Restaurants with upscale

Houston, Texas

Aiko Sushi Restaurant in Houston's Washington Avenue Coalition area offers a chef-guided omakase at the sushi counter, bookable through OpenTable.

Kyoto

Counter-only Edomae sushi in Gion, Kyoto, run by two brothers with an English-speaking head chef, from ¥15,000 via TableCheck.

San Francisco, California

Counter-only Edomae sushi omakase in San Francisco's Tenderloin, led by chef-owner Gavin, with seatings Tuesday through Sunday via OpenTable.

Fukuoka

Kiku Zushi is a 12-seat Edomae sushi counter in Kasuga, Fukuoka, offering a 15-course omakase from chef Takahashi Kenji, Michelin-starred and bookable via

New Orleans, Louisiana

Chef Yoshi Okai leads a 20-course sushi counter inside Kira in New Orleans' CBD, blending Japanese fish with Gulf ingredients, booked via OpenTable.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Kokon Yamahisa is a 15-seat counter-only modern Japanese restaurant in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, with omakase from around ¥12,650, closed Wednesdays.

Fukuoka

Eight-seat Edomae sushi counter in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward offering a ¥29,700 omakase, booked through omakase.in up to 30 days in advance.

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.

Dallas, Texas

Namo is a counter-only Edomae sushi restaurant in Dallas's West Village, led by chef Kazuhito Mabuchi, offering nightly dinner omakase and a prix-fixe lunch

Calgary, Alberta

Chef Darren MacLean runs a six-seat counter omakase in Calgary's East Village with seasonal snacks, sashimi, and up to fifteen pieces of nigiri, booked via

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Eight-seat sushi counter near Susukino Station in Sapporo, chef Kazuo Ogura's Edomae omakase runs about ¥28,000 per person.

Osaka

Eight-seat lunch-only Edomae counter in Osaka's Tanimachi district, run by chef Yoshitaka Ishibuchi; omakase runs 30,800 yen.

Tokyo

Edomae sushi counter near Shibuya station with 15 seats total, run by chef Tahara, serving lunch and dinner omakase; book via TableCheck.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Michelin-starred Edomae sushi counter on Kapahulu Avenue in Honolulu, led by chef Takeshi Shimbashi, with dinner omakase at $300 and weekend lunch at $150.

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.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Edomae sushi counter for 10 in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, led by chef Tetsuhiro Chiba, offering lunch and dinner omakase with online booking via TableCheck.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Edomae sushi counter in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, run by chef Shota Oda, with rice sourced from Hokkaido's Rankoshi region and fish from Toyosu and local ports.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Chef Matsukura Sohei's counter-only Edomae sushi restaurant in Sapporo's Chuo Ward offers a single 33,000 yen omakase course, closed Wednesdays.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Counter-only Edomae sushi in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, two nightly seatings, English menu, booked via TableCheck.

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.

Chicago, Illinois

Counter-only Edomae omakase in Chicago's Fulton Market District, inside the Emily Hotel, with a 12-course signature menu and upgrade options.

Osaka

A 10-seat Edomae sushi counter in Kita Ward, Osaka, run by chef Kurosugi Akihiro, offering a 10-course omakase for ¥18,000 with sake pairing.

Osaka

Eight-seat Edomae sushi counter in Osaka's Kitashinchi district led by chef Kenji Imanishi, with a 27,500 yen course booked through Omakase.in.

Tokyo

Edomae sushi counter and private room behind Kabuki-za in Ginza, Tokyo, run by chef 有藤世紀, with lunch from ¥10,000 and dinner from ¥30,000.