"Dining at Mujo feels like a secret spy mission. First, you need to secure a reservation (good luck), then you need to find the place (it’s a discreet door beside their sister restaurant Cooks & Soldiers). Once inside, yet another door reveals a tiny, dark room that looks more like a setting for a high-stakes poker game. You may not see Daniel Craig here, but maybe you'll see Soulja Boy at this 15-seat omakase counter. Your 14-ish course mission begins with small plates and nigiri flown fresh from Japan. The experience is $225 per person, and that tag can easily climb with add-ons like crab fingers artfully displayed in a half shell. But we'd pay that price again to live out our clandestine dreams over a great meal." - juli horsford, nina reeder