One of the best omakases I've tried. The flavors go perfectly together, simple and uncomplicated. The fish was fresh and portions are great. Our host and chef were friendly and thoroughly explained everything, their service is on point. I recommend the sake pairing. The sakes go so well with the fish. The flavor of everything is fantastic. I love that they escort you into the speakeasy bar for your last course and you can hang out there for as long as you like and get more drinks.. because what do people like to do after dinner? Find a bar to hang out in of course. Genius. The party next to us was already there for their second? time. I'll definitely be doing the same!
Lisa
Delicious omakase in a nice little space at a great price point. And secret drinks in the back for the first two seatings!
Jennifer Guzzardi
Highly recommend! Outstanding service, fantastic sushi, and overall great experience.
Michael Marks
My favorite Omakase I’ve had in NYC and an excellent value. Highly recommended. Great staff
Arzu Geybulla
Loved the omakase experience at Taikun Sushi. The chef and the waiter were lovely. Everything that we tried was luscious - and when you thought it couldn’t get better, it did. It’s a small venue so enjoy the intimate experience chatting with the chef and the waiter. Bonus - their impressive Japanese whiskey selection.
Sean Hunt
It’s a tucked away, 6 seat sushi counter. Amazing service. Food was exceptional. Highly recommend. I definitely suggest doing the drink pairing as well.
paul zweben
13 courses of Heaven!
Alejandro Fragoso
Incredible. I’ve been a few times and am continually amazed.
It’s a small setup with 6-8 seats at the bar. The fish is top notch and the chef is knowledgeable.
The price is quite reasonable and they offer a wine pairing that will leave you toasty. Can’t recommend enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fatama Khan
Felt like being home in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ESB NYC
With so-called Omakase joints popping up on every other corner in New York City, it was a pleasure to find a reasonably priced high-quality dinner with excellent fish, well prepared by the friendly sushi, chef, Feri. He’s a bit shy at first, just going about his business, but if you engage with him a little bit, he is quite charming. The counter seats only six people and is tucked away in a small corner of the gray lady restaurant, with a separate entrance.
The Omakase menu follows a fairly standard progression with all of the familiar fish and good quality rice. The fish are all imported from Japan and I would say overall the quality was excellent. There was some interesting takes on the traditional preparation, such as adding olive oil, salt or marinating the Ikura in a sake and soy sauce marinade. While some of these techniques are nontraditional, I have to say that they worked really well and we both loved them.
I opted for the $55 sake pairing, which came with three excellent glasses of sake, and one glass of an excellent California Zinfandel. The sakes were all great and I am a fan of the Zin but I have to say I probably would have preferred another glass of sake because I didn’t think the wine was a very good choice for the fish. They chose to pair these Zinfandel with the oily fish, which makes sense intellectually. I just wasn’t feeling it. However, this was really the only constructive criticism I could offer of the entire meal and I think the beverage pairing was a good value at the $55 price point.
Great dinner, good value, excellent drinks… What more do you want? We will be back!
Vegetarian options: Obviously, sushi is only for fish eating vegetarians
Dietary restrictions: Not for people with dietary restrictions
Parking: Very busy section of the lower east side , limited parking
Kid-friendliness: Not for kids (thank god)
Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheelchair accessible
One of the best omakase in town, PERIOD (we have been to several with same price point).
No vavavoom over the top creation just pure focus on high quality fish and intimate service to details. Felt like you are dining in a speakeasy with just 6 /8 seats at the bar with curtain closed once everyone is seated.
Normally we dont order extra pieces but this time we both got a second of our fav, uni and scallop.
Highly recommended !!
Wheelchair accessibility: Not Available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
andy gottlieb
Fantastic quality for the price ($85 for 13 courses).
You get an omakase meal that is 95%-97% as good as those costing 2.5 - 3x more.
The stars for me were the Hokkaido uni, the ikura and the sea scallop. The toro hand roll was as good as any I've ever had, with perfectly crisp nori.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Yeung
Amazing experience. Delicious food and sake paring. EXCELLENT service and good ambience too. Would come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Cheryl Q
Best sushi I've ever had. Private dining experience. It only has 6 places at a bar. Very intimate and fresh. There is no menu; you get what the chef prepares. Reservations a must! Book online.
