San Francisco, California
Michelin three-star Edomae sushi counter in SoMa, San Francisco, led by chef Takashi Saito; 10 seats, phone reservations about a month out.
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Edomae sushi
Tokyo-style nigiri: aged, cured and marinated fish over seasoned rice.
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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.
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A 10-seat Edomae sushi counter inside Hotel Nikko Bangkok's Thong Lo location, run by chef Saito Yoshihiro of the Sushi Saito lineage, with a 15-course omakase.
$$$Tokyo
Sukiyabashi Jiro is a 10-seat counter-only Edomae sushi restaurant in Ginza run by chef Jiro Ono, booked by phone about two months ahead.
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