AMA Sushi
Restaurant · Montecito
1759 S Jameson Ln, Montecito, CA 93108
Highlights
Edomae-style sushi with fresh ingredients, sake, and cocktails.
Edomae-style sushi with fresh ingredients, sake, and cocktails.
"Located at the Rosewood Miramar, AMA Sushi is straight out of Japan. The name is a nod to the famed female divers and the space resembles a typical Japanese house with a moody nautical appeal (think dark wood walls with lantern-like light fixtures and a scalloped sushi bar). Then there is the edomae-style sushi, available à la carte or as an omakase. It's worth going all in on the omakase to sample the chef's artistry, which begins with a trinity of bites from soba noodles and fried eggplant to sesame tofu. A seared scallop with wasabi vinaigrette paves the way for nigiri, with standouts including rich New Zealand king salmon and kamasu, a Japanese barracuda finished with a red chili paste. Black sesame cheesecake is a solid finish." - Michelin Inspector
"Ama Sushi is another restaurant on the Rosewood Miramar property but lacks the breathtaking ocean views you'll find at Caruso's. However, you get something equally great: an intimate omakase experience at a fairly reasonable price. For $185 per person, you're served a 15-course dinner featuring high-quality sashimi, meaty Hokkaido scallops, and yuzu-infused firefly squid. There's also a nice balance of flavor throughout the meal, from a light applewood-smoked kanpachi with seaweed salt to soy-marinated bluefin tuna topped with a pile of grated mullet roe. And there's an optional $130 sake pairing if you care to partake." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Inside the dreamlike Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel, Japanese-trained chef Scott Yonamine prepares a menu highlighting seafood from the Santa Barbara coast and the Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo. The stunning dining room is modern and intimate with a $185 per person omakase or select a la carte dishes like the sake kasu marinated black cod fished from local waters. The Oubaitori cocktail is a superstar martini with Haku Vodka, dry vermouth, plum, lychee, and chamomile." - Mona Holmes
"Ama Sushi is another restaurant on the Rosewood Miramar property but lacks the breathtaking ocean views you'll find at Caruso's. However, you get something equally great: an intimate omakase experience at a fairly reasonable price. For $145 per person, you're served a 15-course dinner featuring high-quality sashimi, meaty Hokkaido scallops, and yuzu-infused firefly squid. There's also a nice balance of flavor throughout the meal, from a light applewood-smoked kanpachi with seaweed salt to soy-marinated bluefin tuna topped with a pile of grated mullet roe. And there's an optional $130 sake pairing if you care to partake." - Sylvio Martins
"It's worth going all in on the omakase here to sample the chef's artistry, which begins with a trinity of bites from soba noodles and fried eggplant to sesame tofu." - The MICHELIN Guide