Ash Yao
We had the omakase with sake pairing. Each nigiri was fresh, perfectly made with subtle flavors. The sakes pairing was excellent too. Highly recommended for someone who enjoy authentic sushi.
One of the best omakases I've tried. The flavors go perfectly together, simple and uncomplicated. The fish was fresh and portions are great. Our host and chef were friendly and thoroughly explained everything, their service is on point. I recommend the sake pairing. The sakes go so well with the fish. The flavor of everything is fantastic. I love that they escort you into the speakeasy bar for your last course and you can hang out there for as long as you like and get more drinks.. because what do people like to do after dinner? Find a bar to hang out in of course. Genius. The party next to us was already there for their second? time. I'll definitely be doing the same!
Delicious omakase in a nice little space at a great price point. And secret drinks in the back for the first two seatings!
Highly recommend! Outstanding service, fantastic sushi, and overall great experience.
My favorite Omakase I’ve had in NYC and an excellent value. Highly recommended. Great staff
Loved the omakase experience at Taikun Sushi. The chef and the waiter were lovely. Everything that we tried was luscious - and when you thought it couldn’t get better, it did. It’s a small venue so enjoy the intimate experience chatting with the chef and the waiter. Bonus - their impressive Japanese whiskey selection.
It’s a tucked away, 6 seat sushi counter. Amazing service. Food was exceptional. Highly recommend. I definitely suggest doing the drink pairing as well.
13 courses of Heaven!
Incredible. I’ve been a few times and am continually amazed.
It’s a small setup with 6-8 seats at the bar. The fish is top notch and the chef is knowledgeable.
The price is quite reasonable and they offer a wine pairing that will leave you toasty. Can’t recommend enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Felt like being home in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
With so-called Omakase joints popping up on every other corner in New York City, it was a pleasure to find a reasonably priced high-quality dinner with excellent fish, well prepared by the friendly sushi, chef, Feri. He’s a bit shy at first, just going about his business, but if you engage with him a little bit, he is quite charming. The counter seats only six people and is tucked away in a small corner of the gray lady restaurant, with a separate entrance.
The Omakase menu follows a fairly standard progression with all of the familiar fish and good quality rice. The fish are all imported from Japan and I would say overall the quality was excellent. There was some interesting takes on the traditional preparation, such as adding olive oil, salt or marinating the Ikura in a sake and soy sauce marinade. While some of these techniques are nontraditional, I have to say that they worked really well and we both loved them.
I opted for the $55 sake pairing, which came with three excellent glasses of sake, and one glass of an excellent California Zinfandel. The sakes were all great and I am a fan of the Zin but I have to say I probably would have preferred another glass of sake because I didn’t think the wine was a very good choice for the fish. They chose to pair these Zinfandel with the oily fish, which makes sense intellectually. I just wasn’t feeling it. However, this was really the only constructive criticism I could offer of the entire meal and I think the beverage pairing was a good value at the $55 price point.
Great dinner, good value, excellent drinks… What more do you want? We will be back!
Vegetarian options: Obviously, sushi is only for fish eating vegetarians
Dietary restrictions: Not for people with dietary restrictions
Parking: Very busy section of the lower east side , limited parking
Kid-friendliness: Not for kids (thank god)
Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheelchair accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the best omakase in town, PERIOD (we have been to several with same price point).
No vavavoom over the top creation just pure focus on high quality fish and intimate service to details. Felt like you are dining in a speakeasy with just 6 /8 seats at the bar with curtain closed once everyone is seated.
Normally we dont order extra pieces but this time we both got a second of our fav, uni and scallop.
Highly recommended !!
Wheelchair accessibility: Not Available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic quality for the price ($85 for 13 courses).
You get an omakase meal that is 95%-97% as good as those costing 2.5 - 3x more.
The stars for me were the Hokkaido uni, the ikura and the sea scallop. The toro hand roll was as good as any I've ever had, with perfectly crisp nori.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing experience. Delicious food and sake paring. EXCELLENT service and good ambience too. Would come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best sushi I've ever had. Private dining experience. It only has 6 places at a bar. Very intimate and fresh. There is no menu; you get what the chef prepares. Reservations a must! Book online.
We had the omakase with sake pairing. Each nigiri was fresh, perfectly made with subtle flavors. The sakes pairing was excellent too. Highly recommended for someone who enjoy authentic sushi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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