Omakase—translated from Japanese as “I’ll leave it up to you”—invites diners to place their experience entirely in the chef’s hands. The coursed tasting menu format is surging in popularity in Atlanta, as evidenced by the fact that four of the city’s eight Michelin one-star recipients are omakase restaurants.
Omakase is often associated with sky-high price tags and reservations that disappear within minutes. And yes, many of Atlanta’s most sought-after counters come with three-dollar-sign costs of admission. But the restaurants below offer more than exclusivity alone. Each delivers a thoughtfully paced experience centered on pristine seafood, seasonality, and the quiet precision that makes omakase dining so compelling in the first place.
Kinjo Room
Kinjo Room, the newest venture from brothers Chris and Alex Kinjo of MF Sushi, features a six-seat omakase bar inside the main restaurant. Pick between two coursed options priced at $175 or $250 per person—both boast standout sashimi with toppings like truffle soy, hackleback caviar, and pickled wasabi, while the premium package also includes A5 Wagyu tenderloin topped with caviar and dijon mustard. 1115 Howell Mill Rd. NW, Ste. P135, Atlanta, kinjoroom.com
O by Brush
James Beard-nominated chef Jason Liang helms the restaurant-within-a-restaurant omakase experience at Buckhead Village’s Brush Sushi. O’s Michelin-starred menu blends Edomae tradition with Liang’s own Taiwanese-American heritage, using fish dry-aged in a specialized refrigerator for most of its 20 courses. Seatings are available at 6 and 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday on OpenTable and are priced at $285 per person. Add a wine and sake beverage pairing for $155 or a premium package for $295. 3009 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 140, Atlanta, obybrush.com
Chirori Omakase and Sushi
Last fall, Chirori made its nigiri omakase promotion the restaurant’s standard omakase menu. Offered at 5, 6:30, and 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, the experience includes 15 courses of nigiri, plus appetizers, handrolls, soup, dessert, and bottomless sake. At $90 per person, it’s one of the more affordable omakase menus in the city. 349 14th St. NW, Ste. C-1, Atlanta, chiroriatl.com
M at Umi
Like O by Brush, this omakase experience is hidden inside Buckhead mainstay Umi. M at Umi offers eight seats above the main dining room where guests can taste chef Kazuo Yoshida’s 19-course menu, at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. The menu changes seasonally, but right now you can look forward to starting fresh with sawara salad before moving into lavish standouts like an uni risotto, butter-poached lobster, and ossetra caviar-topped Wagyu hand roll. 3050 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 1, Atlanta, umiatlanta.com
Homemakase
Chef Alex Candelas brings the omakase into your own kitchen with a variety of coursed packages. His most basic 13-course option is $195 per person and includes three appetizers, eight nigiri, a temaki handroll, and dessert. Try Homemakase’s date night package—at $945 per couple, it’s not cheap, but with 17 courses and a caviar tasting, it’s well worth the splurge for anniversaries or birthdays. Candelas also hosts a monthly 13-course, $200-per-person supper club primarily held in residential spaces across Atlanta. Bookings for a supper club seat or an in-home visit can be made on the website. homemakaseatl.com
Tomo
Located inside Buckhead’s swanky Ritz-Carlton Residences, Michelin-recommended Tomo offers an omakase experience, offered at 6 and 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday that ranges from 12 to 18 courses, starting at $200 per guest. The tableside experience, where chefs prepare and present each course right at the table, is the real draw here. Make your reservation to sample seasonal kinmedai, Hokkaido un, and more on the Tomo website. 3630 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 140, Atlanta, tomorestaurant.com
Hayakawa
Chef Atsushi Hayakawa’s eponymous Sushi Hayakawa reopened in 2023 with a shorter name and a smaller space in West Midtown. Not much space is needed anyhow, for the exclusive, Michelin-starred 14-course omakase menu, priced at $315 per person. Add a $68 sake flight to the selection of sushi, sashimi, and cooked dishes, featuring fish sourced from Tokyo’s famed Toyosu Market. Seats are available at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, via Resy. 1055 Howell Mill Rd. NW, Ste. 125, Atlanta, hayakawaatl.com
Mujō
With a Michelin star, James Beard-nominated chef J. Trent Harris at its helm, and a commitment to being omakase-only, it’s easy to see why Mujō is often hailed as the king of its category. A spot at the six-guest Koshitsu Counter—seated just once per evening at 7 p.m.—will run you $275. The 17-course menu changes almost daily, but generally includes small plates with nigiri and dessert, plus optional beverage pairings and a la carte items. Reservations are released at 10 a.m. on the first day of the month. Check Resy or sign up for emails to ensure you don’t miss out. 691 14th St. NW, Ste. C, Atlanta, mujoatl.com
Omakase Table
With a well-deserved Michelin star, Omakase Table serves up 20 courses of hard-to-find gems like abalone liver and blackthroat seaperch out of its home base in Buckhead for $295 per person. While the sample menu lists these among other rare fish, plus a Japanese panna cotta with fresh strawberries for dessert, celebrated chef Leonard Yu is constantly adjusting his offerings. A slightly-cheaper second location in West Midtown serves up to 14 courses for $195 per person. Multiple locations, omakasetableatl.com
NoriFish
Expect the standard 14-course, $115-per-person menu at NoriFish’s Sandy Springs location to include whitefish, tuna, a transitional course of seasonal sashimi, aburi, a final flight of four chef-selected items, and dessert. Or, for $170, upgrade to the premium katayaburi package (“a singular, uncompromising expression of flavor and direction”) for an additional “luxe” course featuring uni, harami, and A5 Wagyu. 1115 Springwood Connector, Ste. 2000, Sandy Springs, norifishsushi.com
Ryokou
Chef Leonard Yu’s newest kappo concept still keeps fresh fish central to the eight-course experience, but unlike his original Omakase Table, there are a few non-sushi elements. Expect small plates and specialty dishes (even pasta) that each represent different prefectures of Japan, all hidden inside an industrial-looking building in Adair Park. Seats can be booked online for $225 per person. 565 Northside Dr. NW, Ste. A101, Atlanta, ryokouatl.com
