Atlanta’s newest Michelin-starred restaurant, Omakase Table, owned by chef Leonard Yu, offers two seatings per night at its sushi bar for up to 12 people. An omakase here includes course after course of otsumami (small bites), fresh nigiri, dishes like atsuyaki tamago castella (multi-layered omelette), temaki (hand roll), and dessert. Jeff Banks joins Omakase Table as bar manager, who previously worked behind the bars at Brush Sushi, C. Ellet’s Steakhouse, and Southbound. At Brush, Banks was known for crafting refined cocktails using sake, Japanese whisky, and soju. Expect similar cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks at Omakase Table, along with wine and sake meant for pairing. Reservations required.

Eight Sushi Lounge is a local Midtown haunt, known for its creative flair on sushi creations. Take the Burlesque Roll as an example, with spicy yellowtail topped with escolar, tuna, miso, rice pearl, and serrano peppers. Or the Langoustine Roll, made on pressed cubes of sushi rice with baby lobster, shrimp, and truffle aioli. Be sure to try the Sandos, which are essentially sushi bruschetta.

After 13 years on Buford Highway, chef Atsushi “Art” Hayakawa relocated his beloved eponymous sushi restaurant to Star Metals on Howell Mill Road. The Michelin-starred restaurant in the new location is an intimate space with a small sushi bar focused on the omakase experience. Expect to see the charming Chef Art behind the counter preparing extravagant courses of sushi throughout the meal with interludes of other Japanese small bites and cooked dishes. Reservations required.

The 15-seat sushi bar at this Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant offers an intimate dining experience catered to each guest. Expect a meal from chef J. Trent Harris to feature several courses of nigiri prepared in the edomae sushi style served along with other dishes like hakurei turnip tartlets, buta nikomi with braised iberico pork, and tamagoyaki (Japanese shrimp and egg cake similar to an omelette.) It’s all followed by dessert paired with konacha green tea. Mujo is reservation only, which includes the petite cocktail bar. Reservations required.

Located in the Home Park neighborhood, Chirori shifted from serving a menu of mainly robatayaki dishes to offering sushi and omakase options mixed with Japanese pub food. Order a variety of a la carte sushi here to create a spread or reserve a seat on Sundays at the sushi bar for a seven-course omakase feast for around $160. Make sure to check out the weekly nigiri omakase specials, too, and sake and soju selections from the bar.

Led by chef Jason Liang, Brush Sushi was awarded a Michelin star in 2024 for its omakase experience called O by Brush. The accolade comes primarily for its dry-aged fish program. The omakase experience is in a private room that seats about ten people. The Michelin Guide says, “A tasting of dry-aged hirame and kanpachi is a delightful surprise, as is the tamago tasting, featuring the classic style alongside a tender, cake-like version. The wide-ranging sake selection, also available by the glass or carafe, is the perfect complement.”

In Eater Atlanta’s best dishes we ate in October roundup, the steamed egg dish topped with roe was a unique standout. Plated in a bowl that resembles a cracked egg held by a porcelain hand, the presentation was just as elegant as the dish itself. The umami eggs with the salinity from the roe paired perfectly with sake. 

Looking for a destination restaurant and the chance to spot a celebrity or two while also indulging in assorted nigiri and otoro caviar, lobster tempura rolls, and spicy tuna crispy rice paired with bottles of wine and sake? Make a reservation at Umi in Buckhead. An 18-course private omakase experience, M by Tasuku Murakami, is offered weekly. Dress code.

This lavish sushi spot inside the the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Buckhead offers a lunch, bar, and chef’s menu. Go all out with the 24k Roll made with shrimp tempura, asparagus, A5 wagyu, garlic chips ito togarashi, black caviar, ponzu sauce, and, of course, 24k gold flakes. The creative menu earned Tomo a spot in the Michelin guide in 2023 and 2024.

This unassuming restaurant located just inside the Perimeter on Powers Ferry is an under-the-radar favorite for avid sushi enthusiasts. The menu features a tight selection of both traditional and original riffs on Japanese dishes and sushi as well as the option for an omakase.

Grab a seat at the sushi bar or in the dining room at this Japanese restaurant for sushi, sashimi, and rolls, along with udon, dinner platters, and teriyaki and tempura selections on the menu.

With the original location in the Super H Mart complex in Doraville, this sushi restaurant offers traditional Japanese dishes, including several sushi options delivered to diners via a conveyor belt. Simply grab the desired plates from the revolving selection, eat, and pay using the touchscreen at the seat. Specific items can also be ordered by touchscreen and delivered to your table on a conveyor belt. A second location is in Buford, with a third location now open in West Midtown at the Interlock Tower on Northside Drive.

Backed by Justin Lim and chef Sean Park of Okiboru Tsukemen and Ramen, NoriFish offers three omakases serving between 10 and 17 items per option and ranging in price from $60 to $150. Expect sushi like wild yellowtail snapper with yuzu ponzu, Serrano chili, and blood orange and striped jack fish with nikiri, pecorino Romano, and lime during an omakase here. Fish is flown in weekly from the famed Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo. In addition to sushi, a la carte dishes include yellowtail and salmon belly with crunchy rice, chu-toro and quail egg toast, and spicy fish tostadas, all with the option to add sturgeon caviar.