weekdays.

Houston, Texas

Nobu Houston's 17-course sushi-bar omakase seats four guests Thursdays and Fridays at 7pm for $225 per person, plus tax.

Houston, Texas

Oheya at Uchi Houston serves a $50, 10-course happy hour omakase at a 12-seat counter in Montrose, Wednesday through Sunday.

Fukuoka

Edomae sushi kaiseki counter in Akasaka, Fukuoka, run by chef Kijima Eitaro, with lunch omakase from 6,000 yen and evening courses from 21,000 yen.

Toronto, Ontario

Edomae sushi and kaiseki omakase from chef Igarashi at an 8-seat counter in downtown Toronto, with separate lunch and dinner tasting menus.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Chef Zach Ramos runs a counter-only kaiseki-style omakase and separate lunch menu in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., booked via OpenTable.

Austin, Texas

Tyson Cole's original Uchi in Zilker offers a 10-course omakase at the sushi counter, plus lunch and private dining, booked via SevenRooms.

Fukuoka

Chef Ishida serves a 10-course kaiseki omakase for ¥11,000 at this Nakasu, Fukuoka restaurant, with counter and private-room seating for up to 56 guests.

Kyoto

Kaiseki Makotarou in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto serves a single 8,800-yen kaiseki course at a 28-seat counter and table restaurant, closed Wednesdays.