Migaku

Migaku opened in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood in December 2024, led by chef Migaku Inaba, who trained in Shizuoka and at the hotel Kiyomizu before receiving Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award. The restaurant serves Japanese kaiseki and Edomae-style sushi in omakase format, with dishes changing daily to match the season.

The dining room splits between tables and a six-seat sushi counter. Table seatings offer a Seasonal Kaiseki Course and a sushi-focused omakase with modern and global touches; the counter is reserved for the Chef's Choice Kaiseki Course, served only at the 7:30 pm seating to six guests a night. That counter menu runs $270 per guest, plus a 20% service charge and sales tax, and is prepaid in full at booking.

Reservations are handled exclusively through OpenTable, with seatings at 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm; a 2% booking fee applies to all reservations. The menu is presented in English, and the restaurant describes securing the limited counter seats as moderately difficult given the nightly cap of six guests.

Migaku is closed on Tuesdays and open the rest of the week from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The space includes both a sushi bar and separate tables, so the kaiseki and sushi omakase experiences are physically distinct within the same restaurant.