The Best Omakase in Toronto
The best omakase in Toronto leaves your meals in the hands of the most discerning itamae. A traditional way to eat a chef-chosen selection of dishes, omakase—which means "leave it up to you" in Japanese — offers adventurous diners high-quality fish in an innovative way.
Here are the best omakase in Toronto.
This high-end establishment in Yorkville is the first and only restaurant in Canada with a two Michelin-starred chef. Given the talent at the helm of Sushi Masaki Saito, the price for the omakase dinner is $680 per person. The chef subverts expectation by serving fish aged as long as a week to strengthen the flavours.
This sleek restaurant near Yonge & Lawrence is run by chef-owner Jackie Lin and requires customers to ditch the shoes and opt for slippers instead. You'll sit at an L-shaped counter while trying a variety of omakase menua, with selections that change daily depending on the freshness of fish imported from Tokyo Bay.
Both an omakase dining experience and a cocktail bar, this Entertainment District restaurants offers a chef's choice option of affordable classic sushi for lunch and with blowtorched selections available at night. The prix fixe lunch menu will cost you $88, while the prix fixe dinner is $145.
This fine Japanese restaurant on Mount Pleasant is from acclaimed Chef Daisuke Izutsu who first graced Toronto with his talent in 2001 when he was a private chef for the Consulate General of Japan. Izutsu now hosts a serious omakase experience with 20 seats, serving a nine-course meal for $250 per person.
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