English friendly

Miami, Florida

Chef Bas serves a $130 dinner omakase at this Little Havana sushi counter, open Thursday through Sunday evenings with OpenTable booking.

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.

Los Angeles, California

Chef Ogi Jiimen serves an eight-course Edomae sushi omakase at a 22-seat counter in Woodland Hills, with sake pairing and OpenTable booking.

Los Angeles, California

Edomae sushi omakase counter in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, with sake pairing and English-friendly service around $88 per person.

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

Two-Michelin-starred Edomae sushi counter in Ginza run by chef Takahashi Haruka, 16 seats, dinner omakase around ¥28,000 per person.

Brisbane, Queensland

Modern sushi restaurant in West End, Brisbane, with a 68 AUD weekday banquet, private room and SevenRooms booking.

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.

Dubai

Kasumigaseki in Al Thanyah Third serves Neo-Japanese omakase and charcoal-grilled dishes by chef Keigo Abe, bookable through SevenRooms.

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.

Melbourne, Victoria

Kentaro is a counter-only Edomae sushi omakase in Melbourne's CBD, four courses from $98 at lunch, booked via SevenRooms.

Kyoto

Kikunoi Honten is a three-Michelin-star kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, with ten private tatami rooms and courses starting at ¥16,500.

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.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Miku Vancouver offers a 5-course dinner omakase for $200, with English menus, a private room, and OpenTable booking.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Masaharu Morimoto's flagship serves an 8-course, $165 omakase nightly from 5pm at 723 Chestnut St in Center City East, Philadelphia.

Fukuoka

Ten-course kaiseki in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, pairing Hagi and Kyushu ingredients, with a private room and phone-only reservations.

Houston, Texas

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

Las Vegas, Nevada

Omakase Kyara Sake Bar is a counter-only Edomae sushi restaurant in Las Vegas offering sake pairings, a private room, and phone-only reservations.

New York City, New York

One Michelin-starred, 12-seat Edomae sushi counter on Manhattan's Upper East Side, serving a 10-course omakase from chef Taka Yoshino.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Chef Johnny serves an 18-course Edomae omakase at this counter-only 14th Street NW space, with dinner priced at $180 per person.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Edomae sushi restaurant in Waikiki, Honolulu, open daily for lunch and dinner with English menu and OpenTable booking.

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.

Bangkok

Seifu Omakase by Gion Matayoshi is a two-Michelin-starred kaiseki counter on the fourth floor of Kissuisen, inside Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse.