Nossa Omakase
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Adventurous, high-end Japanese cuisine in dramatic, intimate setting
Adventurous, high-end Japanese cuisine in dramatic, intimate setting
"Sebastian Labno's high-end restaurant, Nossa Omakase, is suffering from Spring Break. Labno mentions that his customers have concerns about parking and have been canceling reservations, with no bookings for last Friday night, a first for the restaurant. Despite the short-term pain, he hopes the measures will correct long-term problems. Labno notes that the increased police presence and roadblocks seem to be working." - Laine Doss
"Diners will feel like they’ve won a special omakase lottery when they walk into the dramatic spot hidden behind unpresuming Koa Poke. Meaning “wow” in Portuguese, those privy to the 16- to 18-course experience featuring high-end tuna cuts, caviar, and uni paired with truffle, quail eggs, and gold dust will find themselves in awe as items are smoked, seared, and artfully displayed by executive chef Sebastian Labno and his team, all of whom come together to make sure every need (or whim) is met. The recently added nigiri night (Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m.) is kinder on the wallet ($185 vs. $375 per person) and features a 16-course night of sushi’s greatest hits like King salmon belly and dry-aged Japanese Bluefin tuna. There’s a top-notch selection of wine, sake, and cocktails, including an Old-Fashioned made Japanese whisky that is one for the books." - Alona Martinez
"Even the most seasoned omakase diner will be surprised by this restaurant, which features a stunning assortment of nigiri and a generous helping of theatrics. The experience begins with receiving an envelope containing the secret password to enter the speakeasy-style dining area. Once inside, guests gather around a dimly-lit circular bar to savor a 16-course meal based on the freshest ingredients flown in from Japan. Recently, Nossa Omakase introduced a more affordable option every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. During this weekly event, diners can enjoy a slightly abbreviated version of the lavish 18-course dinner, typically priced at $375 per person, as a 16-course offering for just $185 per person." - Alona Martinez
"To theatrical restaurants like Nossa Omakase, Sushi | Bar Miami Beach, and Sushi by Scratch Restaurants, to more casual renditions like Mr. Omakase, Sushi Yasu Tanaka, Ahi Sushi, and Omakai." - Alona Martinez
"Dinner at Nossa Omakase would just be another laughably ridiculous South Beach dining experience if it wasn’t for the fact that it is literally Miami’s most expensive omakase. For $345 to over $400 per person, one might understandably expect a thoughtful meal consisting of rare fish flown in from Japan, sushi rice that’s perfect down to each individual grain, or just a general display of creativity and kitchen skills that warrant spending this kind of money. Instead, Nossa’s customers get two painfully slow hours of watching caviar, truffle, and uni suffer. The only somewhat impressive thing about Nossa is the confidence with which it ruins very expensive ingredients. Guide The Best Sushi Omakase Restaurants In Miami An evening at this unjustifiably expensive South Beach speakeasy begins with a welcome glass of prosecco in the bar area, a very dark room that smells like an amalgamation of all the lowest-selling Yankee Candles. Guests are eventually herded towards the melodramatic dining room, a shadowy space with semicircular counter seating and little spotlights that hit each plate, so you can see, in vivid detail, just how disappointingly bland each dish is. There are around 16 to 18 courses served for Nossa’s $345 Evening Omakase experience. They are all dramatically narrated by the chef, who won’t hesitate to publicly interrogate a customer about why they were in the bathroom so long. And yet no amount of caviar or truffle can help this poor food. Thick slabs of sashimi are sliced with the knife skills of Norman Bates. Certain pieces of “nigiri” are mysteriously served without rice, which turns out to be a blessing since said rice is gummy and cold. The opening courses strive for creativity, but fall flat over and over again—like an egg yolk sandwich served between miniature slices of burnt milk bread that’s as unpleasantly rich as taking a shot of lukewarm butter. If Nossa Omakase cost $3, we’d still consider standing outside and begging customers to spend their night anywhere else. Please don’t conflate this place’s unrivaled price point with an expectation of quality. The only unique distinction Nossa Omakase earns is that it might be the biggest waste of money in all of South Beach. And that is actually pretty impressive. Food Rundown Evening Omakase Experience Dinner at Nossa starts bad and gets worse. Don’t expect any rare or exciting seafood flown in fresh from a market overseas. Almost every fish served is either tuna or salmon—and it tastes like it was plucked from behind the sneeze guard at the adjacent poke shop Nossa owns. Caviar and truffle are needlessly showered over almost every dish, dry ice and useless smoking contraptions make an appearance, and you will want to cry when your chef, for no reason at all, takes a massive blowtorch to your uni, which burns the flavor off one of the few dishes that would have probably been good had they just left it the hell alone. Dessert is a scoop of rapidly melting coconut ice cream topped with, obviously, caviar. It is the most pleasant course only because it means dinner is finally over." - Ryan Pfeffer
