Ten-seat Edomae counter in Manhattan's West Village led by chef Kazuki Arai, with a $180 Michelin-starred dinner omakase and reservations opening two months
At a glance
- Price
- $$
- Dinner omakase
- $180
- Seats
- 10
- Chef
- Kazuki Arai
- Sake pairing
- Yes
- Dress code
- Smart casual
- Reservations
- Sushi Nakasawa website · hard to book · 2 months
- Booking
- Phone reservations
- Cuisine
- Edomae sushi
- Price
- Moderate
- Recognition
- Michelin 1 starMichelin starred
Sushi Nakazawa occupies a ten-seat counter on Commerce Street in Manhattan, where chef Kazuki Arai, trained in Japan, presents an Edomae-style dinner omakase. The restaurant holds one Michelin star and is Michelin-listed, with counter seating as the only format—there is no private room.
Dinner omakase is priced at $180 per person, with a typical per-person spend around $300 once sake pairing and other additions are included. Sake pairing is offered alongside the meal, and the English-language menu makes the sequence easy to follow for non-Japanese speakers. Lunch service is not part of the omakase program despite midday hours appearing on the schedule.
Reservations run through the restaurant's own website rather than a third-party platform, and the process is considered hard: seats typically open about two months in advance and go quickly given the small counter. Dress code is smart casual. The restaurant is not cash-only, and credit cards are accepted.
The space is open seven days a week, with separate lunch and dinner windows listed daily, though the omakase itself is a dinner-only offering. Given the ten-seat limit, walk-ins are not a realistic path to a seat—booking ahead through the official site is the only listed route to securing the counter.
Good to know
- How do I book a seat at Sushi Nakazawa?
- Reservations are made through the restaurant's own website, not a third-party app. Booking is considered hard, and seats generally open about two months ahead of the desired date.
- What does the omakase cost?
- The dinner omakase is priced at $180 per person, though total per-person spend often lands closer to $300 with sake pairing and other add-ons.
- Is there a lunch omakase?
- No. Lunch hours are listed, but the omakase program is dinner-only.
- What should I wear and is cash required?
- Dress code is smart casual, and the restaurant is not cash-only—credit cards are accepted.
- How many seats are at the counter, and is there a private room?
- The counter seats ten, and there is no private room; all dining is at the sushi counter with chef Kazuki Arai.
Details checked October 11, 2026. Prices and hours change; confirm before you go.
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