The 15 Best Sushi Restaurants In Philly - Philadelphia - The Infatuation
"This Queen Village restaurant has two concepts in one space: a walk-in-only izakaya up front and an incomparable, $300 sushi omakase in the back. You're going to have a very hard time getting into the omakase (unless you're already regular, you date a regular, or you get lucky as a solo diner on Resy notify.) Instead, sit in a booth in the izakaya, watch anime, pay $4 for a beer, and eat chirashi bowls and rolls with king salmon with pickled jalepeño. Royal's sushi omakase is the single hardest reservation to book in Philadelphia. (At the end of the meal, diners can rebook for the following month, and many do—thus creating a defacto club of omakase regulars.) Open slots become available 30 days in advance, so we suggest setting an alarm or 10 and signing up for the waitlist notifications. It's rare, but not unheard of, to get a last-minute reservation. Alternatively, you could dine in the walk-in-only izakaya portion of the restaurant, get “lost” heading to the bathroom, and try to blend in with the Eagles player gulping toro." - candis mclean, alison kessler
