Nakaji

New York City’s Best Omakase Sushi

"A discreet 10-seat Chinatown counter from chef Kunihide Nakajima offering a deeply traditional omakase (around $365) that typically begins with five seasonal tsumami—sashimi, soup, or chawanmushi—then moves into nine pristine nigiri, a hand roll, and dessert. The menu rotates weekly with seafood flown from Toyosu Market three times a week and highlights bites such as silky bluefin and aori ika; the once-optional uni tasting is now included. Patrons can also arrive early for one of nine seats at the elegant front whisky bar, which houses over 400 rare bottles and cocktails like the Katsurahama (milk-washed chamomile rum, yuzu sake, white peach, and apricot honey)." - Kat Odell