"Sushi Masuyoshi is the aspirational version of the dinner party you tried to throw in your first apartment, only with much better fish. This five-seat counter is run by a private sushi chef who slices, plates, and sometimes torches each dish, taking breaks for sake shots or selfies with guests. His 18-course $165 omakase is generous: salmon so silky it dissolves like a breath strip, a three-part tuna progression that builds in fattiness, plus excellent non-nigiri moments like baby squid over seaweed and shrimp head miso soup. Like any good dinner party, your night hinges on who you’re with, so enlist your most fun friend." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, cathy park