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Chicago, Illinois

Aji is a 10-seat, 15-course modern sushi counter in Lake View East, Chicago, led by chef Kristian Cho, with sake pairing and OpenTable booking.

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

New York City, New York

A 9-seat counter in Greenwich Village serves a 13-course, $75 sushi omakase in 60-minute seatings, with BYOB and no corkage fee.

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.

Tokyo

Counter-only Edomae sushi in Shimokitazawa's Reload complex, chef Satoshi Shirasu, with omakase courses from ¥12,000 paired against a 120-bottle wine list.

Los Angeles, California

Hayato is a two-Michelin-starred, counter-only kaiseki restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles, with dinner reservations booked through Tock.

Tokyo

Ise Sueyoshi in Nishiazabu serves a 10-course Mie Prefecture kaiseki with sake pairing across 11 seats, led by chef Tanaka Yuki.

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Chef Takashi Yamamoto runs a 10-seat kaiseki counter in Kanazawa with a 15-course menu, sake pairing, and English-friendly service.

Chicago, Illinois

Jōtō Sushi in Chicago's West Loop serves a 15-course dry-aged sushi omakase for $150 at dinner and a $60 lunch version, with counter seating and a private room.

London, England

Six-seat omakase inside Los Mochis in Notting Hill, London, serving a 15-course menu by chef Leonard Tanyag for £230 per person.

Toronto, Ontario

Kaito Sushi Omakase on St Clair Ave W serves a 12-course edomae-style set at an 8-seat counter for $69.95 plus tax, booked online.

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Kaiseki counter in Kanazawa's Higashiyama district run by chef Akihiko Yokoyama, with a 10-course menu around ¥10,000 per person.

Manila, Metro Manila

Kaiseki and Edomae-style omakase from Chef Kazunori Kuramochi at a 12-seat counter in Makati, Manila, from PHP 7,000 per person.

San Francisco, California

KUSAKABE in North Beach, San Francisco serves an 18-course Edomae sushi and Kyoto Kaiseki omakase from chef Mitsunori Kusakabe, dinner $210, reservations by

New York City, New York

Chef Hiroshi runs a 10-seat, Michelin-starred sushi counter in Manhattan offering a 15-course omakase for $150, with an optional sake pairing.

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.

Zurich

Mikuriya is an 8-seat counter restaurant inside The Dolder Grand in Zurich, serving chef Atsushi Hiraoka's omakase and rated 17 Gault Millau points.

Dallas, Texas

Nobu Dallas runs a 4-seat, 17-course omakase at the sushi bar on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for $225 per person, booked via OpenTable.

Chicago, Illinois

Nomonomo Sushi in Logan Square offers a 12-piece nigiri omakase for $79 at the sushi counter, booked through OpenTable.

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship

An 8-seat counter in Praga-Południe serves a 12-course omakase from 600 PLN, with English menu and phone-only reservations Wednesday to Saturday.

New York City, New York

Counter-only sushi omakase on the Upper West Side offering a $49 12-course lunch and a $65 dinner, booked through Resy.

London, England

Padam Rai runs a 10-seat counter omakase at RAI on Bayley Street near Tottenham Court Road, with lunch and dinner service and an English menu.

Geneva

Sachi, inside Mandarin Oriental Geneva on the Rhône, pairs a Japanese dining room with a separate counter-only Omakase Bar led by chef Mitsuru Tsukada.

New York City, New York

A 12-seat sushi counter on Division St in Manhattan run by Chef Toshiro Kato, with an English menu and OpenTable booking.