"Dining at Mujo feels like one of those secret spy missions. First you need to secure a reservation (good luck), then you need to find the place (it’s a very discreet door beside their sister restaurant Cooks & Soldiers). Once you arrive, you get the VIP experience, where a sliding door reveals a tiny dimly lit back room that looks more like a scene for a game of high-stakes poker. While you may not see Daniel Craig, you’ll probably spy a celebrity in one of the 15 seats at this omakase table. Then begin your 12-course mission through small plates and high-grade nigiri that's 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. And that's the price we'd pay again and again to live out our clandestine dreams over a great meal." - nina reeder, juli horsford