“Affordable” Omakases in New York

$98 - ayce and drink allegedly w fish from tsukiji

$75 - 12 pc

$85 - 12 course, $125 - 17 course Recommended by Josh

Unreal takeout option

Little hand rolls you pick up with the seaweed. Pretty reasonably priced and a decent vibe if you're in the area and need a place to eat.

$175 - 14 courses, for fish quality and room a great deal "Two seasonal appetizers — like a summertime grilled eel with buckwheat and a delicate geoduck clam chawanmushi — kick off this medium-length omakase, which quickly moves straight into kampachi nigiri. Chef serves six pieces of nigiri, including buttery Ora King salmon and a tuna block of akami, chutoro, and a toro hand roll. A warm take on nigiri features grilled sea eel accented with a few drops of a thick salty-sweet soy sauce and concludes with an uni hand roll before moving into a geoduck clam miso soup and chef’s signature cloud-like tamago." – FOUND

Kat’s affordable omakase pick - $95

“The concept: a former Nakazawa chef, Kevin Ngo, goes the affordable sushi route (curated sets of nigiri, handrolls, and kaisendon for $18-$45 per). The counter tallies ten seats.”

Quick handrolls

$108 - 16 courses

17 courses $195 and uni tasting

"I felt the same eating the $68 omakase at Matsunori in the Lower East Side, a BYOB counter where you book a seat for an hour-ish reservation. Our 8:15 seating was completely sold out, which is common, and explains why these small counters are able to afford such high-quality fish, though I had some initial doubts after my first dish, a confusing appetizer of hamachi sprinkled with actual Frosted Flakes. The next hour or so consisted of an evenly paced succession of delicately garnished lumps of nigiri, one with pickled mustard seeds, another simply with flaky salt or sesame seeds to bring out the fish. Wagyu was sliced and warmed by blowtorch, atomizing smoky fat into the air. Fire always leaves a good impression."